The Romans had their flaws. But they also built aqueducts for water, installed roads that still exist today. They carried on trade over vast...
Excellent writeup, very informative and always nice to learn more history. Nice coins too, everyone.
There are a lot of "Bucket List" coins in upcoming Heritage March Auction/ Paramount Collection. Would really help, if I could get a hold of a...
I also prefer having them sent via post/ reg. letter/ no value. It takes way longer, but I can wait to save 20 K in extra duties/ had stuff been...
I would agree with you. For me the Roman Empire ended when Alaric I (Germanic King) sacked Rome. The other so called Western Roman Emperors where...
Nice coins! Its really easy to differiant Byzantine from Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine starts with Anastasius I 491-518AD ends with Mehmet II...
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Yes, I like Kunker Auctions. Their grading is along the same lines as CNG/ Lansky/ Nomos.....
Netherlands AV 10 Gulden Utrecht Mint Willem I 1815-40 William I was the first King of the newly created Netherlands/ this was a result of the...
I have done business with them for past ten years/ always nice to deal with. I always send them a bank draft made out to US$. They in turn send my...
The Carthage Stater looks like its more then 90 % gold. Beautifull coin. Strange, Friedberg lists Dinara from Kashmir (Kidarites) as AV / some...
I bet your right, that coin will sell for1M+ Still wonder why the mint did not add the value markers to these massive coins. Salzburg struck some...
You are so right, they really knew how to produce magnificent coins in 1594. Had I been around that year, I would have gotten a freshly minted one...
I think that if I had the $$$$$....which I do not:(/ that graffiti would ruin the coins appeal for me. But there is a 10 Louis d'or from Louis...
Just admired this Salzburg AV 25 Dukaten featured in Heritage "Paramount" Sale. Some dumkopf etched "25" to ruin this beautifull coin. Maybe the...
According to the Oak island historians, "Knights Templar" who had removed those artifacts from Acre, before the forces of Baybars conquered the City.
That even holds true today/ a Double Eagle has both numismatic/ bullion value. Twenty Ben Franklin notes, well......
Those "settlers" that saved up $500 for their wagon/ oxen/ supplies where probably better off then most back in 1850s. Back in those "Good Ole...
The average person living in the 1870s United States, never saw any gold coins. Your weekly salary maybe 1.50 if you where lucky. The only people...
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