You should never approach someone asymptotically. That's just rude.
You might be interested in this older thread on storage: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-organization-and-attribution-at-work.250251/
Was your time with Aristotle contemporaneously or just metaphorically? ;-)
No need to use the formal "sir" -- you can go ahead with "Hey, jerk, here's what I'm saying... ;-) I agree that the top coin above has a huge...
In terms of grading ancient coins, "style" is a bit different from grade (VF, EF, etc.), but is typically a criteria that applies to the devices...
One of the most difficult issues in grappling with the condition and grading of ancients is the somewhat nebulous definition of "style." This is...
Now THAT's funny!
Wow, seems as if there are a lot of physics guys (by education) here -- it was one of my undergraduate majors as well. But that was so long ago...
[ATTACH] TITUS 69 - 79 A.D. AV Aureus (7.39 g.) Rome mint 73 A.D. RIC Vespasian 857 T CAESAR - IMP VESPASIAN Laureate head r. Rev. COS V Bull...
Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. A dog thinks: "They feed me, they shelter me, they take care of me... they must be gods." A cat thinks: "They...
One part, in particular, of this paper is notable for its ingenuous elitism and academic snobbery: "Why numismatics did not develop alongside the...
It's understandably easy to become caught up in the excitement and frenzy of an auction that's closing soon. The above advice and links are your...
OK, thanks. It's an MOU restricting import of certain coins...
What's an "MOU"? In the world from which I come, MOU means "Memorandum Of Understanding." I seriously doubt this is what you mean in this forum....
I see what you're saying: lots 32001 through 32105 had 15 unsold lots, a relatively high percentage. My personal observation is that most of...
I'm looking at the results from Heritage's Roman Republican and Roman Imperial coins and the results look pretty strong -- almost all sold for...
At the price that I purchased this coin, I did indeed think it was a steal. I guess the Metropolitan Museum of Art had better areas into which to...
De gustibus non est disputandum. There will always be differences of opinions on whether a collector of ancients should focus on some sort of...
Although my Claudius coins have been posted on this site so frequently that the regulars here will roll their eyes and yawn, I noticed that you're...
I think you mean "CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI" not "CONCORDIAE AVGVSTI" for the reverse legend. It will be easier to verify this once you've freed the...
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