Nice coins! This is a relatively new acquisition. While quite often available, this sestertius of Faustina II has a fairly uniform, hard...
Interesting questions. The most that I ever paid for a coin was $26,000 for the Segovia 50 reales, 1635 R, back in 1997. I guess things were...
Definitely an 8 reales from Lima, Peru. Chop marks can be a collecting subspecialty in itself. Some coins have so many chop marks and cuts, that...
From Roma E-Sale 78 Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I) BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249. MAP ΩTAKIΛ CЄOYHPAN CЄB,...
This coin is a fantasy piece, possibly brass, loosely based on an 8 escudos of Charles IV. Here's what an actual 8 escudos looks like. This...
Caracalla, bulging eyes and all, certainly looks somewhat unhinged. [ATTACH] Next: Another Caracalla tetradrachm with "character".
Nudity? Here are the bare facts. Well, not really facts, but my take, though I really don't bring a lot of skin into this subject, but I will...
I've seen innumerable owls being resold after only a year or even less since the previous sale. This is a reflection, as Al noted, of a red hot...
I recently got the encyclopedic-size catalog from Roma, for the upcoming live auction in October. I just love the scent of the newly printed...
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