A modern fake of an ancient Judean prutah coin issued by Alexander Jannaeus.
Post some before/after pics.
It clearly is, there's no doubt about it. Never has been. Mr Garcia is full of it.
I assure you that this is in fact a Byzantine coin weight. http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66849...
For 500-700, you're extremely limited with ancients. You can definitely get a late-Roman solidus, maybe even a Constantinian one, and a Byzantine...
A Byzantine 6-nomismata coin weight, from around 600-900 if I recall correctly. I have the reference for these, but not with me at the moment. Its...
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I don't think its much of a problem. The shows cater to two entirely different groups of collectors. There will be very few US coins there, if...
Not sure what day I'll be on the bourse (probably the first day), but I'll definitely be working one of the auctions.
I don't believe there are any known coins of the Septizonium. Search here: if a building on a coin is definitively attributed, rest assured it...
Extremely reliable.
For the first time since I gave up US coins, I got a numismatic present! I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon working on them. Apparently,...
The reference on the final line is from The Roman Imperial Coinae, Vol VII. Its the standard work. The dating is from careful typology, based...
Willie, thanks for posting those coins. I appreciate the intent, despite the rudeness and ignorance of other posters. I'll share this gorgeous...
Brilliant post! I really think you should submit it to a publication like the Numismatist. Now I'm concerned that all my coins will get AT if I...
I think the smallest denomination may have been upset. In the current Triton auction, there's an Ionian electrum 1/192 stater weighing a meager...
And if I were to put them in the Open section, what kind of offer should I look for?
These ARE my latest Redbooks. I don't exactly need or use it.
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