Not for a lot of French dealers, who don't seem to be aware that it's possible to classify an ancient coin as something less than AU, or EF at the...
Thank you.
But it's phenomenally alluring. It says so right in the description.
Does anyone know what the flower underneath the rooster is supposed to be?
Too bad there's no explanation there of when and why they decided that these were forgeries.
Wow. Those are all gorgeous. I'm old enough to remember when you could buy a nice gold solidus for under $200!
As I've mentioned before, I sold almost all of my older and more valuable (pre-Victoria, i.e. Elizabeth I - William IV) British gold coins some...
Very nice collection! I've never collected ancient pottery sherds myself, only complete vases like the Attic black-figure lekythoi and other...
Here are five Diocletians, all different types. I gather that each of the two I describe as a "follis" should properly be called a "nummus"...
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I don't think that's necessary for buyers in the USA: I've ordered many coins from Spanish dealers (primarily Aeternitas and Marti) and have never...
I recently posted an example from Thrace, so here's a two-line legend from Moesia Inferior: Philip II, AE Tetrassarion, 247-249 AD, Moesia...
The coin at the link you posted has only 19 letters on the obverse. Wrong coin?
How about this one: Trajan AR Denarius, 106 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate bust right; IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TRP COS V P P / Rev. Captive...
I really like the tray photos (having posted a few myself)! They're not a substitute for individual photos, but certainly have their own merits in...
Very attractive! The 51 mm. silver versions of that medal are actually rather scarce -- much harder to find than the small silver or large bronze,...
I have a few as well. Thrace, Apollonia Pontika [now Sozopol, Bulgaria], AR Drachm, ca. 450-500 BCE. Obv. Upright anchor with large flukes and...
Roman Republic, Anonymous [probably Caecilius Metellus Diadematus or Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus], AR Denarius 128 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right,...
Wonderful writeup and illustrations, @Ryro. Judging from that bell krater, I guess Artemis took the time to get dressed first before having her...
This is my only "platform" coin. It looks like it might be the same type as @Marsman's. Hadrian, AR Denarius, AD 120-121, Rome Mint. Obv....
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