Well, too bad, I was hoping that was a real price! I've had a bunch of neat, but not special, Palaeologian and Komnenos hemi-tetartera and...
No problem! I can tell you how! Keyword searching is the trick... I couldn't tell what the design was, but I thought there's something "crossed,"...
I love it! I collect interesting provenances wherever possible, so I can hardly forgive myself for striking out on all the [edit in italics,...
That is very cool! Czech numismatist, author. He has dozens of entries in Clain-Stefanelli's 1985 Numismatic Bibliography (highly recommended...
Oh, I'll definitely get in contact for comments when my draft is ready! :D Great questions and information! I always wondered if those "V"...
You have it right! Nobody doesn't love a Sestertius! Even relatively cheap examples ($20-50) can be quite impressive, just due to their size,...
These captives questions are really endlessly interesting to me. I would say it's probably my favorite collecting theme in Roman coinage. There is...
That's a great coin and another great blogpost on the Muñoz collection! I bought the following ex-Muñoz (in large part) specifically for the...
So I have yet another comment (don't mean to crowd the thread, but topics I find interesting keep coming up!)... This is a tough one, and it...
Here's one that qualifies in some ways. I've been interested in the Archer Huntington (1870-1955) Collection for the tremendous backstory. I need...
Reminds me a little bit of these Lycian types (crossed bow / quiver in incuse square was a typical image). Even similar size (though this one's a...
Very cool! I've got the matching pair too, it's a classic. Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the Sestertius (I need to get on that), but here...
I love the way the Celtic coins like this offer multiple images in a single design! That was the genius of the artistry -- it can't be judged by...
Kings of Parthia. Vologases I (2nd reign, c. 58-77 CE) AR Diobol (13.5mm, 1.21 g, 12h). Langnas "Fractions" 21 (this coin) = PDC 23257 (Sellwood...
Oh yeah, I remember reading that thread and wishing it had gone very differently! Especially given the open secretness of it, it certainly doesn't...
Donna -- since I'm slightly bibliomaniacal, I always enjoy the references and bibliographic detail in your descriptions, including the links to...
Thanks for sharing that! Did he collect other types of coins that he didn't hide and that people were aware of? He gives a very interesting...
EX-DORNY: For coins, all I can find are secondary purchases but I do have some of his FPLs from the late 1990s (35, 38-42 and 44-46, 46 being his...
Thank you @nerosmyfavorite68 & @Severus Alexander for IDing that tag! Unfortunately I missed the Spahr coins at Naville (though I'll watch for any...
To @Terence Cheesman 's point -- As it happens, my one Philip II Tetradrachm and probably my favorite Alexander III Tetradrachm are both of...
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