I would happily sell you a hand full of denari in that condition for that price ... In Europe, Roman coins may be a bit cheaper than in the US,...
I would pay 15 eur for the first and a bit less for the second.
I've quite recently acquired this coin of Domitian. I believe it's an as, but it's a bit heavy weighted (that is, I found out that most are around...
[ATTACH] Hieronymous II of Syracuse (215-214 BC)
@dougsmit I agree. This small hoard of 15 coins gives me the opportunity to try out different cleaning techniques on heavily encrusted coins of...
Found some time to clean another two, nrs 11 and 12: Nr 11: [ATTACH] Unfortunately, the coin showed some roughness. Still, in hand, it's a nice...
Well, at least you can say with some confidence that it is authentic ...
Some might have noticed that my collection drifted away from the Roman Empire. Sceatta's, and then mainly those (likely) minted in Magnia Frisia -...
I know little to nothing about the coin, but if I'm unsure about the coin type (i.e. obole, hemi-obole, or whatever type), it helps to add a...
This was indeed my implication. For me, this would be a reason to keep the coin, and look out for a fourree as well ... Anyway, I guess you've...
Several similar types on sixbid: [IMG] [IMG] Use this search string: helmet *obol* incuse corinth*...
This one was in my mail a few days ago. It's a relatively scarce as of Marcus Aurelius, showing Tiber reclining (or is it Nylus?) [ATTACH] ROMAN...
This is probably one of the photo's I'm most happy with: [ATTACH] The photo captures the briljant toning, and apart from cropping, no post-editing...
@Terence Cheesman wrote a very helpful guide. I can share my n=3 experience: I sold a rare (only 2-3 known) Cnut Danish penny via CNG, but first...
It appears to be (at least) a obverse die match to this fourree: https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com#/en/single/l28787786 [IMG] Also note the...
Thanks @Orielensis for the ID's and the resources. Not a chemist, but a MD. I do know a thing or two about chemistry, but my knowledge is limited...
Nice coin and nice photo. I have exactly one Parthian coin: [ATTACH] KINGS OF PARTHIA, Mithridates II. Denomination: AR Drachm, minted:...
Nr 7: [ATTACH] This one was obviously difficult. The encrustation on the obverse was more than 1mm in thickness, and below the copper deposition...
Thanks so far for the ID's! Nr.5 [ATTACH]A thick layer of rock-hard dirt, and entirely covered in an encrustation of copper. Treated with 1)...
Nr. 3: [ATTACH] A combination of copper encrustations, and horn silver. Treated by short immersion (60 seconds) in hot (100c) inorganic citric...
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