As this is, I believe, the first time that the NY show and FUN show (in Tampa) will be on different weekends it will be interesting to see if any...
All dealers, including little fish like myself, will more than occasionally come across some much scarcer types. I've learned that if it doesn't...
Thanks Erin. The coins definitely found a great home. I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thanks Ed. Excellent information. I guess it's possible it's not a published issue. Doesn't happen often, but every now and then ....
Thanks Mike. Glad it found a good home. Hopefully @Ed Snible sees this post.
Have had this for a while and I just can't find the proper attribution for it. Couldn't find it in the normal search sites and it doesn't seem to...
That kind of nailed down who it was ... along with the asking price.
I'm pretty sure not selling a single coin would be considered a good show but yes, the opportunities that come with bringing collectors and other...
Just want to add that I know quite a few ancients dealers and the typical answer I get when I ask them how they did at the large coin shows is...
I thought about it for a while and then tried to do something different. I buy big lots, keep the coins I want, and sell the rest to try to break...
Beginning late in the first century AD a means of easing political and social strife between neighboring cities in Asia Minor came about through...
It's certainly a AR Drachm of Dyrrhachion and there's a LOT of different types of these. Yours is a two magistrate type, with one name on the...
Welcome Wendy21, We'd be glad to help but you need to post clear pictures of the coin and let us know what the diameter of the coin is...
Don't judge ancients by their size, this little coin may be one of the best of the lot: [ATTACH] Dynasts of Lycia. Perikles circa 380-360 BC...
It was my first thought after seeing the coin as it appears to be two distinct letters. Not many of these around to compare to but I believe that...
Hey VK: Nice coins and interesting write-up Although Justinian coins aren't for everyone I really like them and have a big album full of 100's of...
I never really noticed that. It is a hole ... filled with hardened dirt.
I dug through some old boxes and found the other one that was part of the old lot. This one has two central figures facing with some Greek text to...
I bought this 20 years or so ago and I just put it away at that time. I don't know if this was some modern creation or an ancient coin weight...
As long as Byzantine types are getting some attention in this thread I'll throw in one of my favorites: Decanummium of Justinian from Carthage...
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