Kudos for the Tiberius with the quadriga reverse -- a welcome change from the more widely collected Pax-as-Livia (or is it Livia-as-Pax?) reverse...
My coin is RIC 115, which RIC lists as C2 -- very common. So I would guess that the counterclockwise legend isn't particularly rare.
It's been my observation in the past that CNG has a very good eye for coins that are undervalued at auction, which they purchase for their retail...
Congratulations! These are excellent examples of the main types of coins that would have circulated during Domitian's reign. You might want to...
"Blame" is a mischaracterization of my comment regarding Heritage and NGC. I'm theorizing about the reasons for the rapid rise of prices -- far...
Short story -- very fascinating! https://apple.news/Akq9hl5RET2eWy14bM-TJTA
Many decades ago, after visiting Hadrian's Villa outside of Rome, I became fascinated by the opulence and extravagance of his lifestyle. After...
The hammer price on this coin is justifiable only to those who collect slabs and not coins. Just about three months ago Heritage sold this...
Artwork restoration vs. coin re-engraving are very, very different issues. Almost all artwork is intended by the artist to be permanent and...
No, there are no portrait aurei of Julius Caesar minted in Rome during his lifetime. The coin you illustrate above features Pietas or Vesta on...
It is my understanding that the only portrait coins of Julius Caesar minted in Rome during his lifetime were denarii of this type: [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] OCTAVIAN (as AUGUSTUS) AE Dupondius (?) (20.33 g.) Rome 7 B.C. RIC 429 CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRI – BVNIC POT Laureate head l.,...
It's entirely logical that a knowledgeable retail dealer like CNG would acquire coins that they think are undervalued for their resale inventory....
I suspect this is more of a self-perpetuating business model (some might less charitably call it a scam) invented by Heritage and NGC rather than...
Displaying ancient coins vs. storing ancient coins has been the subject of a number of previous threads on CoinTalk. Here's just one:...
How do you feel about incorrect apostrophes? ;-)
Most markets have some inefficiency, and many markets exhibit moderate to large inefficiencies (just Google "market inefficiency studies" to be...
To my eye, the obverse portrait looks as if it's been tooled by a rotary tool (a Dremel) at least in the areas I've circled; I see what appear to...
Point taken, although I'd argue that "reputable" is implicit in my list above. So, Lanz is one data point among hundreds of auction houses and...
Here is a fairly precise definition of the issue under discussion: 1. Ancient coin(s)... 2. Purchased from ancient coin dealers or auction...
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