That's a very nice, well centered and struck coin. I've seen this type in all sorts of levels in quality, and with prices and estimates all...
That's a beauty!
Thanks. I also have a 50 sycee that makes an impressive door stop, but a very poor floatation device.
That's a nice 20 litrae! Here are three coins from Sicily, three ancients, the other from 1791: Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, tetradrachm, c....
In Western terms this is definitely a non-traditional currency. China, 1870 Pingyung Country (Guangdong / Kwangtung) 8.6 taels Salt tax sycee...
Thanks Every now and then I write something that makes sense. But I do like to wax on about the beauty and poetry of ancient coins.
That's a very nice and rare coin! For what it's worth, Van Meter shows your coin as Cohen 18. From what I read, she must have had a pretty rough...
Fundamentally, he is distinguishing between coinage produced by Greek city/states in their name, such as Athens, Syracuse, Corinth and Thebes, and...
Hi Doug Yes, I have read your interesting and informative article a couple of times. When I was young (Jethro Tull?) I was only interested in...
I recently received David R. Sear's first volume on Greek and Roman coins. This reference is very nicely formatted, with wonderful photos. It is...
As far as stability is concerned, I don't see any problem areas on the coin. The great scourge of ancient bronzes, and even more recent bronzes,...
The patina, to me, looks fine. If someone tries to fake patina, it is pretty obvious. The fake patinas are usually achieved by applying a...
Odd - I just ordered a coin from Dr. Busso Peus NACHF yesterday and received a DHL notice today with a tracking number. Now given the rampaging...
I just received a coin that I think fits very nicely into this thread. It is a post-reform follis of Diocletian, 308 AD, abdication. What makes...
To say nothing of exchange rates for overseas acquisitions. The US dollar has been bouncing up and down like a yoyo, mainly due to super low...
Thanks I did try a search, but so far there seems to be only that one publicity photo from the AP. I'm not terribly surprised. This occasion...
I have one sestertius with a Jupiter reverse: Roman Empire, 222-235 AD Æ Sestertius Severus Alexander 222-235 AD, AE Sestertius. Obv: IMP...
The modeling and strike of the top coin are much better. The centering is about the same between the two, but between the two the top coin is...
Nice coins, especially for $100 or less, a challenging task in this times of seemingly endless increases in coin prices. For many years I've...
The Byzantine emperors, for centuries, have overstruck bronze coinage. I can't imagine faking such coinage. My experience is that modern fakes...
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