Wonderful coin - I had no idea that this was what it was made of!
I remember as a kid seeing the 1804 silver dollar advertisements, telling us that some ship sank with all of them, and offering $50,000 for any....
I had searched to see if this topic had been addressed here, but didn't see what you had referenced. It was prompted by thoughts I have had on...
I thought I might bring up something that may be controversial, that is, whether ancient coins are of such inherent worth and interest that they...
Beautiful coin! The Flavian denarii from Ephesus are stunning. I tried participating in the Leu sale, for one of the multi-coin lots, but the...
Oddly enough this is a die match on the obverse and reverse to my coin. That means that of the three coin, all share the same reverse, and two...
Beautiful coin - I must have missed it in my review of the BM coins. It is far nicer than the one I purchased, and the reverse is from the same...
I just purchased a very nice but fairly worn sestertius of Elagablus - I will post it when it arrives in the mail, probably a few weeks from now....
It cost me about $229 - another giveaway?
I think if I could do it all over again I would focus on Greek coins - my heritage too. But I got interested in large imperial bronzes and just...
Does ebay require a third party opinion?
For many years I got all of my coins from Bulgarian dealers, one of whom became a close friend. These were the most honest people I have ever...
Looks damaged, like someone took one of those paper hole makers or something similar and decided to test their strength on a penny - four times.
I have been buying and selling ancient coins for 20 years now, my selling has been a means to afford my buying since for some reason there seems...
Sometimes even if you do know the market you get taken -...
Needless to say I quickly gave up on the true VF goal - better to just buy what speaks to me.
If I could jump in, I was not suggesting that the inscription would be the same as the "IMP XI" coin only that the bust types were similar. I also...
or this one from CNG - it is very close I think: https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=343406
Sorry for posting twice - this is exactly why I like ancient coins - where else would have a discussion like this? By the way, these are...
You are right about the split - I'll check it out tonight. As to bust type see this coin from CNG:...
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