Great coins and write up. Greek gods and culture did permeate into Buddhist pantheon no less thanks to Hellenistic culture which reached Northern...
Definitely get Hartill's book. His the one of the most comprehensive catalog and references on Chinese coinage currently available and is the...
Ancient Sumeria. 3100-2900 BCE. Proto-Cuneiform clay tablet. 150g. Very rare. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A very rare intact...
Great specimen you have there. You have a point, seems like maybe occasional small hoards emerge in the market but most of these were recycled...
Thank you very much..
Thanks..:cat:
Thanks.. The weight and size is pretty neat as well for an ancient. Beaten only perhaps by the later issued Graves..
Thanks.. Try starting with Song or Qing Dynasty coins.. They are quiet safe from fakes
Fakes are plenty even outside of the US. However I can sense you know your cash coins very well.. That's really uncommon in the US and really a...
Thank you.. The Ming Dynasty coins are often a secondary popular set to complete after the Qing Dynasty. The ones I have here are not quiet the...
Ancient Greek. Black Sea. Thrace. Olbia. Cast AE. 5th century BCE. 112.8g. Ex CNG. Rare. A huge and heavy cast coin from Olbia of the Black Sea....
The Ming Dynasty. China. Full emperor set. From Hongwu 洪武 （1367）to Chongzhen 崇禎 （1644）。 In sequence: Hongwu Yongle Xuande Hongzhi Jiajing...
Similar approach to determining ancients as a whole. Weight, style, design, patina, wear etc.. There is a whole area of study on it.. You can...
Very true..lol
Awesome specimens.. I too think fourees are quiet interesting to collect as they were contemporary to the original pieces. Unlike modern fakes,...
Wow.. Thanks a lot for the insight. I would assume that fourees should expect low quality imitations and of limited quantities for fear of death....
Would be great if it was.. But I highly doubt it though..haha
Approximately 2.82g according to the record provided prior to being slabbed.
Weight.. The Romans are particular about accuracy of their coins...
Thanks.. the condition is really good.. the silver plate is fully intact and no traces of the core evident as I can see
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