Yeah, not buying the article at all. Common manufacturing methods of perhaps a commonly accepted form of bronze would explain fairly close...
Yeah, Heritage is high for stuff I find. I think they sucker in US collectors with the plastic and they overpay. I only buy certain things at HA...
Yeah, basically everything is hot. Tons of posts about it on the ancient board, and world and ancients only difference is age. Many people bored...
A solidus of Heraclius used to run $150 30 years ago. However, gold was $400-500 an ounce then versus $1800 today, so that would have an effect.
I doubt the top one is a 20-40 coin today, spectacular condition. Both, while common types, are very nice condition, which has been going up....
Its a matter of who you sell it to. I would not melt down any coin, but if you invest in bullion, some day you will sell. That buyer could be a...
Sounds like a new car! :)
Oh, I understand. I am aware of some having crazy prices like $475, but then that might be scratched out and $330 written on it. I am assuming the...
What good would it do though sir? Even if they reported it, it would not be right. What about those who crack out the coin at home and send it in...
American coin collectors are probably the biggest homers on earth. We have a much higher percentage of those who only collect home coin country...
My opinion only: High end constantly moving up. Highend today means $10,000 coins, and coins with extraordinary public appeal in VF condition...
I have no idea what you would use for a price. Retail? Auction? If so, which? I regularly buy coins sold in the 1990's for far less than what is...
To be fair, its not as bad as you are saying. The NY state sales tax is not uniform, in fact maybe half of all states exempt coins from sales tax....
I know they got a salt allowance, salarium, from which our word salary comes from.
It would be helpful if there is any literature around the topic sir. Even if they were paid in an actual aureus, I remember back to my time in the...
I agree that during the 3rd century it was all about debasement for emperor's gain. However, Diocletian tried to reform, but at that point the...
I was trying to say that Aureus would be the total pay, not necessarily the coinage given to the troops. Just like if you get paid $1000 a week,...
If their pay was an aureus, it would be an equivalent value in lesser coins.
I view that the Romans wanted to have a silver coin, but they simply ran out of silver. The Silk Road moved northerly in the 3rd century due to...
You are assuming there would be low demand like fanams. It would all depend on production, since the demand would be high. It is not the metal...
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