How about this for a contemporary equivalent! [IMG] Spungebob coins issued by the mint of New Zealand.
More Nerva (and I thought his coins were somewhat rare)... [ATTACH][ATTACH] COS IIII is rarer than most, as it was only struck in january 98 AD.
Looks like a fake to me. The other one too. Two rare coins from the same type with the same wear and the same patina? What, someone dug up a whole...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sicily, Gela, ca. 415-405 BC. AR tetradrachm, 16.81 gr. Obv: charioteer driving galopping quadriga to the left, above eagle...
I believe there is a movie on Messalina's life which fills in this gap.
Sometimes not even the worth the paper it's printed on. Or the space on the server if you're talking about NASDAQ-listed shares.
The incuse coins were made with two seperately cut dies (one being the postive, one the negative) which, more or less, fitted into each other. So,...
Here is a little bit of history of how this kingdom came to be: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Kingdom of Characene, Hyspaosines Spasinou-Charax, AR...
Though I can see why you thought it to be a temple, I always think of a wedding-cake when I see this coin. Call me crazy.
Why is a reserve a problem? You don't want your coin to sell for next to nothing just because the interested bidders aren't there at that moment....
Try Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (full title: Promptuarii iconum insigniorum à seculo hominum, subiectis eorum vitis, per compendium ex...
Wonderful coin and very interesting story behind it.
Yes. But they are comparable, though the coin you want is slightly better (no striking weakness before the hog). My guess is that it would bring...
Information is everything. No, I was at the sale, the printed catalogue gives the other sales and I have these old catalogues (with prices...
iamtiberius, no real battle over that coin, it went to an internetbuyer. The underbidder was an american dealer as I recall. Some other coins were...
Lucania, Sybaris. 510 BC. Probably the last issue before the destruction of the city by the Krotonians. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Only quality ancient Greek and Roman coins have gone up in value (and quite a bit). Low quality coins (VF an lower) have stayed the same or...
Bidding in your own auction? I know a lot of auctionhouses do it, but then an auction isn't a level playing field anymore. Off late the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Domitian wearing aegis on provincial coinage from Ephesos. (Btw I love his sideburns)
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