Thanks Doug, for a great writeup/excellent photos, very informative. That photo was from auction site, this coin, plus a AV 2 Escudos From Spain...
Thanks to everyone for great comments, and much helpfull information. Its a real pleasure to know you all! Hopefully more and more collectors will...
Nice for sure, and then some. Always wondered why they depict Gordian III on his Aurei with laureate bust/ but on the silver coinage he is...
Great coins, amazing photography, really diverse coins....guys have excellent collections.
Well thanks...am new with these. But, its nice way to collect Imperial coinage. Its a neat way to get a lot of the emperors, very affordable.
I love the designs, seems these earliest of coins had such a neat array animals/Gods/Mythical beasts on them! All of them very rare....these coins...
Well, I started a new topic AR Roman Imperial coinage. Here is my first ever. Philip II Antoninius 244-46AD Rome Mint. From Jesus Vico...
Yes, the Normans/German Rulers struck AV Tari coins from 1 Tari too 9 Tari (Charles of Anjou)
I am in the other boat....I have NO ancient AR/AE coins/yet. But I am starting right now into Imperial Roman AR coins....
AV 1/12 Stater Kroisos 575BC Lydia/ defeated in battle by Cyrus the Great of Persia[ATTACH]
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Hi Goran: Thanks for that, but I could never sell it. According to CNG it is one of two known according to Dreyeport....don't know him? Hard to...
I have that/plus no money.....just keep spending it on coins. Now there is another CNG 102 auction on horizion/plus Rauch/Morton and Eden..... Its...
Good for you, you will not regret it. Even though they minted vast numbers of sovereigns, really hard finding true uncirculated specimens.
Actually, according to CNG 102. There are 3 known...none to Bodenstadt.
That was other problem....only EU Countries pay VAT. So I was more then double dipped....I am sure it was an honest mistake.
Good stuff! I still need a Sydney mint from George V/Edward VII/Victoria Old Head/Victoria Jubilee Head/VictoriaYH Dragon....Have GEM UNC....
Why I asked. The start price on my unsold lot was 1200/ they quoted 1452...to me that would include fee+VAT exactly. My invoice stated 1742.00....
Lucky for me, since I had "alloted" a budget amt. for 3 lots. I missed the more expensive ones...so jumped on that. The unsold lots (price quoted)...
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