That is how reverses progressed. All started as punches then moved to designs. For some reason, the Achaemenid Persians were the last to make this...
They are like an Otho denarius, always have been in demand so any example will be sold separately. I have seen the gamut of conditions for sale....
Could I be third? Very nice coin for the money. You should be glad its better than the sellers pic.
Hit us up if you ever see an ancient you want to bid on man. Pm us if you are concerned if posting might drive up prices. There are lots of newbie...
Geez Jim, you make it sound like the market works perfectly well for those who, you know, actually USE it. That just cannot be right, since an...
Since its Ebay, and my first guess was taken, i will say $258. Overpriced by at least $100.
So you KNOW i have been chasing ancients with a rhino, of which there are onpy two unless you count left-right variations, and now you are trying...
I got A rhino from Alexandria. Doesn't mean i don't want them all. Monkey, huh? Come to think of it, cannot think of one offhand.....
ORLY? Tell ya what, i will forsake any other animals if you cough up the rhino. :)
I am sure they became the largest by selling what their customers want, taking extra profits when able, and I would wager had the exact same...
Where someone carves details into the coin that have been worn off, (or were neve there), and then retones the coin to cover their tracks. It can...
But where is the "coin"? Are we but collectors of ancient flans? If we are, we can buy up worn slicks and have any "coin" carved into it, right?...
I thought it was traced back to a mint employee who had longstanding ties to a certain Philly dealer, "supplying" him with loads of items over the...
I guess it depends. The degree of tooling, the accuracy of the tooling, the rarity of the item, the cost of the coin, all would play a part....
Ok, but its still just a token. ;)
But that one was a commingled account situation where they were simply changing the terms people had already agreed to. I believe the account was...
Interesting. However, I would venture that the author is not taking into account how much of this gold was sitting there only because of the "bull...
Like I said maybe I am wrong. Listen, if you prefer a private merchant token versus one of the first US silver dollar coins then that is your...
Punch on wing I believe is the unique one, not the punch on chest. I am sure Conder will correct me if I am wrong though. :) Sorry if I am...
Not disagreeing with you or Inflexion on that point sir. I simply dislike articles like this one, written without one real fact, just a ton of...
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