[IMG] I have been criticised for not including a scale on my images. Perhaps this shot of a Phokaea 1/8 obol (.1g) will be more clear to those...
Short answer: No. I don't buy common thousand dollar coins from people I don't know. Period.
I get a little humor out of that owl being termed too good to be true. There are a million owl tetradrachms and they include many that make this...
IMHO collectors go to a lot of trouble forcing names on coins. Many of us learn the Athenian system and apply their names to others whether or not...
I see nothing wrong with the coins as shown in the images AND Lanz is one of the big names in ancient coins so catching them selling bad coins...
I found it interesting that the early electrum coins with no type (just scratches on the anvil) had very distinctive (often three) punches while...
It would be relatively easy to know but you don't want to know that bad. Cutting the coin in half right down the middle should expose the core...
I really see nothing at all certain on these dark images but tend to believe more open top A's get read as H's than the other way around and there...
I see the lion head right on the top two and left on the bottom two. If all are the same item with different orientation and lighting this just...
I think we agree that what makes the EID MAR expensive is not that there are 'only' 50 (or 70???) of them but that there are hundreds of people...
A posting in another venue pointed out to me that some beginners are confused regarding a few points on the rarity of ancient coins: 1. Several...
Julian's beard does not appear on coins until he became Augustus upon the death of Constantius II and, if there is a difference, his coins as...
Let me be quite clear: I am not saying bad things about the Sear books (1988 single volume or current work in progress) just about the price...
I agree, that is a great looking coin. A question: Can you ID the emperor shown on a Bosporos coin without using the date letters?
Yes, if you have $600 to spend on their services and only collect high end coins offered by major auction houses, Coin Archives is a great...
Your Gallienus is quite nice. Below are my two favorites.
There can never be a price guide for ancients because there are just too many variables both in the coins and in the collectors buying them....
No. Lenses focus more closely when they are placed slightly forward from the normal position. Some models do this internally so you never see it...
Neither lens will go super close as it is but would accept an accessory that would make it great for coins. The 18-135 is a much more versatile...
If by 'B80' you meant to say 'D80' that is the choice worth 3x the other. If it actually is a B80 then we are talking something old (film?) that...
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