Yow! I was reading about the pedigree so it took me a moment to notice that was a coin of Gordian the First! No wonder the strong price! I...
This is the only one I have ever owned ... so far. It cost me $89 USD a decade ago. I probably couldn't find one in that price range today, let...
I like it, and like coins of Sabina in general.
The "how would you know" point is a good one. I suppose it would have to be a very unique item, and/or one given a very detailed description in...
Fascinating. Thanks. I wondered if there were any medieval or Renaissance pedigrees, at the very least. Wouldn't it, though? One wonders about...
Maybe not. Maybe she wasn't the one who voted. ;) Maybe she'll post so I can give her a Best Answer. :p
... an unbroken chain of provenance dating back to antiquity ... above ground? In other words, preserved since ancient times in some collection,...
Congrats, @Orfew. Tough coin. In my old Twelve Caesars set, I put history before aesthetics and decided I had to have a lifetime portrait issue...
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Thanks. Never heard of those. Where'd you see tooling? What's your avatar coin? Looks interesting.
Really? Are you talking about Coin A? Where?
This sort of echoes the thoughts I've had up to this point.
The extra hundred or so bucks does make a big difference here, actually. North of $220 for Coin B puts it into a pricerange where there's a lot...
Yes, good point about the clipping. I did not really notice the difference here until I had both pictures together for comparison. The clipping...
Agreed. Between these two, I still lean towards Coin A but would keep looking for Coin C, wherever and whatever that is.
We ordered Dominos. That's the only delivery option we have out here in the boondocks. Neither ladymarcovan nor I were in any mood to go out.
Here are two early-14th century medieval gigliato (grosso) coins of Robert of Anjou, king of Naples, also known as "Robert the Wise". What are...
Well, if nothing else, it's a surefire way to generate 100+ replies to a thread. This particular one isn't there yet, but give it time.
Ah. Yes, quite.
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