Nice acquisitions! In terms of die match, the obverse die might qualify, but not the reverse die, in my opinion.
Those are very nice sestertii. I really like the reverse of the sestertius with TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP. Wonderful detail. Is...
No. The one pre-floor auction lot that I bid on sold 160% over the starting price of £500. The hammer price was £1,300 not including buyer's...
That's wonderful, altruistic and compassionate. People like you who support those in need are a tonic to raise the spirits and hope in these...
Thank you. I attribute all of this to fate, plain and simple. Some coins come up beautifully, others bomb out. This coin that I am working on...
Some bronzes are very problematic when it comes to cleaning, even when using the most conservative approaches. The rough and corroded surfaces...
The holder appears to be self-adhesive but of unusual dimensions. What are the dimensions?
My arse has been pre-whipped in the pre-floor auction bidding, so I'm a spectator for this time around. I can almost hear the mountain of cash...
Nice coin! You're lucky. I just heard on NPR that the Postal Service is going to slow down deliveries, reduce hours and close some locations...
Syracuse [ATTACH] Next: A coin of Kamarina.
I'm inclined to think your coin is Byzantine, a follis struck over an earlier follis. I would go even further out on the limb and say it is...
Here's a follis of Heraclius that came out of the Roma 81 E-Sale. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, Æ 40 Nummi. Seleucia Isauriae, dated RY...
Here's the Alexius I Comnenus BI aspron trachy that I mentioned in my opening post. I didn't include this coin last night because the lighting...
Thank you. I'll add this link to my bookmarks.
Thank you! I will bookmark the link. Also, very nice examples. The first coin is beautiful - well centered and an excellent strike. The second...
I have two billon trachea that came as part of a group lot of Byzantine bronzes. There is actually a third one, but I was able to identify it -...
I think Sabina has a stephane perched on her head, though it is kind of hard to say since whatever it is, it is in profile. It seems to me that...
Yes, this coin is clearly a fake. It wouldn't pass as an imitative coin or an Athenian coin, for sure. This coin also has the appearance of...
I have always viewed these trends as the surface of the ocean: shifting and swelling above, but with complex, competing undercurrents. External...
Actually, I was speaking metaphorically. I haven't worked out (treadmill) for many years. I used to with my late wife, but now my main activity...
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