These can be tricky since the sea-salvaged ones can sometimes resemble the fakes. Welcome to the forums. Stick around.
Looks quite lustrous.
Birds. [IMG] [IMG]
So I have noticed. There are plenty of affordable examples, but I just haven't yet found one that had the right intersection between my taste and...
PS- I've been collecting for 44 years now (ancients for about 13), and have yet to own a single Athenian "owl" tetradrachm. So that's an...
Under normal circumstances, I would try to avoid major test cuts (though I don't mind small "banker's mark" type punches). That being said,...
I'm glad to hear it. Really.
Random marks from circulation. Not enough to call it a problem coin. Totally normal.
That is quite an impressive example! I had one of these (decent, but not as nice as yours above) - but it was stolen. I've kind of been on the...
True!
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