Yeah, but has other problems. My next door neighbor in Iowa was a successful businessman, city councilman, all around great guy. His wife all...
Just got this yesterday. After considering the price of the other two coins in the group, I got it for about 1/10 the lowest price on Vcoins right...
Here is my latest little pretty. I have wanted one for a long time. I wish it were a little better style, and wish there weren't the soft spots,...
Did you really think they cared about you? They care about the money they can acquire, to create the power they wish to amass. All bureaucracies...
The reverse is the cornucopia like most late Nabateans. Interesting coin JA. You are right, amny ancients have some defect, but make up for it...
No, but I have been briefed on the affect of health insurance prices. Most of the large carriers are going to increase the price of a health...
Regarding the wording, I have heard it both ways as well. My mother used to always call it a safety deposit box, so I do believe its simply a...
Regarding cleaning, I would never use any type of chemical on a coin. You simply do not know what the reaction could be. Long soaks in distilled...
Well I would wait to get some others opinions, remember I don't collect Romans. ;)
While these issues come in a large amount of styles, nothing at all about that coin looks or feels right. At BEST it would be a comtemporary...
Interesting reverse reference Randy. Cool coin.
Many times a good book, a well written article, or similar will spur interest. What is weird about ancients is a hoard will spur prices higher....
I do not thnk he was trying to buy it, but rather show you market value does not matter since its more valuable to you. :)
Let me know. I bet my father has some ebony, (black or pink) laying around.
Or, in other words, a roman soldier's daily pay. Not an archer, a centurion.
The ring test is overrated, and really only says anything about a silver coin. Since silver is most apt to have damaging porosity, i do not...
They simply had all of their silver drained in trade, so had none to strike with. Sassanids did not really use gold, so had a high demand for...
Btw AN, i would have thought you would have picked a byzantine ruler who had an effect on central asia, like MT. :)
Others have given you good answers. Heck i have a chinese coin from the same era worth maybe $5. OTOH a 1901 S quarter can be worth $10,000, and a...
Scarce dang coin for your first byzantine. Silver is the rarest metal for byzantines. Nice coin, i have hundreds of byzantines, including gold,...
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