Odd looking coin. Style wise it's similar to the Kinnlos (chinless) types, but the engraving is a bit too linear and shallow and the flan isn't...
Like always, I got clio’d 8 Times today. 3 times in 2 minutes. Barry Murphy
I got clio’d twice in the last CNG sale on two medieval coins. Didn’t bid today so I was safe from him this go round. Lots of people know who he...
There are currently somewhere between 125 and 150 known authentic examples, known meaning out of the ground and seen by someone who would...
Panzerman, you don’t need gloves to handle your coins. Clean hands are a good idea, I wouldn’t handle bronzes after eating a bag of chips, but you...
This is a hoard, or part of a hoard, most of the differences in color are the result of lighting. I took the photo w/my cell phone. As we don't...
These arrived from a US dealer in a few heavy duty ziploc bags. Barry
It’s been awhile since I posted a nice group of coins. Thought I’d share what I was working on today. 315 Alexander tets and a few Philips. About...
We apologize for the delay in getting your coins back to you in a timely manner. Hurricane Irma put us behind. Barry Murphy
That's a single thick slab. It's 11mm thick. Barry Murphy
GDJMSP you can write a lot of words, but Verdigris and bronze disease are not the same thing, no matter how many times you want to say it. Bronze...
Verdigris and Bronze disease ARE NOT the same thing. Verdigris is stable, doesn't spread, doesn't grow, cant jump from one coin to another. Bronze...
FitzNigel, I assume u thought Clio was Wayne Sayles. I've been asked that a number of times since Wayne was Clios cabinet. Clio bids everywhere....
I don't think the current incarnation of Leu has anything to do with the old Bank Leu or Leu Numismatik. I think they just took the name. If it's...
Clio doesn't buy for a museum, he buys for himself. He is not a dealer. I got Clio'd 3 times yesterday. Oh well. Barry Murphy
The date is 1877. Either a Penny or Half penny. On the reverse in the left side it will say either ONE or HALF. I can't make it out in the photo....
FYI the reverse is Jupiter, not Sol. Barry Murphy
Not barbarous. And too good to be true is never an arguement against authenticity. Barry Murphy
I could be misreading the letter, but I don't see how Philip could have an M in his name that appears above his head in the obverse legend....
I'd lean more towards maximinus I and look further east, perhaps Cilicia or Lydia. Barry Murphy.
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