Fundamentally, the responsibility for shipping the coin or coins falls upon the seller. If the seller chooses to send by untracked first class,...
I take a very skeptical view of "investing" in ventures such as this one. Years ago one of my local coin dealers invested a couple thousand in...
While not a tale concerning ancient coins, it is an interesting one nonetheless. From the Guardian:...
It's the earlier Greek name for Antioch OYTIOA(S). The Antioch Mint underwent a name change following the great earthquake (TH4e; Theoupolis...
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I see what you mean. I think that difference can be attributed to the coin being a somewhat late mass production coin. The reverse is less...
I've always liked the folles of Justinian I. Here's one example that I purchased from Harlan Berk many years ago. Year 13 (539/40 AD), Antioch,...
You forgot to specify the MS#. I think the first one rates MS 72.36789100101701, while the other is clearly MS 89.6666666666660813. Just my...
"Heroic" can be very subjective. You could, for example include the portraits of Alexander III, wearing the lion headdress as Hercules, as a...
This is one of a few LRBs that I own, but a nice one. Fausta, AE 18 of Thessalonica, 326-328 AD. [ATTACH]
Thanks. I'm sort of a human pinball when it comes to collecting.
That's another possibility, for a didrachm or tridrachm? But I don't think those denominations existed during the mass production period.
It's a possibility, but a remote one, I think. Stylistically, the posted owl is very much in keeping with similar owls minted in Athens. Still,...
This coin, a mass production owl, has what appears to be a reduced size obverse die. The obverse was struck off center, yet almost all die detail...
Yes, the fees add up, and I think many bidders don't take that into account, especially when bidding in an overseas auction. Roma sent a couple...
Well, with the pandemic really taking off in the US and in other countries, the impact on delayed mail can be severe. There are exceptions, such...
Both are very nice examples. The Christina riksdaler is the only Swedish coin that I now own. I wish that I didn't sell the other one years ago.
The pivotal and bloody conflict that was the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) transformed Europe, breaking the power of the Holy Roman Empire, and...
Here are my contributions to the Balbinus/Pupienus Parade. Roman Empire, 238 AD Balbinus AE Sestertius Rome Obverse: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS...
According to Krause, the Chinese Communists re-struck this coin. It was later re-struck for use in Tibet. The output was massive. It seems,...
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