Honestly I don't know. The price seems very high, perhaps due to the legible Paleo Hebrew on the reverse? Perhaps it is a rare variety? There...
I not really familiar with the bronze coins of the first revolt, but to give you a relative gage in terms of grade and price, here are a couple of...
Thanks I'm going to leave the coin alone. I think it has had enough "intervention".
That's a nice assortment at a price that's hard to beat. I've only purchased one group lot of Roman imperial coins from Roma, my other e-sale...
This follis is quite encrusted, with rough surfaces. It has been a difficult coin to photograph, and I am not sure if the Ren Wax treatment has...
I just want to give CT members a heads-up regarding shipments from Germany to the US by Deutsche Post. April 20, 2021 "Merchandise shipments for...
I picked up a few Artuquid AE dirhams as post auction lots in the Roma 81 E-Sale. I also won one during that auction: Artuqids of Mardin, Quth...
The Hellenistic style of the second through first centuries BC is certainly reflected in the new style tetradrachm coinage of Athens: [ATTACH]...
That's a really cool, great find! Congratulations! I don't have anything unique - that's a really high bar to clear. My usual bar is set at...
Those are remarkable and rare examples! Here's my 1 1/2 marks coin of Erik XIV. I've had this coin for decades, stored in the Henry Christensen...
A beautiful coin!
A stunning coin. Good find!
I'm afraid all those syncopations will cause my joints to pop off like fireworks at Chinese New Year while I try to dance! Happy birthday Al and...
Thank you I was also struck by the similarity of the Lihyan architecture and the architecture developed by the Nabataeans at Petra. It seems...
Yes, I have seen this error before. There is a very rare imitation owl with the obverse transposed, so Athena is facing left rather than right....
I think the issue fundamentally is what you think the coin is worth to you. Much of the high bidding, in my opinion, is driven by bidders who...
Nice solidus, Donna, an excellent type coin. Although the provenance can be traced to Kress, as long as there is no documentation of this...
Thanks The surfaces do look blended. I'm still studying this hacksiber and probably will for some time. Perhaps I can find a specialist in this...
You could be right. Maybe my senile old brain is up to its usual tricks....
Here's the highlighted character, or what may be a character, along with two others. What do you think? Thanks [ATTACH]
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