Congratulations on the Victoriatus. I was fortunate to pick up a few nice examples recently and hopefully will seller the lesser graded ones to...
Love the style and toning on that shekel. These have become very desirable and pricey of late.
Very nice portrait Carl.
Like everything in life there are pros and cons to slabs vs raw coins. I agree with a lot that has been said above and disagree with some. I've...
Slabs work better with modern issues particularly proof coins as they prevent 'damage'. With ancients, each coin is unique and a buyer has to...
@Severus Alexander I’ve been away from the forum for a while concentrating on some battles of my own which suddenly seem so insignificant. So very...
Just won this at today’s Roma auction. I have a Shekel dated CY 137 which equates to AD 11/12 but, to me, a half shekel lifetime issue seems to be...
I don't like it......I LOVE IT. Thanks for sharing
My only coin from the Bosporus Kingdom is this one from Asander. Apparently he went to battle well into his 90s and starved himself to death when...
@Nap thank you for sharing. A very nice selection of Henry VIII coins. At 55 he looked pretty worn out, much like his coins. @dougsmit...
They aren't cheap unless in very poor condition. The more frustrating issue though is that very few decent examples come up for sale. So if you...
I'm Henry the eighth the eighth I am.....:D. I prefer this forum to the moderns any day of the week.
@spirityoda a quick search on Heritage or CNG websites will give you a guide price:happy:;)
That's a great coin John. I think the 17th and 18th century gold strikes by the Swiss cantons are very attractive coins. Great addition.
I'll have 7, 9 and 14 please:happy:
Thanks @Mammothtooth. I missed out on it's identical twin (Obverse and reverse) at CNG. Thought I had it in the bag at 4 times the estimate but...
Remembered in history for beheading two of his wives and numerous other close friends and advisors, Henry VIII would have qualified as a...
My favourite tet is this one from the Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachus: [ATTACH]
I did however, manage to get me this Bithynia, Calchedon c.Late 3rd Century B.C. AV Stater, in the name and type of Lysimachus with diademed head...
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