@longshot Very nice coin! You didn't list the weight, but I assume it is ~8-9 gm. There may be traces of a grain ear at the lower left. If so, it...
Good point @Terence Cheesman and excellent question @Alegandron The Bretti clearly used a different standard for their coinage than the...
Very nice coins and great topic! I have collected Bretti coins since I started collecting ancients because of the Greek themes and historical...
Great Ptolemaic coins! @ValiantKnight I like the early Ptolemy I AEs similar to your #1. Here's two of my early Ptolemy I AEs from Kyrenaika when...
I still have a worn, well-thumbed paper catalog with prices realized Lot 1982 realized $165 + 10% BP CNG 47 had a bunch of the countermarked...
So, that explains the appearance of your avatar!
Rubber band only used to secure Abafil miniminor while transporting because the latch can pop open.
Hannibal escapes again! [ATTACH] Punic Spain AR shekel 7.24 gm O: head Hannibal as Melqart left R: horse standing right before palm tree SNG Cop...
@Heliodromus Whenever the firm allows, I usually use PayPal like you do. I have a credit card with no foreign transaction fee, close to market...
There is no simple answer to your question because these gold and electrum coins were produced over ~75-80 years with gradually decreasing gold...
I posted one of my favorite representations of silphium on a coin, so here is one that I consider the ugliest: [ATTACH] Kyrene Crassus 37-34 AD...
@kirispupis great addition! .. and my favorite topic! I have no question that silphium existed and it was the backbone of the economy of Kyrenaika...
@Alegandron Very nice Punic AE. However, I think the attribution is different. SNG 225 is a similar coin, but smaller and no symbols. Here is...
I think you got an interesting Carthaginian coin to add to your collection for a very reasonable price. These large AE were struck in Sardinia...
Great topic! An interesting read about Kroton's history and coinage is the short (23 pages with 17 plates) book by W. Gale The Sacred Tripod:...
@Nvb - great addition to your collection! These coins were traditionally called dishekels, but Cathy Lorber refers to them as tridrachms in her...
The email I received after an unsuccessful search includes: “we will continue to search. As our Digital Recognition System learns and improves...
I agree in terms of the traditional view of someone bidding up the value in an auction room. However, when the auction house controls the “live...
I have made many bids in Leu auctions in the past and, like many others, have always gotten the coin at my maximum bid or slightly less. However,...
I have submitted 7-8 coins with the same criteria as @Cicero12. Here is the one coin with a provenance that was identified by Ex-Numis: [ATTACH]...
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