Nice find of a significant old provenance by CNG which would certainly boost its value Can’t really comment on the edge filing. I understand the...
Just got this latest addition from Emporion today after picking it up as an unsold from the last Kuenker auction [ATTACH] Spain, Emporion AR...
@PeteB Excellent Segesta didrachm! The hound is a cirneco dell'etna, a hunting dog from western Sicily. Apparently, the name is derived from a...
A topic that is always exciting! My most recent addition from the Ibercoin auction of Turismo Collection in June is most likely from the same time...
You got a nice example of an interesting and uncommon coin. One of the earliest from Emporion. Here is my example: [ATTACH] Spain, Emporion AR...
First medieval purchase: [ATTACH] Comtat d'Empúries Hug IV (1200-1230) Billon Diner 0.64 gm O: sword; IMPVRIAR around R: cross; +VGO COMS...
Perfect timing on another great topic! As I read this, I realized I had just recently added two of the smallest coins in my collection. [ATTACH]...
The Turiaso Collection of Celtiberian coins had some very nice and very rare specimens. I did not win a few early Emporion coins but I still got...
Doug I agree the Vlasto 1084-1085, Cote 436 reverse is the same as your coin. Can’t find a die match for the obverse in either book, but there...
Tough to pick a favorite for Taras but here are two (obverse and reverse images reversed): [ATTACH] Taras AR didrachm 380-345 BC 7.77 gm O:...
Doug Your coin is not Vlasto 1087 which has ΣΩΛΜ at right on the reverse [ATTACH] looks more like Vlasto 1084 or 1085 (same reverse dies) [ATTACH]...
Whenever I think of saccos, Syracuse tetradrachms come to mind. But I have one from Motya that was copied from a Syracuse coin.[ATTACH] Motya AR...
Acheliois must have abandoned Emporium, Emporiae by then, in the 2nd or 3rd century AD. At that time, the Fluvia River changed course, probably...
I really enjoyed your presentation for the ANS Long Table back in February. I believe your transcript is online at academia.edu , but not the...
Instead of a coin, I have an Asklepios story: While in Barcelona 2018, I specifically went to the Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona to...
Good question! A quick search shows that Leu has offered other coins with this pedigree and that de Loye was associated with Avignon so they must...
For Carthaginian AV staters and EL shekels, a key feature for attribution in Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins is the location of the small...
An example of 50 CHF going for thousands: I was interested in this to complete my collection of Magas AEs but at least two others wanted it MUCH...
An interesting aspect of collecting Kyrenaika coins are “unpublished" coin types which still show up about once or twice a year. Here are a few...
Along with my will, I have written instructions for financial matters to my family which includes information about my collection, like my...
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