Considering the strike and the condition, I'd say you got a great buy. Really beautiful coin. To add to Doug's post, terms like scarce, rare, and...
I'm curious how people collect Greek coins, especially bronzes, since there are so many different types. Do you collect by theme? by region? ruler...
I believe these are called grapholisps.
If the weights are indeed from the 1st-2nd century A.D., it wouldn't be either. Possibly a local magistrate. That's a pretty unusual headdress on...
Corrosion like was probably on the OP coin before it was zapped can do all kinds of bizarre alterations to lettering, but it can't move it so far...
Wow. That's great to know. I may be drawing on your expertise a lot in the coming weeks. Thanks for offering to help a Hunnic newby.
You know, I've been getting a little bored with my Constantine collection. There's only so much I can learn about him. The three Hunnic drachms in...
Doug, are those Latin letters on the bottom of the reverse of your examples?
Interesting. Thanks for the information.
Might be bronze disease, or it might just be corrosion that wasn't completely removed by stripping. My guess is that the coin was heavily corroded...
A cautionary tale: Don't respond to outbid notifications at work. I was pleased to learn that I had won a lot of 92 ancient coins on the most...
In MOST cases, bronze disease is easily treatable with, believe it or not, (since moisture is what causes the reaction to begin in the first...
Also, your coins are unlikely to suddenly get bronze disease unless they have recently been cleaned and some part of the coin that was protected...
It's also possible that there was no agreement or distinction between the two at the time they were minted.
Surprised this one hasn't shown up yet: [IMG] Vabalathus and Aurelian Billon Antoninianus Antioch mint Obv?: VABALATHVS VCRIMDR - Laurate bust of...
Ouch. I will need to warn UK buyers in the future. Thanks, everyone for your responses. They are helpful and enlightening.
Yes, good point.
That's still a lot less than $40 on a $115 purchase.
I check ed "Merchandise" box. I write "stamped metal" to discourage the interest of potential thieves.
I recently sold two coins to someone in the UK (I live in the US) for $115 total. I sent them first class and listed the value of the coins on the...
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