I'm not even mad. [ATTACH] Edit: KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.18 g, 4h). In the name of...
I spent 180 on a tetradrachm with a test cut on it, today. I feel horrible. Haha
I'm leaning toward this. Metal changes a lot the deeper you go into a mine; let alone a different location all together. With the lack of chemical...
Group 3 is the one that threw in 1 example with a 47%; that being the exception, the rest stayed at 43% and below. I honestly do not know the...
Love the bull incuse. At the rate in which these are popping up in every major auction and the fact that they're usually covered in fauna, I see...
Electrum is defined as having at least 20% gold and 20% silver (weight) present. The electrum coinage of Mytilene minted between 477-326 BC, had...
I've got the same type (my only Claudius) but in poorer condition and a much darker patina
Are you closing the thread? hahaha
In their defense, I think their target is uniformity. Buff the coin until it matches the luster of the setting. Ha.
Some of the stuff NGC puts on their slabs confounds me. I'm surprised they don't put "wear" or "cleaned" on there as well.
Take a look at ancientcreations.com - based out of Vegas. They have 2 physical shops in the Venetian and Caesar's Palace. If you're ever in Vegas...
*seated? I did a double take as well; but assume they abbreviated seated as std. Edit: just looked at a few of my slabs. They use std for seated,...
Thanks; cropping images is a hoot. [ATTACH]
Erosion... who cares? You have a Claudius denarius. I've tried bidding on 5-10, but can't touch one in this condition for less than 400....
How much does yours weigh? I bought one when i was 16 and am pretty sure it's fake. Feels and looks more like brass. Not sure if it was supposed...
I like the "pipe for scale."
Because the Greek government has ridiculously strict antiquity laws and only allow counterfeits to be exported, legally. Authentic coins have to...
But they're from Greece. They've got to be real. Ha
How about my favorite Rev and Obv, lately? Just photographed the Istros Drachm again and a new Calabria Nomos, yesterday. [ATTACH]
It's too bad. Cuts a young man's life short. Maybe if he wasn't an alcoholic, he would still be around to this day; tell us the tales of...
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