A beautiful coin - congrats! It does look very Greek, with the obverse being a dead ringer for the Zeus depicted on many Epirus drachms. It would...
This will be one of the most exciting sales in recent years. I'm hoping to get at least one "big" coin and a smattering of others but it will...
This Maroneia stater is a recent purchase of mine. The reverse grapes could be a touch nicer but the obverse is the best I've found: [IMG]
Beautiful coin! My most popular pun coin type is of Q. Pomponius Musa who minted an entire series off of the Greek muses. The reverse of this coin...
Yes it is, despite the short notice, and CNG will indeed be there with a large portion of Triton. Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Van Ness &...
I completely agree with this assessment, and am still waiting for the "right" portrait of his myself. I've seen a couple truly stunning younger...
And with it being in the Boston MFA now, you won't be able to unfortunately :( The 190K CHF price in 2002 for it makes me wish I were collecting...
I suggest Hadrian's Travel Series, merging your two interests. The denarii can get a bit pricey in higher grades but they're overall fairly...
Only the preview has been posted so far but it looks like another is coming up at Triton: http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=300160
I agree with 4to2centBC: It doesn't have to be a total loss from a numismatic perspective: there are many exciting coin-related destinations and...
Thanks! I do have one coin with a small countermark - a stater from Elis, from the ancient Olympics:...
Thanks again for your kind words and thread revival :) As is the case with most of us here, my collection is a perpetual "work in progress". I...
Thank you! I'm often surprised at how differently coins end up looking in-hand than auction images, further indicating the need to lotview or have...
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate it :)
My collection is inadvertently heavily Eurocentric but I do represent ancient China with one coin: [IMG] CHINA. State of Chu. "Yuan Jin" Gold...
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Thanks everyone! I agree - this is the first Galba denarius to which I've found myself particularly attracted. The sestertii (especially yours)...
I've recently acquired both of these coins, crossing one more off of my Twelve Caesars list and adding the Vindex denarius as a "bonus" which I've...
Wow! That is extraordinary!
Bring out the noses! [IMG]
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