As I expected nobody bid for the lot :blackeye:. But my other coin (Galba Sestertius) that was presented in the right way in the same auction DID...
After my Nerva Sestertius has sadly turned out to be a fake, I am not sure if and how I shall replace it. I must say that I am not a Nerva...
I just got me a copy of the catalogue to the Guelma hoard, which included 7.486 Sestertii buried in Algeria during the joint reign of Valerian and...
Yes, the coin will be refunded... ... thanks to Sears forgery report. According to him, apart from the flat fabric, edge filing, and an...
Update: My coin was just certified genuine by Sear :pompous: I don´t want to sound paranoid, but I had a total of eight cast forgeries in my...
Update: I did send the coin to Sear and received his report today. According to him, this Sestertius is indeed a 18th/19th century cast forgery :-(
According to NAC, only 3 (three) genuine Aurei of Balbinus are known to exist in total. As two of them are in Museums, the coin sold at NAC 31 in...
There are only three genuine Aurei known for Balbinus (plus one of Pupienus, one of Gordian I and none of Gordian II). As your coin would be one...
Thank you for the kind words - you make me feel a little better already :-)
Thanks for looking it up! That is much better, even though would have been preferable if they had updated the Sixbid and Numisbid pictures as...
I told them that both the Vitellius Sestertius and the Otacilia Severa Medallion (1000 years aniversary of Rome) are casts but they didn´t even...
Then here comes my Otho: [ATTACH] IMP M OTHO CAE AVG , laureate head of Otho right / large S C within laurel wreath Bronze As or 4 Chalkoi (?)...
Then you need to see at least what you get :). Here is the Nero Sestertius (cost me $273): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I should have done that because I actually did pay around $1.000 for them in total myself... (way too much, I guess - I hope my girl never finds...
I am learning that it does not make financial sense nor will provide a classy appearance in a catalogue to offer cheaper coins in an auction. But...
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