That's a nice coin, Nathan. I agree that it should be left as is. It's an ancient coin, after all, and with the passage of time it will darken,...
Very nice anonymous folles in this thread. Here's an "old timer" that came from Stephen Huston back in the early 1990s. Romanus IV, 1068-71....
Beautiful bronzes! Here are three from the Carmona Collection, all purchased from Roma: 1. Galba sestertius. I've been looking for an...
Nice coins! This is a relatively new acquisition. While quite often available, this sestertius of Faustina II has a fairly uniform, hard...
Interesting questions. The most that I ever paid for a coin was $26,000 for the Segovia 50 reales, 1635 R, back in 1997. I guess things were...
Definitely an 8 reales from Lima, Peru. Chop marks can be a collecting subspecialty in itself. Some coins have so many chop marks and cuts, that...
From Roma E-Sale 78 Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I) BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249. MAP ΩTAKIΛ CЄOYHPAN CЄB,...
This coin is a fantasy piece, possibly brass, loosely based on an 8 escudos of Charles IV. Here's what an actual 8 escudos looks like. This...
Caracalla, bulging eyes and all, certainly looks somewhat unhinged. [ATTACH] Next: Another Caracalla tetradrachm with "character".
Nudity? Here are the bare facts. Well, not really facts, but my take, though I really don't bring a lot of skin into this subject, but I will...
I've seen innumerable owls being resold after only a year or even less since the previous sale. This is a reflection, as Al noted, of a red hot...
I recently got the encyclopedic-size catalog from Roma, for the upcoming live auction in October. I just love the scent of the newly printed...
Nice coins! The evolution of the eye is a marker, generally speaking, of the period that a given owl was produced, with the gradual detachment of...
For comparison, here's my Cromwell crown, 1658 over 7, S-2945A, that I've owned since the late 1980's. 30.1 grams [ATTACH] This example does...
Gorgon. [ATTACH] Next: Another monster, even, another gorgon!
Here's my latest new style owl. Thompson 483 16.85 grams [ATTACH] Next: A transitional owl, any period.
Thank you, Alegandron, for the wonderful examples and the story of your collecting. What stimulates your interests in historical periods? Do...
Thank you! That archaic owl and the one I am using as my avatar are certainly candidates for the list, along with some other coins that I have...
Thank you for sharing your journey, for collecting is indeed a journey, one that is our lifetime companion as we learn and explore the history and...
Someone was having fun with the old punch!
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