Funny, we seem to have similar tastes. The following are my four other coins around $1k. [ATTACH] ATTICA, Athens AR Tetradrachm 22.5mm, 17.18g,...
This is easily my most expensive coin, though from what I can tell also my best bargain. Interestingly, I went back to my spreadsheet and found...
I don't entirely agree with this. I've purchased a number of coins at auction at far lower prices than one can achieve through dealers, and I know...
Just recently broke down and purchased some coins from Marc Breitsprecher, including my first ever sestertius! I've purchased from him in the past...
For FedEx, once the package ships you can request through their website that the package be held at a FedEx facility for pickup. It sometimes...
Sounds like an interesting book. Does this also pertain to the Hellenistic period, or is it mainly before?
There's nothing I'm tremendously interested in at this Roma, but it will be interesting to see if the sanctions have any affect on some of the...
I would absolutely pay $2M for this coin if a) I had that much spare change sitting around and b) it wouldn't put me in mortal danger from my...
Here's a similar example of prices not going up much. I paid 500 CHF at the last Leu auction. It previously sold for 480 CHF in October 2020 at...
In my limited experience with ancient coins, it certainly seems that buyers have a herd mentality. For example, take a look at what's going on...
I can't really comment on the coin since it's far beyond my expertise, but the coin does look nice. I've been after a Gaza sample for some time....
I was rather surprised to find this coin. Of course I was aware of Paeonia, but I hadn't known there was a Hellenistic era king named Leon. He was...
On a different note, I'm sure a number of us have coins that were manufactured in Ukraine, though we're not aware of that fact. :)
Very nice and the price can't be beat! I don't own a single sestertius myself. I've been tempted, but I'm still looking for the right "match". :)
In my bid to expand the story of "Philip II, Alexander III, and the Age of the Diadochi", I recently picked up these coins that I thought I'd...
As an aside, I've seen a huge number of coins from Olbia and Pantikapaion hit the market recently, though the prices don't yet seem to reflect...
I've never bothered to do the blood test thing, but I did spend some time creating a family tree. My paternal grandmother's paternal grandparents...
I‘m not going to make this personal as I have a lot of respect for you and your posts, and I know we’re both better than that. I read Arrian...
Now that I'm where my books are: 1) I looked in Arrian and found nowhere mentioning a hush job by Kassander. Could you please provide the...
Those are all great suggestions! I've looked into buying a Nero sestertius or denarius (I have neither), but at the quality I'd prefer they get a...
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