I was confused for a minute until I realized that you're talking about the Lion & Sun Disk scarab, not the Ptah amulet! Thank you. Yes, for all...
I would say the average educated American has heard of the Aztecs and Mayans in Mexico, and that's about it. Perhaps the Olmecs and Toltecs?
The recent questions and discussions in another thread about artifacts reminded me of this amulet, which I purchased last month but have never...
They remind me a little of the only pre-Columbian artifacts I own: four small pre-Columbian Heads, Michoacan, Mexico, pre-classic period, ca....
Back in the day, I don't think I ever ordered a coin sight unseen by mail order that cost more than about $30 -- only things like farthings and...
I took a look at VCoins today, and there seem to be remarkably few different types of ancient coins with centaurs, even compared to mythical...
I apparently need two teeth replaced with implants and crowns. each one a two-step procedure. I've put it off for more than a year, but now that...
Right. Someone punches you in the nose and breaks your nose: treatment covered. Someone punches you in the mouth and breaks some teeth: treatment...
I mentioned the one I recommended to you -- Bron Lipkin's website. And please post a photo of the scarab (or whatever it was) that you bought! I...
Brief rant: Where I live, it's rare for a dentist to do anything beyond cleaning teeth for less than $1,500 or so. And dental insurance costs a...
If I were 35 years younger, maybe I'd be looking to marry someone rich who was an art collector! Then again, I was never the trophy wife type.
@Mikenwuf, there are also some dealers on MA-Shops who sell ushabtis, most of them costing $500-$1,000 and up. (Nice ushabtis, on average, cost...
My favorite coin with an oblong flan is an Otacilia Severa: [ATTACH] A few of my favorite Probus coins: Serdica [ATTACH] Rome [ATTACH]...
I understand. And I also understand that if I ever had to sell my collection -- which I hope I never have to do -- and did so through an...
It really depends on your priorities and collecting goals. I'm sure that there are many collectors of ancient coins here with annual incomes/net...
An interesting (although non-scholarly) article that was published yesterday surveying the history of centaurs in Greek mythology and early Greek...
There are, of course, other experts besides Vagi and Murphy at NGC who can offer informed opinions on authenticity -- and detect fakes -- without...
In addition to a few Diocletian folles, I do have one Diocletian ant, from Antioch, with a little Victory who looks like the Quaker Oats guy:...
Fascinating. Perhaps it's only NGC ancients? Perhaps the theory is that authenticity for ancients is a matter of opinion, whereas for modern coins...
Sorry, of course you're right about BMC -- I was stupidly looking at the volume number instead of the coin number! I found my SNG Levante number...
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