Thanks! I have only this sestertius and my sestertius of the Colosseum in bronze/(orichalcum) - the rest are silver/gold/electrum.
Yes, thanks!
The Secular Games were some of the largest and most memorable celebrations in antiquity. They were held on two different cycles, first on the...
The range is from 1K to infinity rather than 1K to 4K. However, I can pretty easily get different ranges if you'd like it split in any varying ways :)
I'm glad you like it! I don't go this indepth for every sale but I enjoy this type of analysis a bit more than I should... The X axis on that one...
:D Thoroughly laughed out loud at that!
I've done this for several auctions as of late (didn't have the data on-hand, however). Here's a more computationally-drive analysis of NAC sales...
Great set, IdesOfMarch - that is a fantastic portrait of Julius on your aureus. There one coming up at HD Rauch is of a slightly higher grade but...
This was posted on ForumAncientCoins a while ago by a member named Lloyd Taylor: [IMG]
That is a gorgeous example, and I'm not surprised at the price: I'd have gone higher if I saw it (I don't know how I missed it). I've been looking...
I much prefer Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra: [IMG]
I have a similar relationship with my dealer - most European auction houses give him 5% and he'll charge me anywhere between 0-5% on top of that,...
You should be able to just plug it in and your operating system will identify it as a disk drive - if you're using Windows, navigate using My...
Fantastic coin, great pictures, and a Hollywood-class bidding story :D Now I just need to convince you that you should sell it to me. You don't...
Thanks for the correction!
As evidenced by my avatar, my favorite emperor is Antoninus Pius. I’ve read several books and articles about him but have not found a concise...
Much to the chagrin of history buffs, the new Pompeii movie has very little to do with life in Ancient Rome. In the interest of leveling the...
Update: I was told to "save my shekels" on this one. "Neither side is original and are heavily doctored. The pedigree and fact that it is a...
Interesting, I'll be the first to admit my lack of bronze experience (I've only ever bought two bronze coins). It looks identical to the 1958...
I bought a similar sculpture of Antoninus Pius from "sculpture_collection" on eBay. Close observers will notice that his bust is right behind my...
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