The reverse on the drachm is very nice! Good catches!
Could they contract for more storage space? Museums in the past have consigned items to auctions to raise money. In these times of cultural...
I've had a similar experience with this seller. It's strange. For the past few years his shipments were reliable, originating from Israel....
Nice coin, Bing. Patience can often lead to very pleasing outcomes.
It's a modern coin. I have many pillar 8 reales from Mexico, but none photographed yet. For comparison here's an example from Potosi, Bolivia,...
Nice coins! I guess cheap is a relative term. Owls are expensive, especially if they are slabbed generally speaking. Roma Numismatics usually...
Also, look at the denticles in the above photos. These are the toothlike patterns running next to the rim. On the OP coin they are very...
I guess old Julius would qualify. Julius Caesar, denarius, circa 49-48 BC. 4.01grams [ATTACH] Next: A Roman emperor who was ruthless and...
For those of you interested in the history of ancient Rome and Carthage, or anyone else for that matter, PBS has re-aired an old episode that...
Yes, I have been able to acquire some examples, but they are costly, especially the ones that are silver or billon. These are utterly...
Thank you so much for the information, especially the countermarks. Sometimes I make a stab at trying to identify an Aramaic or Phoenician...
This the only large bronze coin that I have of Postumus, acquired from Roma's E-Sale 58, lot 1217. Postumus, double sestertius, Colonia...
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