I collect “Numismatic Literature / Coin Exhibits” or "Groupings" -- not the best phrases... Maybe just "Books and Coins that Go Together." Am I...
[ATTACH] Crusaders, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem AR Dirham (20mm, 2.91 g, 10h), Uncertain mint, mid-Late 13th cent. Imitating a Damascus issue of...
@Ed Snible -- you're right about the catalogs after 1970, though many important sales (and less important) can be found scattered about (e.g.,...
I have only done test runs using the image searches available and I'm still skeptical of the success rate (though I have no doubt that every old...
I've shared this one before, but it fits this theme well. Since Rasiel Suarez's ERIC II was published in 2010 (I think I got it as a gift that...
It's very difficult to find a copy. There were only 250 copies printed (mine is 49) and a lot are in libraries (university, museums, institutes,...
Yes, good one, I've added to this list above. I think the ones on NNP may all be on Archive as well, but once you get used to it the Newman...
Here's my very displeased (rightly so) and frowny-faced Gallia (Hostilius Saserna Denarius, 48 BCE, Crawford 448/3): [ATTACH] NEXT: A Roman...
It takes a little practice with each site to figure out which firms' are available where and how to find them, including potential language...
Yes, I've had that request (and complied) from multiple Spanish auction houses. (I'm the USA, just give them my Driver License # or photo with...
This one isn't a sphinx, but it's clearly inspired by the imagery of the sphinx. A dog (companion animal of Asclepius, who appears on obv.) from...
Yes, very likely the provenance is out there to be found. Often takes me a long time to discover new provenances for a coin like this if it...
I love all those Moneyer Asses in one photo! Looks really beautiful like that. Also always really cool seeing a bunch of large RIC bronzes with...
Yes, I made a bunch of purchases from him in the 2010s (last time that I can find in my notes was in 2014, a Ti. Quinctius Hercules/rat denarius,...
There does seem to be a noticeable range of sizes for the various AE Asses, at least from example to example (haven't checked on issue to issue)....
Whoa! You got a group lot of 10 of those? LUCKY YOU! Nice little hemis!
Great Theban Stater! And, is that Achaean League above? I had one that would satisfy both prompts (thumbnail is a Boeotian League AE), but I'll go...
Congratulations! You're right, those photos are much better (especially the 78/3). I noticed what seemed like a high preponderance of carnyx and...
OP coin looks like it's a great one. Well preserved late Roman bronze coins like that can be wonderful. I've got a couple of Licinius' AE3s in my...
These are really interesting comments. I've thought about this coin a lot (especially for not having the RIC type yet!), but I had also accepted...
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