I like Leu and have won with them many times. Often the invoice takes more than a week to arrive. (It must not be automated. Biddr auctions send...
I collect widely including coins from some pretty obscure series. Small firms that auction generally low-value coins by the thousands do a...
1000 euros plus buyer's premium was probably 1200 euros. If all 22 coins were of equal value, that would be 55 euros per coin. That missing coin...
I have a web site on the portraits on coins of Maximinus Thrax: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html My most recent addition is a...
@BenSi , your post is a very useful discussion of these denominations. I've been collecting Byzantine coins a long time and I still find late...
[ATTACH] Crispus, 317-326. London mint. 19 mm. 3.19 grams. BEAT TRA *** NQLITAS [sic] around altar with globe on top and VOT IS XX on it. RIC...
I have made one more correction to the new site. Terence drew my attention to an article about the "Carrhae" type. So I rewrote one part. In...
Here is my example of S 83.1: [ATTACH] This particular coin was authenticated by David Sellwood himself. I had bought it, unidentified, in 1972...
Thank you for your helpful answer. I may qualify my description of the "Parthamaspates" coin on my page with a statement expressing those...
Does he assign any other type to Parthamaspates? To whom does he assign the type formerly given to Parthamaspates? Do you believe his arguments?
What should you collect? Anything you like! Long ago I thought references to particular Roman victories were interesting and I decided to...
I recently added interesting Byzantine coins to: http://augustuscoins.com/Byzantine.html and Roman coins to: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html...
I added some very nice Constantinian coins to my page: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Crispus ALAMANNIA DEVICTA, Delmatius, Constantine II...
Go to the upper right on the main biddr page where it says "My account". Click on "My approvals" on the dropdown menu. Click on the one with the...
I just revised my educational page on how to buy ancient coins: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/buying.html If you are a beginner or a...
What is worth more on the market? The off-center Lincoln or the fractions?
On the contrary, Wise is a very good way to pay. They charge only about 1% when PayPal costs about 8% (4% fees to the recipient and 4% worse...
I just checked its links and reorganized it a bit to put the more-useful links higher on the list. If you know of other sites for buying ancient...
Here is a list (which has been on my site for many years, continually updated) of dealers: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html People who...
That is one of the advantages of collecting ancient coins--there are no rules. Collect what you like. There are perhaps 100,000 different...
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