I'm glad you found one @Deacon Ray, keep it up! [ATTACH] Seleukis/Pieria under Roman rule AE 20 Year 44, 13/14 AD Obvs: Laureate head of Zeus...
[ATTACH] Mysia/Pergamon AE 18 310 to 284 BC Obvs: Head of Athena wearing crested helmet Revs: ΠEPГA, below two facing bull heads. Bee above 18mm,...
True. What I remember is several dealers that had almost limitless quantities available in kilograms or by the 1000's. Most were less than $1 per...
"Uncleaned" lots used to be a good gig. I unfortunately don't have a lot of photos from the early eBay days but managed to find these two. Just a...
Low resolution scan of the one I sold at the Denver Coin Expo, a monster at almost 7 inches across. My other is 1.5 times heavier and larger and...
Would love to have a Signatum. Sold a 6 lb disk 3 years ago, still have a 9.5 lb one.
Just read that now, that's great! Am I reading that right the Signatum sold for $125 million? If so I'm holding on to my Formatvm. Holy cow or...
[ATTACH]Seleucid Kings of Syria Antiochus X Antioch 94 BC AR Tetradrachm Obvs: Diademed head of Antiochus right. Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOV...
I'm not speaking for any others of his, but I think I got lucky here. Have hope indeed desert patinas do exist.
I think this post may get the most attention not for the coin but because of the seller. I'm sure most of you will recognize who the seller is...
Amazing! That's better than typical for the issue. I've bid on a few but still need to acquire one.
Nice coin. Almost every time I see one of these it is attributed to the Festival of Isis, but is an anonymous issue of Maximinus II. @Valentinian...
Good choice :D [ATTACH] Constantius II 350 AD AE Centenionalis Mint: Siscia Obvs: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirass bust...
[ATTACH] Seleucus II Mint: Sardes 246 to 226 BC Obvs: Helmeted bust of Athena right. Revs: BAΣIΛIEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Apollo Delphios standing right,...
I also have a red book. [ATTACH] Don't use it much to value, but makes a great lasagna!
Depending on which coins you are referring to, there is one other thing that might be necessary... [ATTACH]
Interesting coin @TIF, I have not seen that one. Sadly I have none, but what about an acorn? [ATTACH] Ostur 1st c. BC AE Semis Obvs: OSTVR below...
1 & 2 have almost no detail and no amount of cleaning will help, sorry. If you clean 3 or 4 all detail will be lost and they will look like 1 & 2,...
Does it have to be Antiochos IV? His coins are more expensive, Demetrios I has the same type for less. Here is my example. [ATTACH]
Most likely something like this. Not my coin. [ATTACH] Alexius I Comnenus. 1092-1181 AD. AE Tetarteron. Patriarchal cross on two steps, A-D, K-F...
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