I thought this Arab-Byzantine fals had bronze disease. It cleaned up nicely with distilled water and there are no signs of any redeveloping BD,...
Nice coins posted! This sestertius was acquired last year through eBay because of the scarcer reverse and nice green-blue patina. Trajan Decius,...
A wonderful coin! The strike and centering are outstanding. Yes, fixed price lists sometimes have coins at reasonable prices versus what one...
This is my only coin with an agonistic table on the reverse. Ex Roma. Gordian III, Anchialus, Thrace, Æ29, AD 238-244. [ATTACH] Next: A...
I don't collect coins from this period, but I must say that the die engraving, especially on the reverse, is stunning. Panzerman's coin is also...
An absolutely charming coin! Wonderful centering. Congrats!
Nice coin! The reverse has a significant die shift, so it is double struck. Very nice obverse. Here is my nicest example: Romanus IV, AE...
Beautiful coins posted! This is probably my favorite horseback theme ancient coin, purchased from Harlan Berk back in the 1990s when a hoard...
Yes, auction house fees have been spiraling up. There used to be a time, long, long ago, when there were no fees for buyers. This is the stuff...
That's an impressive hoard of drachms and tetradrachms! I cannot afford to buy an entire hoard, so I must be satisfied purchasing individual...
Thank you for the link.
I agree. The OP coin could be Athenian in origin. But, based on my experience viewing lots of Athenian classical owls, the OP coin is...
For those not familiar with the main types of Athenian owls, here a basic introduction: Archaic (circa 515 - 480 BC) [ATTACH] Classical (After...
Thank you. As with other ancient coins, centering and strike are important. The Athenians used fairly narrow flans, so some die detail much more...
Happy 2023! To maintain my owl addiction, I picked up this slabbed (came this way) owl on eBay on December 26th. In addition to being in nice...
That's a good buy. I probably lowballed my estimate. As for investment - that's a secondary consideration, at best, I think. Enjoy the coin....
Here's a high grade standardized classical owl that came from an auction a few years ago. This coin is not slabbed. In 2019 it cost me £600,...
My pleasure!
The wear is light and even. I tend to collect "mid grade" coins. With Athenian owls I leave the super high grade, full or nearly full crest...
That's a very nice coin. The centering is excellent for a later standardized classical owl. I don't view the NGC grades with any great...
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