Some auction houses seal the lots with something like this to prevent people from touching or swapping coins:...
Wow, that's very charming! Any Byzantine bronze with a visible nose is a winner. Like Doug, the visible undertype makes it extra interesting....
I also have a coin from the 5th Syrian war. In case it is too poor, it is a shield with gorgoneion boss / elephant, with horsehead countermark....
The search engine point is important. Most people who read your post will read it years from now, when they stumble upon it while searching. The...
I was at the coin show yesterday and didn't get a chance to respond. You posted about a fairly obscure city and a part of history that most...
The Koran tells the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. (Not Jesus' step-dad Joseph, the other Joseph son of Jacob and...
If you have bought from the firm before you can just attend and bid. I got bidder numbers from Heritage, CNG, and The New York Sale on Sunday....
Wow! AE30. Here is the smallest I have seen: [ATTACH] Helena imitative AE 8mm 0.50g Obv: Helena (The portrait could also be Fausta.) Rev: Wolf...
You should be able to click the 'Upload a file' button on this thread. When I clicked the button, on an Android phone, I had to give Chrome...
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