Thanks This is a raw coin - never slabbed. It was sold as a choice XF, which is probably quite conservative these days. For the time that I...
Very nice examples, especially the Australian 1916 sovereign! Is that a Melbourne or Sidney coin? Edit: I see the "S" on the slab, so it is...
Nice cobs! I see a hint of a date on the Seville coin, possibly the bottoms of two 2s, which would make the coin's date (16)22, but the strike is...
Some coins seem to have been created to immediately catch the eye, to command center stage by their sheer magnitude. This is one such coin, which...
Thanks I am very interested in taking a look at the coin.
I know the feeling. I got burned on a transaction over 20 years ago, when I bought a 1767 Potosi pillar from a guy in Singapore. The coin was a...
My only guess is that your package hit some kind of bureaucratic snag, possibly with the customs form? But, since the package is being routed...
Nice coin. If you are new to collecting this series, I suggest that you purchase from an experienced, reliable dealer. There are lots of fakes...
"JJ" are the initials for two assayers at the Bogota Mint. According to Krause they are Juan Jose Truxillo y Mutiienx, and Josef Antonio...
That's an excellent coin! Nice toning and strike. I've seen so many of these large gold coins harshly cleaned or ex-jewelry. My coin has some...
I like the Picasso. My tastes span a wide range of art, from classicism, to baroque, to romantic, impressionism, expressionism, representational...
I know that studies have been done on the silver from Laurium, Greece. There is a very lengthy, technical research article online....
I find this type very appealing in terms of iconography. The coin just exudes the Byzantine character for this period, quite charismatic, I...
I have seen similar coins, but not frequently, of this type. Just browsing online I've come across a few: VCoins: [IMG] CNG: [IMG] CBG...
What makes you think it is a fake? The Constantine IV follis is from Harlan Berk, so I am sure they will honor a return, even though it has been...
I thought I'd add one my Constantine IV (668-685 AD) folles. Here he is wearing quite an ornate robe, quite different from how he is depicted...
That's a possibility that I will look into. I see what you're saying. When the coin is rotated the countermark does look like a retro beth. The...
Coins going through export approval by cultural or antiquities authorities can be extremely slow. Part of the reason, I think, is due to staffing...
Thanks I know that there are different Aramaic scripts, as there are for other languages, but I just don't find a good match with what I...
Beautiful examples, sand! You might consider individual photos for some or all of your coins. Your Justinian I Nicomedia follis is really...
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