Yes it’s fake. If I recall, I referred to this coin in the discussion about the $1,000,000 Athens on eBay. Barry Murphy.
1740 Russian pattern 100 roubles sold for almost $3,900,000 in 2012 in a Sincona auction, not including buyers fee.
Who admits that? Barry Murphy
This coin hasn’t been smoothed. It’s just a lighting difference and the light reflecting off the slab. Barry Murphy.
This is a forgery. Barry Murphy
Common and not exceptional. Barry Murphy
All components of the slab, from the plastic, to the core to the label are inert, archival quality materials. PCGS doesn't grade ancients....
Nice coin. Congrats. I believe the tickets are on acid free paper, but I’ll ask today to be sure. Barry Murphy.
They are all out of previous sales. The Diadumenian is Ex Price, Hunt, Leu, Platt-Hall, Arthur Evans, Karnak Hoard. The Macrinus is ex...
These crossed my desk yesterday. Thought I’d share. Barry Murphy [ATTACH]
I’ll say it again, that isn’t close to a full crest.
Ohhhhhh. That’s not an earring, at least no book I’ve ever read refers to it as an earring. That’s always called her hair that comes out from...
I've probably looked at over 10,000 Athens tetradrachms over the years, and I have no clue what missing earring she is referring to. Barry
Septimius and Caracalla, not Domna. Others: Caracalla Constans Magnus Maximus Magnia Urbica Commodus Constantine I Julius Nepos Valentinian I...
Always nice to come back from lunch and find a few gold coins on my desk.......[ATTACH]
I consider anything post 1500 to be modern. Barry
There are a few reasons for the difference in rates. 1 - In general, the more expensive a coin the more time that will be spent verifying...
To be fair to Roma, the auction where you purchased the coin was in October, which means they wrote their auction description in July or August....
I don’t pay close enough attention on a year by year basis to say whether it’s a particularly rare year or not. I could do a quick scan of coin...
Jyrki Muona in Finland has been doing a die study of Otho for the last 15-20 years or so, recording all specimens he can find including those not...
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