Thanks Donna. I would love to see one in gold but I suspect they are VERY rare.
I don't have it on me but looks like an MP. It's not very clear in the photos I have either. Fortunately, it's a problem free coin!
Thanks. They do feel quite substantial in hand :)
Approx. 18 mm and 8.48 gms.
Elizabeth I, dated 1601 It has been described as a pattern groat and some times a medalet/medal. A very elaborate portrait of the Queen in all her...
I've been looking for an unusual Greek stater for a while now. Unfortunately, even with the comparatively vast numbers of Alexander III staters...
Phoenicia, Byblus Ozbal 400-340 BC Shekel, 13.28 gm. War galley proceeding left with prow terminating in lion's head, containing three hoplites...
This seems to be a common factor for most major auction houses in the US. I was looking at a Tetradrachm estimated at $10-15,000. Sold for an...
Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysius I, Decadrachm (I promise not to post it again for a while) Horses in full flight, almost literally :p Reverse Signed...
Love the toning
If that's a Brahma bull it's been on a very severe diet :D
@Al Kowsky I sympathise with you but to be fair the MOTO (Make Offer To Owner) service offered by HA obliges them to forward all offers, however...
Spot on. There's always a cost to sell and if you choose the wrong auction house, make that 50%;)
Totally and wholeheartedly agree. I suspect several auction houses are using a base auction software program/module which they modify slightly....
Sorry I didn’t realise that or make myself clearer. There is a normal circulation issue of a coin and then there is a special issue usually very...
Standard issue was 17 mm dia. and 1.3 mm thickness.
Just me being silly and stating the obvious, I guess, but aren't all Piefort/Piedfort coins usually double the thickness with the same diameter...
I think it depends on the lot number you bid on. They are currently starting bidding on lot 1090 now so anything before that has already been sold.
I've noticed a very perceptible spike in the US for ancients soon after the COVID crisis, say April 2020 onward. Many of the auction houses have...
I like the advice given by @IMP Shogun. If you're new at Ancients then a $25 mistake hurts a lot less than a $250 or $2,500 one. But I definitely...
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