I have made many bids in Leu auctions in the past and, like many others, have always gotten the coin at my maximum bid or slightly less. However,...
I have submitted 7-8 coins with the same criteria as @Cicero12. Here is the one coin with a provenance that was identified by Ex-Numis: [ATTACH]...
Nice find of a significant old provenance by CNG which would certainly boost its value Can’t really comment on the edge filing. I understand the...
Just got this latest addition from Emporion today after picking it up as an unsold from the last Kuenker auction [ATTACH] Spain, Emporion AR...
@PeteB Excellent Segesta didrachm! The hound is a cirneco dell'etna, a hunting dog from western Sicily. Apparently, the name is derived from a...
A topic that is always exciting! My most recent addition from the Ibercoin auction of Turismo Collection in June is most likely from the same time...
You got a nice example of an interesting and uncommon coin. One of the earliest from Emporion. Here is my example: [ATTACH] Spain, Emporion AR...
First medieval purchase: [ATTACH] Comtat d'Empúries Hug IV (1200-1230) Billon Diner 0.64 gm O: sword; IMPVRIAR around R: cross; +VGO COMS...
Perfect timing on another great topic! As I read this, I realized I had just recently added two of the smallest coins in my collection. [ATTACH]...
The Turiaso Collection of Celtiberian coins had some very nice and very rare specimens. I did not win a few early Emporion coins but I still got...
Doug I agree the Vlasto 1084-1085, Cote 436 reverse is the same as your coin. Can’t find a die match for the obverse in either book, but there...
Tough to pick a favorite for Taras but here are two (obverse and reverse images reversed): [ATTACH] Taras AR didrachm 380-345 BC 7.77 gm O:...
Doug Your coin is not Vlasto 1087 which has ΣΩΛΜ at right on the reverse [ATTACH] looks more like Vlasto 1084 or 1085 (same reverse dies) [ATTACH]...
Whenever I think of saccos, Syracuse tetradrachms come to mind. But I have one from Motya that was copied from a Syracuse coin.[ATTACH] Motya AR...
Acheliois must have abandoned Emporium, Emporiae by then, in the 2nd or 3rd century AD. At that time, the Fluvia River changed course, probably...
I really enjoyed your presentation for the ANS Long Table back in February. I believe your transcript is online at academia.edu , but not the...
Instead of a coin, I have an Asklepios story: While in Barcelona 2018, I specifically went to the Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona to...
Good question! A quick search shows that Leu has offered other coins with this pedigree and that de Loye was associated with Avignon so they must...
For Carthaginian AV staters and EL shekels, a key feature for attribution in Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins is the location of the small...
An example of 50 CHF going for thousands: I was interested in this to complete my collection of Magas AEs but at least two others wanted it MUCH...
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