I remember a few years ago when he was first being accused of selling fakes. The reporter reached out and was told "Larry is currently in China...
My advice sir? Look around. Look at posts here, look at ancient auction houses, see which coins you find yourself looking at, reading about, etc....
With all due respect sir, my avatar was used and then buried for over 1000 years. Modern collectors "give coins a break" due to their age more...
I do not know it, but am sure someone here will know. They are a dealer who goes to FUN etc that has tons of bulk material and usually have like a...
I agree the second is interesting, yet is anepigraphic where mine clearly has Persian writing. Not that it proves anything, but definitely...
There is a dealer who goes to large shows, (educational coin?) who has trays of them in every grade from poor to gVF.
Btw, just to throw this out there. I believe the coin references Bay-Sapur, which in English becomes Bishapur. However, Bay-Sapur means Lord...
Good discussion sir. Your coin I could easily see it as an interpretation of a Sassanid issue, looking very much like the famed Khusro II facing...
This was before the Arab invasions. The Sassanian were on the verge of completely conquering the Byzantines. They took over Egypt, the Levant, all...
Seriously, I do not like the tone of this hounding of this member. If the site wishes to talk to all parties regarding the transaction, then do...
At first glance I bought a couple of coins yesterday many would consider Arab Byzantine. Makes sense, since they imitate Byzantine coins and we...
If I were into errors, I am sure I would be kicking myself the rest of my life over a coin I saw for sale about 40 years ago. It was just like the...
It would have to be a "oops, how did THAT make it out of the mint!" kind of error. They may "accidentally" be placed in proof sets or other mint...
I agree on the prognosis for platinum, but I would not consider it a "one sided bet". What if demand continues to deteriorate and South Africa...
I do not think it was contested that heavily. They also had a Shapur tet I would have also got if I was not going to Thailand next month, (and...
I agree. It is still an outstanding debate who each of them represent, ("princes" 1-4). I do believe, though, that the "family" coins with the...
I am not stuck on the pieces of metal. I appreciate art, but do not collect mainly for that reason. The reason I collect is to: 1. Have a...
So many people know about the tetradrachms the Parthians issued for the Greek speaking population after they took over from the Seleukids. They...
I think they are similar. By definition you will lose value by trading one for the other, so I would sit tight on the high relief. If you want...
Lol, yeah, that is my problem. My wife knows full well being a "coin dealer" for me to lead to much more money going out than ever coming in. :)
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