I am on the Heritage Platinum Sale/ Album Auction right now/ its a bidding frenzy.
That Augustus Aureus would have been a CNG Very Fine/ or Fine+/ seems more $$$ then brains......
Yes, a Hekte from Phokaia circa 625-550BC.
Agreed/ I was willing to go 3K. I wanted not to get into bidding wars, since I have some others picked out in Heritage event/ tonite/ Friday. John
One I was really after....estimate $1000 went for 13K:([ATTACH]
Actually/ looks like an "Alien Goat" type creature;)
I just got this MS-63 Kupang/ struck 1600-1750 by Sultanate of Kelantan/ Patani Issue There is still a debate whether its a deer or brahma bull/...
It has been hot since the 1950s. From 1700-1900 only the nobility collected coins/ since they had the money, everyone else worked 90 hours a week...
Galla Placidia/ Wife of Western Roman Emperor [ATTACH] Constantine III AV Tremissis ND Ravenna Mint next up/ Coin from Constantine III
I agree, Persian coinage is pretty bland. The Ptolemaiac/ Seleucide/ Macedonian coins are beautifull. Today we still have both opposing Empires...
p Too bad, it would have saved a lot of bloodshed. Here is a AV 1/24 Daric Pixodaros 341-334BC/ Satrap of Karia ex: Adams Coll. Halikarnassus...
Well/ I ended up 0/6:( Triton event. But there is Steve Album Auction + the Heritage Signature event next 4 days. I ended up winning three nice...
I believe the opposite/ prices of high quality coins will keep going up and up, as all other collectibles. Rare art/ vintage baseball cards/...
I have lots of experience with coin auctions over past two decades/ one factor remains constant/ high quality gold/ silver/ copper coinage is...
My budget was restrained by previous auction wins in December/ November events. So, being low in $$$ I could afford around 5K. #1 coin loss (AV...
I lost out on four so far....have one more chance later today.
That "modern" medal proves that mints could produce nice coins today....then the bland/ so called modern art we have on our coin designs today.:(
The Holy Roman Empire had it right/ not only did they strike the most beautifull of all known coinages/ but struck all denominations. Imperial...
Got this Ottoman Empire AV 2 Rumi Altin AH1223/11= 1818 Kostantiniye Mint Sultan Mahmud II 1808-39 These are tough to get in MS[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Nurnberg AV Quarter Dukat Klippe 1700 Lamb standing on globe[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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