Looks like Khusro II, its late Sasanian. The Sasanids ruled Persia from about 230 to 650 or so. They were the great enemy of Rome during this...
Makes sense the oldest was Nero. He reformed silver coinage down to purity levels used for the 2nd century, so anything older was known to contain...
Yes looks very unofficial both obverse and reverse.
You would have to keep records, claim that you are "in the business" of buying and selling them, to do so. The IRS HATES hobby losses. They do...
I agree. In ancients, if you have knowledge of the market, one can almost always "make money" by buying into hoards. I use the word "making money"...
Like others said, DO NOT. The reason is the buy sell spread will eat you alive. Best case for most people, sell at auction. You pay 20% of the...
I am fond of some as well sir. I find there is some tremendous art being done the last 50 years. I simply seriously disagree with what the experts...
Same here. I have seen a few in person. Not even decent quality workmanship, let alone art. The Fine Art market is always a weird popularity...
I have always had good luck buying here. I had no issues selling, I am just loathe to say "good luck" since I never WANTED to sell. Never bring...
Besides clipping, shaving was popular. Take a bunch of new coins, scrape the edges against a sharp knife, and you get a little pile of unearned...
Yeah, I agree. You can feel the years of military campaigns on his face. The celator who created these dies were the best I have seen. Melqart on...
Ignoring the steps, I feel the third one simply looks better struck, with better definition. Its my choice. I will always choose a better struck...
Just a few lots I got in the last auction. I liked this one, I don't know why, just liked the horse: [ATTACH] MOESIA INFERIOR. Istrus. Gordian...
Does your wife have access to your CoinTalk account? (Asking for a friend). :)
Well, when in doubt, I tend to believe the celator who saw the armies with their own eyes if it was contemporaneous. Kind of like you should trust...
Thank you to those with kind words. I always feel weird when people know I am a war vet saying thank you. To me, it was just the Gulf War. The...
You sound exactly like me except I have about 20 years on you for collecting ancients. I collect everything you do with exception of English...
Most dealers are like this if they are not world or ancient dealers. Most think old=expensive and every crusty POS they have are at least $20...
One thing I noticed in the course of this thread is some people talk about becoming "distracted". Let's talk about that a little bit. Sure, I...
The 1913 Liberty Head? I am sure Hawaii Five-O was MAYBE .0000000001% of the purchase interest.
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