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I understand that. The whole situation is perfectly legal in the eyes of Bulgarian law. I'm just disappointed that the best we could come up with...
A thread about government seizures of coins, and we're talking about fakes and TPG's. Sigh.
Romania is aggressively pursuing coins that they believe to be part of their "cultural property." Often, they do so without regard to standing...
Tetradrachms struck under Roman rule in the east are also expensive for this time period. If you would settle for bronze, there should be a few...
And we consider this a good thing now? That's what it sounded like when the ANA posted it on their facebook page.
A better question would be 'where.' Tetradrachms were the primary large unit of currency for hundreds of years.
Corinth is one of the most limited areas, which is why I started with it here. I've also done a preliminary categorization of Athenian tokens...
Story time! I've always found Jackson fascinating. Not good, but fascinating.
I do not think so. The portrait is decidedly that of an earlier emperor, and the legends are in Greek: the letters in the right field are ΔP....
Tesserae from the famous Greek city of Corinth usually take the form of amid-sized piece struck in bronze. Although sharing similar types with the...
It never hurts to look - and you learn so much!
That's odd. CNG has been running one or two of the second type every couple of esales.
Seems about right. Do note that the coin has some roughness and encrustations as well as possible underlying porosity or crystalization issues.
I could actually see a VF grade for this, perhaps higher. Fine would be a bit more worn.
Each and every one of those is priced at least DOUBLE what you can get it for from any ancient coin dealer or auction. Never mind the fact that...
Very poor quality cast fakes of the Greek kings of Baktria. Possibly one of the Diodotids and Heliokles, but they are too rough to tell.
I find myself specifically drawn to things that are poorly studied. I think it's because I really do enjoy cataloging pieces that others can't. So...
That is a coin that deserves to have it's pedigree posted. And there's no sense in hiding it, I've already looked it up! I started, like...
1 - As budgood said 2 - A privately issued medallet for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1952 3 - Septimius Severus silver denarius. modern cast fake
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