Here's a lighter topic for tonight, posted here to reach a wider audience. It wouldn't be any news to ancient coin collectors. This video was...
That's a good question. And where is this online Seleucid reference?
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The top one is my 'nicest' Justinian I. The patina, at least the 'oreo'-like earthen highlights, is probably phoney, but it's attractive in hand....
Yes, I noticed that and commented upon it. In one instance, they discover a beautiful green coin and by the time Professor Irwin Corey gets done...
Ugh, after going through all the rigamarole and writing a report (and slipping in a mention of all the priority mail maulings I had) on the postal...
I don't see why that info would matter, unless you were asking if I'm in the U.S. It was from Miami and it made it to the city next to mine (in...
How does one contact the postal inspection unit?
One of the orders which lapped this one contained this, a year 15 'plague face' Justinian. For unknown reasons, only the Constantinople mint...
Initial searches have turned up nothing. It has been a month since the first scan, when it went from his city to mine.
I hate to 'like' some of the unfortunate experiences; it's more of a commiseration. The slab probably didn't help either, making it stick out....
Perhaps it'll be found in the hold of the U.S.S. Cyclops, but my first U.S. coin purchase is probably bye-bye. The seller turned out to be an ok...
https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aeternitas_numismatics/2/product/attaia_mysia_ae18_trajan_efvf_demos/1738609/Default.aspx I guess it was my...
Isn't the reverse Demos or the Senate? I'm not an expert on these provincials, but my guess would be Domitian.
Yes, in the old days one could see who was the buyer and contact them. I can understand the contact part going away, but the opaque buyer issue...
My dad wanted to buy me a $500-something NAC one, probably nice, but I told him not to bother. I'm not really into Tiberius and I didn't want him...
I have a Valerian 'silver' Antoninianus which has cherry red spots, presumably from PVC (although nothing much happened to any of the other...
Or, just do like me; ignore all auctions. If it's not fixed-price, it's dead to me. I haven't participated in one since the Clinton admistration,...
I have completely avoided ordering from Spain. Austria also has an annoying permit wait, about 3 weeks, at least when I ordered from one dealer....
I haven't bought anything from them since about 1997, but they are a reputable and pretty safe auction house.
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