Rules vary from auction to auction but in most yo never can know if the second high bidder could have won with one more bid or if the winner was...
This is just my opinion: Just being identified as a fourree reduces the value of a coin to no more than 1/4 of what it would be solid. From...
Certainly many fourrees are correctly matched but it is very, very unusual to find a solid silver mule of official style but nothing special to...
I have a ring flash that I use for macro insects/flowers but have not been fond of any flash with coins. For ring, I prefer a ring fluorescent...
My new Caligula[ATTACH] I share this with a million other members of the museum here in town.
I have more mystery since the prices realized on a lot shows my bid as winning but not reduced so I don't know if I was first or second to bid...
My fourree coverage is spread over several pages starting here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fourree.html Nerva did not make the...
When I was in the market for mine, they were cheaper than the portrait sestertii. That struck me as odd but there is a huge demand for any...
[ATTACH] At Antioch a flaming altar is added.
That is a nice obverse combined with a premium reverse. I do not see any inappropriate conservation. All ancients are cleaned so it is hard to...
Very nice
It is 1.5g which is good for a late siliqua but smaller diameter and thicker. I don't think it was clipped but just struck on a chunky flan....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The second Arcadius was being sold at a bronze price so I took it. The third says Honorius but it is a Vandal...
From Ed Waddell? I'm impressed! Trivia: IMHO the single most valuable thing in his stock is the URL to his website. We were all very new to...
[ATTACH] If I were to have only one Septimius, I would probably go for a Rome mint legionary. These Eastern mint oddities are more for those of...
Those who try to teach others 'how' to collect differ mostly on the definition of 'collect'. If you are trying to assemble a collection that will...
This is my least 'ordinary' Philip. If you are buying a collection, look for this type but it is generally worth only about 5X the others. [ATTACH]
The 'considerable' Philip IMHO is a denarius and most of them you see offered are fakes. The other considerable purchase in silver would be a...
These are questions I fail to answer. I once believed that it might be evidence that the two dies were locked up separately at night and randomly...
Yesterday FedEx delivered my one win from the last Pecunem sale a full two days ahead of the predicted Thursday. So far since Thanksgiving, most...
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