I know absolutely nothing about the market and laws regarding ancient coins in your country. Still I find it hard to believe that those are what...
I find it interesting that you can scroll through all the types and find some with the head on the obverse and some on the reverse. I have not...
The recovery from the Germans commemorated by the Germanicus coin occurred after Augustus died but was not commemorated until Caligula honored his...
Yes, and they really like the double sestertii issued by Decius which is why the only one I could afford is not all that pretty. Mine is 32.5g...
Since you are interested in cleaning, let me mention that red encrustations like on the Maximianus are really hard to remove without leaving...
I don't know AC's answer but my first Seleucid came in an NFA auction 28 years ago. It asked me to bid on it an who was I to say I'm waiting for...
The question I have yet to see answered is whether the large number of really decent tetradrachms is representative of what was found or if the...
I see no casting voids. The Gordian has centration dimples. Macrinus has corrosion. I would not expect the color difference on the Macrinus...
I believe yours is corrosion as so ably explained above. My AE30 of Ephesos is a bit later style. [ATTACH] I do not claim to be expert in his...
There are many fakes we can tell are fake from photos because they are an exact match for other coins previously condemned as fake when identified...
I have always been of the opinion that the skilled and non-political staff of any mint formerly serving a defeated opponent would most likely be...
https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/pdfs/Syracuse_Boehringer_and_Tudeer.pdf...
Agree. I wonder what percentage of slab buyers care about the 3 surface or will only see the AU. It has a particularly nice face on Marsyas.
Another shows the tendancy for these to be well worn as well as unofficial style. [ATTACH]
I wish we could all agree to stop promoting specific coins in current sales. It would be fine to say that CNG has a nice collection of...
Nice coin. It seems sestertii of these are easier to find nice than asses so this is a real keeper. Mine is not as nice and a dupondius....
The 'value' question is the most difficult thing to answer. There are people who like the coins and pay extra for ones they like better...
My first one is fourree and was #18 or 81 in some collection [ATTACH] The second is a bit more clear than most showing the statue on the column....
Since i was a gift you are out nothing. You do gain the education of the situation if you choose to take the opportunity. Examine the coin and...
There are too many things we don't understand but in this and many other similar questions I see two major points to consider. One is technology....
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