Normally, I try to avoid duplicates in my collection but recently I couldn't pass one up. Both coins are Sextus Pompey denarii of the "filial...
That is an incredible mixed lot! There are many auctions with worse quality in individually cataloged coins. You're in for a very enjoyable time!
Thanks everyone! This is a fantastic way to display a coin! If only auction houses did the same, there would be far fewer ways to mislead...
This brings to mind a great quote from the physicist Richard Feynmann: "You can know the name of that bird in all the languages of the world, but...
I'm very substantially behind posting/writing up new purchases but I'm going to attempt to return to a rhythm of Saturday posts, starting with...
My stags are from the famous set of coins issued by Phanes, a 1/24th stater and a 1/48th stater (these coins are small): [IMG] [IMG] During the...
For international catalogs, it's worth noting how much currency exchange rates have changed. In many cases, collectors would have done better to...
I've tried to use a tray very similar to that Lighthouse tray. While it fit many coins, it was not sufficiently deep to fit thicker coins (like an...
That's a lot of quality for $65! Great purchase!
Excellent pair! I saw it when browsing through the auction as well, noticing it primarily because of how nice your original coin is, which brought...
A truly excellent reverse! The nice obverse style overshadows the soft strike in my eyes.
I found the coin online and would say that the estimate is fair, scratches considered.
I appreciate the compliments :) It is one of the "flagship" Roman aurei, and definitely a matter of personal preference. There were several coins...
My last NAC bids have finished, going three for seven. I now have a new most expensive Greek coin, which is almost my most expensive coin overall...
I am as appalled as everyone else at the harm ISIS has done to historical sites but the armed forces have their hands full just protecting the...
I show mine via photographs, as my coins are stored in safety deposit boxes. I do keep a Hadrian sestertius and a handful of lower value coins at...
Just the gold is doubted by some, as there was a silver Eid Mar found in situ alongside a group of 124 other denarii in Greece in the late 90s...
No need to refute the Lagrangian density equations of the Standard Model :) The LHC has recently found even more supporting evidence for them as...
Great post. The survival rates of coins has always been a very intriguing topic to me. I suspect that one of the factors which would have resulted...
My collection starts at the earliest electrum coinage and can be sorted roughly into chronological order: Colosseo Collection. There is much...
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