Yeah, I know what they say yet there have been other instances where they insisted any errors cannot happen again yet they do.
Looks like it could be doubled. Any chance closer up and less shiny? I think I see a shifted die to the SSE of the main strike.
Shapur II usually can be divided by year minted. To me, coin 1 and 3 have the larger busts associated with early, high style. Coins 2 and 4 have...
I would not go that far at ALL. Every major dealer has sold fakes, guaranteed. I have had a major dealer sell me a coin, I posted it here and was...
I agree coins are usually better than photos, but have never had them worst. They had a run of Persian Type I siglos for a while and I got mine there.
Yes, they were produced by Peroz, Hormizd IV and Khusro I in huge quantities as tribute to the Hepthalites. I believe Peroz had to even ransom his...
Wow, what an extraordinary piece. I am glad it found a good home. Maybe one in a hundred thousand anonymous bronzes exist is such condition.
I for one appreciate a representative from the firm posting here and thought it was a fair response. I know I feel better about bidding on their...
Hormizd is a ruler that were the source material for a lot of Hunnic imitations. However, all of them I have seen and own have countermarks on...
Always good to see these stories, yet I disagree it is the future of coin collecting. Some young kids always take up the hobby, and some more or...
I would argue there were many causes of 2008. One I wrote about for my final MBA paper when I specialized in securitization. It was that bad paper...
I agree, never any harm with honest disagreements. My problem with the idea of bank price fixing is that there are larger fish than the banks. If...
Many find this confusing. I reject the notion that silver is "fixed". What I view as happening is that silver today is a byproduct metal. As long...
I freely admit a few things. One, I have a family history of hoarding, (not ruin your house with garbage "hoarding" like tv shows, but way too...
Yeah, the whole idea loses me really versus what I do. I do not want to limit my hobby by an artificial constraint, and I do not sell coins. If I...
Of course. Anyone can collect anything they want. I guess I was reacting to the idea of a "comprehensive collection representing ancient coinage"....
Agree. I saw the face and wheat first off myself, then all of the other errors the further I looked.
Mine was the prettiest coin I had ever seen up until then, (a green patina'ed, Larissa 3/4 facing bust bronze) and a crappy Parthian silver piece....
If I ever wanted to do a Box of 20, (I don't, see my post on "Parameters of your collection"), I would make sure its not so Euro centric. To me,...
- What metrics do you choose to add coins? I add coins that I find interesting. No other reason. The interest could be a myriad of reasons,...
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