The only example other than the Buo Quan I can think of offhand are the Kangxi Tongbao coins - Kangxi ruled for 61 years from 1661-1722, the...
There's plenty of tokens and charms, but the Chinese were pretty minimalist when it comes to coins - they had the denomination (Ban Liang, Wu...
Fun investigative work and a beautiful coin! Arguably my favorite denarius reverse design from the early empire. Claudius denarii are still a bit...
Tesserae are interesting objects. I'm patiently awaiting this lot, said to be clay theater tickets, although I can't find much to back that...
Emporium Hamburg has been peddling fake monogram AE4's of rare emperors for years now; is is best to treat all as suspect until proven otherwise....
I do 100% of my photography and editing on my phone, and I use an app called ZomboDroid, and it does pretty well. Very intuitive and easy to use,...
Interestingly, I feel like some of the group lots went quite cheap. I won this lot [IMG] Which for two Fulvia quinarii and an Antony/Lepidus...
He isn't all that rare, but he is shrouded in mystery - the Constantine Boys seem to have erased him quite effectively after he was murdered....
It's also questionable whether this is even an imitation. Many early Byzantine bronzes were very poorly made.
Additionally, I would also like to raise a few things that could be discussed, although there is admittedly very little scholarly coverage on them...
Very well-written site! Barbarous radiates were one of the first areas of Roman collecting that really drew me in, and I still have almost every...
IMO, you could probably sell both and get a nicer one in every aspect. This one was in a $1/coin lot, and would be unlikely to fetch more than...
Reverse is some sort of container on legs, with wheat sticking out of the top. I know I've seen this type before, but I can't recall what it's called.
Great coins all! Here's my humble example, purchased last year [ATTACH]
I've won coins from Savoca on Sunday and received them by Tuesday morning. FedEx is indeed incredible. Meanwhile, one time I sold a coin to a...
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