Thank you, Al. The coin, as the saying often goes, looks better in hand. I have a very difficult time taking decent photos of bronze coins,...
Personally, I would not get too hung up on specific gravity. Ancient coins, while often remarkably accurate when it comes to weight, can be...
On the Byzantine bronze front, this follis arrived a few weeks ago, purchased from eBay. It seems that the gold fetches high bids for the most...
Agree. But, generally speaking, the inconveniences that we as collectors are experiencing with fees and delays pale in comparison to families...
While I can think of some modern coins (16th-18th centuries) that I acquired over the years, which I thought were unobtainable, at least at my...
For good measure, with the humid environment, do you store your coins with desiccant silica bags?
Generally speaking, bulk lots offered in many auctions are a good source for uncleaned coins. You need to examine the images because there are...
Here's a youthful portrait, from Antioch, purchased earlier this year. [ATTACH] And a later portrait, from Emesa, Seleucis and Pieria, furrowed...
Those are nice antique ivory carvings. Here's a sleeping Buddha Japanese netsuke carved from mammoth ivory, based on the grain pattern under...
Thank you.
The oldest coin in the collection is a bit problematic in my case, but I would say this example is the best candidate, an Attica tetradrachm from...
Thank you, this is very useful information. I have a Caracalla tetradrachm of Tyre that I would like to submit to RPC. How do I go about doing this?
Here's my only Galatian coin, a tetradrachm of Alexander III. I don't have any attribution to a particular king, so if anyone has information on...
Things that we hang on to for a long time (50 years definitely qualifies) really become a member of the family, in a manner of speaking. Not only...
It took a little time to find a plate and a coin, but I succeeded, so here it is. Ketchup anyone? [ATTACH] What? Oh...I guess a coin that...
Personally, I have purchases from Roma awaiting shipment, along with ones from France and Israel that are somewhere "out there". There's not much...
While there are very legitimate issues of a political nature that should be aired and discussed in the public arena, I think it is important to...
I sympathize for you. I've also had a problem with a misaddressed shipment, domestically. Also, over a year ago, Roma sent a package with the...
Has anyone else experienced slower USPS delivery recently? It seems that the policy changes are being put into effect at the USPS, and "late"...
I'm just looking at the gorgoneion's tongue. The end appears to be protruding over the field of the flan, which seems, from the image's angle, to...
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