My only AMCC (2) pickup. This gorgeous fully silvered Severina that I got for a steal. [ATTACH]
For the past several years I've been working on a collection of historically important ancient, medieval and early modern women. As this is a...
I would be very wary of using ebay for ancients until you're good at spotting fakes. I think it's also a bad starting place for learning the...
I've not paid much attention to this denomination before (it lacks any pictorial flair) but it's quite interesting and I think unusual to see the...
You'll have to accept my apologies for a delayed congratulations! When you first posted this I was a little *too* envious. But now I've happily...
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My first alexandrian is in the mail and I have decided not to post it yet, but I'm sure he would be celebrating the new year with @TIF your...
This is fairly standard for foreign auction houses. I've had to do it at least a couple of times. I wouldn't be too worried about it, personally.
My gold coin has been happily out of its slab for over two years
https://karamitsos.bidinside.com/en/auc/15/public-live-bid-auction-665/1/ This is a greek auction house that specializes in modern greek, I believe
I'm interested! :)
Not great condition is pretty relative, when it comes to these. Yours is better than than the vast majority I've seen. It's a type I've been after...
[ATTACH] Here's a newp I'm waiting on. It's a bronze soldo of Giovanni Sforza (1489-1500 & 1503-1510) from Pesaro. Michael Chimienti and...
It was my dream coin for so long I still can't quite believe that I own one Here's my write up:...
That's lovely! If you have anymore Renaissance material you should post it over here :D...
I'm really having trouble stopping myself from starting a side collection of small renaissance copper. I like them even when they're junky!
Also, @KSorbo, Levinson is the standard reference for early dated coins if you want to read more about them.
Just one! and I've posted it before. Once, specifically in a thread about the date...
You know, I've always felt that test cuts were part of the aesthetic of these coins. They lose a lot of their charm when they get too perfect,...
@KSorbo, @tibor has answers to those questions, I'll bet. Speaking of which, Tibor, did my new Maria of Burgundy previously belong to you?
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