I will withhold comment until after NAC and Nomos in the hopes that I win the coins I'm focusing on bidding :)
Great coin! I particularly like the reverse. Here's my favorite coin from Syracuse: [IMG] See my thread here
Thanks! It is also one of my wife's favorites, which meant I needed to acquire it. I paid a premium but it's coins like these which aren't...
I agree! The ancient engravers were really incredibly impressive. The theory is backed by the extremely consistent use throughout nearly all of...
[IMG] The ancient Greek island of Lesbos was located in the northeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of modern-day Turkey. Its largest and...
Withdrawing it was the correct call, it is a die match to a well-known fake. In his study, Elkins listed this as F2h. Their attribution was indeed...
Thanks! It is always a bit surprising to think that coins have been around for just a short fraction of human history. 650BC is indeed very old...
Evidently that's the value of "fravahr" in italics.
I acquired mine from Harlan Berk which might be the same one you saw. I love the owl of this particular die and waited for quite some time until I...
The portrait on the obverse of this denarius is of Pompey the Great, although the coin was minted under his son Sextus: [IMG] Click here for my...
[IMG] Shown with expressive and diverse imagery today, coinage started from very humble beginnings. The ancient author Herodotos wrote that “the...
I agree overall, although I would also argue that it is possible to make money in coins in the short term as well (even if you aren't a dealer)....
Beautiful coin, with a great deal of character!
Thanks :) It also was on display in a museum for 12 years which I find quite appealing, but that was not mentioned in the sale. (If you're...
Figuring profits is indeed complicated, and the cost of living/inflation are often not straightforward calculations. I would argue that it would...
I am also quite suspicious of the ACR Ostia sestertius and the others as you've pointed out. The selection of Greek coins is also fraught with...
I agree! I had my eye on a coin of that type but ended up not pulling the trigger as it felt like every coin I was buying had a horse on it. It...
I love this type as well - great acquisition! I saw these hammer down as well and was quite surprised at how aggressive the bidding was. The...
Great coins everyone! I'm a bit envious of your travel series coins, as I've been looking for one myself, but I haven't quite managed to find the...
Thanks! He has some beautiful sestertii, one of which I'm sure you'll eventually find. I particularly like his travel series, as many posters here...
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