Yes prices were a bit lower in some areas but still some crazy bids in session 5 and 6 too. Anything under 2x estimate is usually a decent deal at...
Thanks :) I also read that this is the first "franc" ever issued, which is fun as I do have sets of the last francs issued before the Euro, that...
I was not thinking of bidding on anything in the sale, but ended up with two coins anyways :yack:, one ancient silver, and one medieval gold coin....
A consignment I had at Triton did far better than expected, leaving me with some extra funds to spend, those went into a coin that has been on my...
One of my all time favorites among ancients is this specific die pairing on this Siculo-Punic tetradrachm (not my coin ofc :P ). [ATTACH] (Photo...
Video of the coin: [MEDIA]
Having branched out towards Athenian owl's recently - I felt I could branch out a little bit more, this time towards Carthage. This is a type I've...
Sorry for the late reply, been a busy week, some great owl's posted! I'm still very new to these and lack a lot of reference works still so any...
Thank you! :)
So it did not take long until I acquired a third owl :shy: I hammered home this beautiful Egyptian imitation of an Athenian tetradrachm today at...
Did not see much Roman in there, so here is the smallest coin in the collection - a fantastic early æ half-unit. [ATTACH] Roman Republic. Ca....
I will be able to answer that in a few weeks when I have the coin in hand. But by the looks of the auctioneers photos it does not seem to be...
Thank you! Yes the Demarete one is fantastic, it has a style that immediately attracted me. This then led to discovering these later owls.
Thank you very much! Already addicted :joyful: I have noticed as you mention that well centered specimens are very difficult to find, more so...
Not long ago I acquired my first Athenian owl, and it did not take long for a second one to follow. Having read a bit more on the transitional and...
Congrats! Great catch, especially since it went more or less unnoticed at the auction. Here's a few early RR dioscuri types from my collection...
You wouldn't want to hear a sleeping girlfriend in the background :rolleyes:
I had the fleet at home yesterday, so it gave me the opportunity to shoot a short video with the coins I have so far that were struck under his...
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