Very nice, and quite tricky to photograph. Where will you be auctioning it?
This is one of the rare metallic currencies used in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans. Generally found bundled together in hoards or...
It's Ilkhan, likely a dirhem or fraction thereof. These are quite time consuming for a Westerner like me to ID. If you look around on here long...
The number on the flip is a dealer's inventory number. The ticket correctly identifies the piece, which is certainly genuine. To have it graded...
I don't like the surfaces on this coin. Perhaps slightly smoothed. At the very least, the edge is at high risk of developing bronze disease. Pass....
The second is a Japanese Bun Kyu Ei Ho, struck at the Asakusa mint in 1863-1868. The first is likely an Indian bronze, but neither the coin nor...
Part of the reason that style varies so much for Claudius is that his bronzes were produced from a number of mints. In addition to Rome, there...
Anyone ever heard of a King Srarateos?
Cyzicus mint, 4th officina. (mintmark •SMKΔ), struck 330-338. RIC VII 99. Constantius II was Caesar from 324 to 337
An attractive group, much nicer than my examples of this date. jhinton - I used to believe that these belonged under US coins too and still lean...
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Yes, a modern fake of a prutah of Alexander Jannaeus.
Antioch mint, 2nd officina. RIC V 212 This was before mintmarks really became common. The B represents the second workshop of the mint.
Seals ≠ coins! BIG difference. This is why one can never rely on a regular newspaper to report numismatic news.
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For a thorough listing of extant catalogs (though not for sale), I recommend the Fitzwilliam Museum....
Are we talking about the dekadrachm that was withdrawn from the CICF sale last spring?
Ha! I didn't catch that they were previously stolen from the Dublin auction house. I would take the claim that they were stolen from Romania with...
The state claims all finds in the home countries as well. Which is why, if you see the related thread regarding seizures of coins from an auction...
Indeed, I have read the article. They taking coins across the border - a crime in the eyes of the Bulgarian government. I don't deny that. I don't...
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