I agree, though over time I've become more skeptical of the high-volume budget auctions on biddr. I've bought tons of Greek AR fractionals there,...
I believe this for sure. Not just seeing obvious fakes but all the deceptive fakes (and tooled coins). Plus the less-deceptive fakes slightly...
Lest we go dark,"96 hour rule" (!) ... How about a Gorgoneion from ... is it Olbia or Parion now? [ATTACH] Greek (Archaic). Mysia, Parion...
@lordmarcovan & @Cherd -- here's an example of what I meant when I said I've seen lower end Aureii (Flavian, Antonine, even Tiberius) near $1000 +...
Solidi are the easy ones. If you're willing to spend $1,000 USD you can get an attractive Solidus in virtually mint state from the late Roman...
Yeah, that's what I meant about the water / being plausible (under water in the mud). I'm not sure why I've only even seen it with...
I think I would call that "RIC 852a Var" [edit -- you're right, the drapery makes it a "var"! cool] based on what I see from the ANS's (American...
Yeah, that's my first thought. I don't remember ever seeing freshly excavated coins looking like that. Maybe they had been quickly washed in some...
Congratulations! I believe this coin is from Trajan's coinage celebrating his conquest over Dacia. I happen to collect "Captives Coinage," and...
Interesting, thank you for sharing the data. I've tried to gather data over a similar period (2015-2021) for Lysimachos Tetradrachms but limiting...
Good catch! Whether the currency conversion was made in 2018 or today, the coin appreciated by 40% in 4 years after inflation. Not a bad return....
I haven't yet acquired any of these early Roman Aes, or their specific literature, but they have some of the most impressive looking books. All...
I've shared this one on another forum. The photo isn't recent (CNG e-Auction 116 [15 June 2005], Lot 56), but it's way better than the recent...
So he was holding out on us in the original post!
Interesting history about Vespasian and Sarapis. I'm always curious about how the particular reverses were chosen and why some were favored under...
Congratulations on the new finds, @Terence Cheesman ! Those are all fantastic (I like that new RIC II includes private collection coins). I...
Well played, @Bing -- I wasn't sure we'd get a Claudius Denarius, as fewer players have been on the field lately! I hope just plain Nemesis...
I believe that the first part is correct, re: provenance outside Spain, or if it's been imported recently for consignment. I don't think I've seen...
Can't tell without weight if it's a Ptolemy III Drachm (like these ones) or Triobol/Hemidrachm (like these). @Broucheion suggests the latter, so I...
That's pretty awesome! I'd be thrilled. Mine were mostly published before I got them, and those published after used previous auction photos....
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