I feel a bit hypocritical as I just recently said that I wasn't interested in buying one of these tetradrachms, but I was attending an auction and...
A recent pickup of mine, with Poseidon and a reverse of Apollo on the prow, holding a bow. [IMG]
I'm curious as to why it came from London in that case? HJB is based in downtown Chicago.
Hadrian was the adoptive father of Antoninus Pius (albeit when Antoninus was 51 years old): [IMG] [IMG]
Thanks :) I was blown away when I saw this coin, and ended up getting it for less than 1/4th of what I was willing to spend so it's quickly...
Very cool - and certainly an interesting reverse type. It is almost identical to one of my recent purchases (which I'll be posting more about...
I may have done you one better: I believe this is the same coin, the only 1837 10C Small Date listed in Eliasberg's retired registry set. It has...
I somehow missed this on the news, and I don't believe it was posted here, but this is incredible: Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian City Revealed...
Photoshop CS5 There isn't much actual difference - it's the view I prefer (with some minor touch-ups which may not be visible at the posted...
Here's the top image with some sharpness/exposure improvements and cropping: [IMG]
One place that it appears is in Harlan Berk's 100 Greatest Ancient coins' prologue.
Very cool cobra! Here's my Hadrian. I've posted it here before but I've recently taken new images of most of my coins. One of these days, I'll...
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Very cool! I love scarabs - they seem to usually be pretty small though (based on what I saw at CNG). Does anyone know the size ranges of these...
Wow, that was indeed lucky. I was considering looking at that auction but was distracted by NAC/Nomos, as I imagine most people were. A collector...
I felt the same, and thought that perhaps my eyes are too used to seeing NAC catalogs and therefore have lost some appreciation for other coins....
I just finished my bidding and did end up winning the other lot I was after, again right at my max bid and a record price for the variety from...
I'm also a bit surprised at the prices at CNG today - definitely higher than normal for their auctions, many coins are going for several...
Me too, but I did just win something pretty exciting anyway, which I'll post soon :)
This coin just sold for 300K CHF (about $370K US including Buyer's Premium). I wasn't the underbidder but was close. It's a disappointment but it...
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