Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I wonder what this coin would look like after Allen worked on it.
No high reliefs gets knocked down to melt. It will hurt, since these coins sell based upon their beauty for a large part, but I do not know how...
If you want to use an inexpensive hole saw on a nice piece of wood, (they are designed for rough cuts really), the trick I know is to place a...
Italy and France always have had gorgeous world coins. In fact, there are MANY European coins that were gorgeous produced around 1910 it seems. I...
I like them too. I ordered the 5 ounce collectors puck the day it went on sale for my uncle. He was a marine who was on Guam and lost his arm at...
I like hoards, they are more interesting than the coins individually. I have bought similar Chinese ones when available before, along with a...
I agree with others. Three things minimum keeping this rare coin from getting a low end VF grade. Technically probably a F, but most rarities like...
Canadian usually is back of spot except for dollars from what I see around here. I would say the dollars at spot are a much better deal than the...
Cool coin. I have a few Sogdian imitations of Byzantine coins, including a gold one listed as unique by a well known Russian dealer. Crosses on...
Yeah, I had a PT ring and it surprised me how easily it scratched. Still like the metal though. Its like "fancy silver" and does not monopolize...
True. Turkmen bronzes are a stretch, though, since they imitated all ancients far and wide. I think I have about half of all S&S types. Seems like...
I remember a few years ago when he was first being accused of selling fakes. The reporter reached out and was told "Larry is currently in China...
My advice sir? Look around. Look at posts here, look at ancient auction houses, see which coins you find yourself looking at, reading about, etc....
With all due respect sir, my avatar was used and then buried for over 1000 years. Modern collectors "give coins a break" due to their age more...
I do not know it, but am sure someone here will know. They are a dealer who goes to FUN etc that has tons of bulk material and usually have like a...
I agree the second is interesting, yet is anepigraphic where mine clearly has Persian writing. Not that it proves anything, but definitely...
There is a dealer who goes to large shows, (educational coin?) who has trays of them in every grade from poor to gVF.
Btw, just to throw this out there. I believe the coin references Bay-Sapur, which in English becomes Bishapur. However, Bay-Sapur means Lord...
Good discussion sir. Your coin I could easily see it as an interpretation of a Sassanid issue, looking very much like the famed Khusro II facing...
This was before the Arab invasions. The Sassanian were on the verge of completely conquering the Byzantines. They took over Egypt, the Levant, all...
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