Ugh, I know for a specialist not too much a concern, but at first glance a pretty troubling fake. :(
I didn't know the Nabateans participated in the Silk Road. I always envisioned Persia/Syria as the "drop off" area where the Silk Road and Arabian...
Weird, I wonder why they show a Bactrian camel? I have never seen other than an Arabian type being pictured in use in this area.
I agree. If not for the scratches behind the head, I like the piece. I buy GB coins occasionally when I am bored. Last weekend I picked up a...
I have 3 or 4 of these now. I posted a couple of group lots I bought just for this coin a few months back. Below Aurelian there is a control mark....
Glad to see he did the right thing. Altered date, tooled Liberty, that coin was seriously messed with. :(
My only view sir would be if an expert like a tpg states a coin is a problem coin, I think if you crack it out to sell raw that information...
Assuming everyone checks this database, and the coin show you are in has decent data connections. I haven't seen it myself, but I have seen...
Yeah, ethics can be very bothersome.......
I will admit I am one of these who overlook these prereform coins. IDK why, but I just find the reformed coinage higher on the "coolness" factor....
Also, as clarification as to how we are different than US coins. we simply do not CARE why a coin is deficient. Detail is missing because of...
Maybe it was under the limits, but all stock on hand is gone. The mint is not allowed to mint 2013 coins in 2014 by law. So, even if the total was...
I know its exciting, being able to buy authentic ancient coins so cheap, but your best friend in collecting ancients is knowledge. Knowledge of...
Smarter move would to revalue all cents to 5 cents, make a new copper plated 5 cent piece and discontinue the current nickel. Solve both problems...
I agree with Doug distilled water and time, (changing the water occasionally). I also agree most "uncleaned" on Ebay are really "floor sweepings"...
Yes. I, (and assume everyone else here), have a hands off approach to any coin listing posting here. Unless I was already bidding on a coin, I...
Not bad. The worst thing about these huge Ptolemaic bronzes is getting them into 2x2s. I have an AE44 I had to manhandle into one.
You could be right sir. I based my comments on what I saw when silver spiked up last. I saw a bullion dealer with a small saw at his table, and he...
I would agree to take the return. As imperial coins, I agree that on average sestertii will usually have a higher value than an unremarkable...
Thanks Collect, I had no idea myself.
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