I've often said that I wish I had a time machine, not to necessarily go back all the way to antiquity, but to even just go back to the 1960s and...
I think you are exactly correct - I always rely on a second (or third) opinion when buying bronze coins. The small number of dealers that...
Fantastic pedigree! The detail looks considerably more pronounced after the cleaning. The coin looks overall darker - is that an artifact of the...
I agree, and IdesofMarch01's post is completely accurate. As a side note: I've heard some dealers talking about the first sestertius you posted...
[IMG] Hadrian was the third of the Five Good Emperors, reigning during the peak of Roman prosperity. His ascension to the throne was met with...
Coins from the Boscoreale hoard of Roman aurei are my favorite pedigree. To have been buried under the ash from Mt. Vesuvius for 1,800 years is an...
Great coins, everyone! I hope you do reply to coins like mine - everyone has different budgets and there are many people in this world that...
I definitely appreciate your struggle as well. It's challenging to commit to bidding significantly over the estimate, but estimates are often...
Fantastic and beautiful coin! I saw this in their catalog a few months ago and was very surprised it appeared in this auction, as most of the...
Congratulations!! That must be a fantastic feeling and I'm sure you'll enjoy the piece for many years!
I have a different spin on it, making them all the same size and selecting my favorite side of coins (sometimes both) and overlaying them: [IMG]
I've hoped that nice Trajan's Column denarii and Republican AQVAMAR denarii should be much easier to find than they are.
Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on your beautiful sestertius! Your images show much more "character" to the coin than NAC's - it looks...
This coin is an upgrade to a previous example I owned. Lifetime tetradrachms of Philip II in the early style are hard to find and from the auction...
I don't see anything alarming in this coin. $3600 (+17.5% BP) is a good price, probably a bit low. If you've never owned an electrum stater...
Fantastic owl, Zohar! I'm normally not too won over by the large emission owls but this is a gorgeous example.
Happy birthday, Antoninus! (or Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, as he was titled upon his ascension) I...
He is a bit older than that - he ascended the throne 1,876 years ago but was born in 86 AD, 1,928 years ago.
Fantastic! Finding an ancient coin while metal detecting would be an incredible experience.
Thanks! That's a fantastic image - it's hard to conceptualize heights but when placed next to a human, the statue's dimensions really become apparent!
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