The item is not a fake Tyrian shekel but a fake tetradrachm of one of the later Ptolemies from the Paphos mint. It appears to be year dated LP...
Safety deposit boxes come in many sizes as you can tell when you look at the doors. There is often a waiting list for the big ones unless you get...
Gordian III was the cheapest silver when I started in the hobby 50 years ago so it is not based on one recent find. While there are a few scarce...
Go back to the first group. The small photo shows Licinius I, I believe from Nicomedia mint.
Don't tell your wife you have been buying roses. She might take it the wrong way. For those who see the photo: Be sure you note that this is...
[ATTACH] Thunderbolt in place of grapes and all elements rearranged - bowcase very different!
Some of you would guess I would post this one. It is an obol or 1/6 drachm which would then make it 1/160th of the OP distater. Obols are not as...
Wrong transition. There were Archaic coins and Classical with a transition between them quite different from the transition to the late styles...
This is something we encounter in a very practical sense as collectors. The 99% pure silver is very soft. It scratches easily. It dents if hit....
I have always wanted one of these to go with my obol: [ATTACH]
If bigger is better, an AE1 is best. You can find one nicer than mine. [ATTACH] After this issue we have a few AE2 coins but Valentinian ended...
I have not seen anything like that first one. Amazing! There is a lot of variation between the mints of Claudius. Some of his die work was bad;...
I do not claim to know the names of all dealers who have ancients but see only three here. One is enough to make a good show if they have what...
I hope that offer stands equally for the rest of us. Of course I have an opinion but there are a lot of variations on these that are a lot harder...
Me, too! The only thing wrong is the complete lack of a crest but that is better than the nose being off flan. It has better surfaces than many...
One of the dealers at the Gettysburg show will be my favorite ancient dealer and the one from whom I have bought about 3/4 of the coins I have...
The Severus Alexander posted by Rob (the OP) is one of several currently being offered by Incitatus (a dealer I have purchased from and respect)....
I would write NGC and state that you believe they are at fault for the yellow stain and not properly handling the coin in the slabbing process....
Steve, Reliable sources suggest you may not be with us on the planet much longer so I'd like to put in my requests for your coins. You won't be...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AJS-Vespasian-69-79-AD-AR-Denarius-Struck-75-AD-PAX-/231302579248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dab54430 I'm missing...
Separate names with a comma.
