All stand out coins. The owls are really nice, and the obverse on the archaic owl is excellent.
I have two examples from Pantikapaion. Here is one that I picked up earlier this year, in a Roma auction, with Pan on the obverse instead of the...
Inflation? Wish I could help.
Here's an Alexandrian drachm of Ptolemy IV that I posted before. 66.15 grams [ATTACH] Next: A medallic bronze, any size.
The label is difficult to decipher, especially in the catalog references, but that is one gorgeous coin!
Yes, it is brass cast copy, a poor one at that, of what appears to be a Lima 8 escudos, assayer M. I can't make out the date, but it might be (1)731.
Fundamentally, the responsibility for shipping the coin or coins falls upon the seller. If the seller chooses to send by untracked first class,...
I take a very skeptical view of "investing" in ventures such as this one. Years ago one of my local coin dealers invested a couple thousand in...
While not a tale concerning ancient coins, it is an interesting one nonetheless. From the Guardian:...
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