Very interesting! I did know that Emperor Claudius appointed recently minted (pun intended) freedmen to high positions in the government. That...
To be fair they probably were better fed and taken care of than your average farmer for the time. I would imagine competent engravers and mint...
Wow, that's pretty bad.
Damn, sorry to hear that! JA is a cool guy for giving you a refund. Look at the silver lining though, now you have an excuse to go get an even...
By the time this is thread is over I'm gonna be having nightmares of slabs, thanks guys.:grumpy:
If it gets to that point then we are in some deep sh$&@!:dead: Still, he probably knows more about FTC regulations than most of us!:rolleyes:
Thank you.
@Sallent is a lawyer, maybe he can tell us if NGC is breaking the FTC's rules.
Hello, I am an ancient collector through and through but I sometimes dabble in world coins that have a historical background. In this case I'm...
@Insider I mean this with no disrespect and am asking just out of curiosity: Do you collect ancient coins? I can't say that I've ever seen you...
Interesting, I'll email Gert again about this new revelation!
I have one ancient coin that is slabbed, a nice Valens Siliqua. I don't plan on breaking out of its coffin anytime soon though, I'm too...
Cool! As for the Thoeodosius I Tremisiss, only $205?? Man I've seen these things sell for $500+! I understand not wanting to drop that kind of...
Very nice MZ! Was this a recent purchase or an older one? When I first started specializing in late Roman coins I had a choice to go up to the...
Happy Anniversary, Z! And a nice coin to boot!
it's a good day when you can use your money as a self defense weapon! Very cool!!
I like it!
Definitely on my bucket list now. Not wanting to derail the thread, sorry RRdenarius, but I plan on collecting a set of coins from all initial...
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly...
Not going to lie to you, that's an attractive coin.
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