Yes but it is easier to like a coin that costs less AND makes you feel good. What makes a bad deal is to pay top dollar and discover the coin was...
Seriously, the best place to buy would be from each other but that would require you to trust each other and to want something that another of us...
Unfortunately the big auction houses are not a good place to find coins graded below VF. Since they are illustrated and do not wish to draw...
I see the letters ANTON starting obverse top. [ATTACH] This is a sestertius of Verus.
This is a nice early style coin with two important parts of the design off flan. With a nose and tail, the coin would be worth the price. As is?...
Helena carries no children. Fausta carries two. Theodora has one on the viewers' right and looks that direction. I'll go Theodora....
We expect good photos of coins offered for sale so this is true to a degree. The main reason it is true, however, is that we failed so miserably...
You may find it hard to keep up the pace buying Classical Greek coins at the same rate you have so far unless you strat assembling a set like...
600-500 BC = 8 coins 500-400 BC = 68 coins 400-300 BC = 107 coins 300-200 BC = 57 coins 200-100 BC = 105 coins 100-1 BC = 118 coins 1 BC-100AD =...
Great find and exactly the coin I have been seeking as mentioned in my thread linked by Wildchild above. Considering these were made in the UK we...
At 0.5 grams, this item would have to be a bit on the thin side. Coins of that weigh that are very thin will measure about 10mm. I just...
If we must pick a mint, Lugdunum is a good choice. Most collectors value (and pay extra for) high grade coins but not as many appreciate the...
Be warned that my (Doug's) site is terrible for people interested in how much their coins are 'worth'. The question of a proper price for...
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ dane@wildwinds.com Dane Kurth runs Wildwinds. She also has her personal project below which includes the...
The biggest round Roman coin (not a medal) is probably the aes grave decussis. They are very rare but the British Museum has one:...
I still know nothing but found this on Russian eBay....
Nice coin and fair price Usually the pattern is that an Augustus is also Caesar but some Caesars never became Augustus. It was common to name...
I only disagree with some of the statements you made so I only quote above the pertinent parts. IMHO the coin is not listed in LRBC but I'll...
[ATTACH] Like my #13 above?
I assume you know that yours is an R3 variation RIC 313. The eagle ones are only R. From what I have seen all the bulls seem to sell according...
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