For all of the auction houses with whom I've dealt, this assertion is simply not true. In fact, NAC, CNG, and others give an unlimited guarantee...
Agree -- the quality of the reverse art is superb. Interestingly, I have a similar aureus of this type: [ATTACH] TITUS 69 - 79 A.D. AV Aureus...
I've always found the personification of natural features to be both a curious and interesting aspect of ancient mythology, especially rivers. My...
Having used a dealer/agent since I began collecting ancient coins in 2007, I can state factually that my actual experience with my dealer is the...
I tend to agree about their prices. The Vespasian denarius, while the best of its type that I've seen, is bizarrely overpriced as well as...
In theory, for highly priced coins you can always find an escrow company to handle the transaction.
If you're considering ancient Roman or Greek coins from them, most of them appear easy to research using ACSEARCH or possibly CNG''s search...
It's safe to assume that neither of us have examined this coin in-hand, so assertions about its metal and smoothing (or lack thereof) are derived...
My impressions of this coin: 1. It appears to be RIC 282. Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, laureate right. Rev: S C in field, Domitian...
FYI, you can get an idea of what your coin sells for at retail, by ancient coin dealers, on the vcoins.com website. If you use the SEARCH...
Describing this coin as a "mediocre specimen" is far too harsh when there is so much to recommend it. Both the obverse and reverse are well...
This has been an interesting thread, about an interesting coin. It is indeed a very attractive coin. I have a question that doesn't appear to...
How is it possible to know if a coin's portrait of an emperor is realistic? I've often wondered if it's even theoretically possible to know, to a...
I didn't start collecting sestertii until I had completed my 12 Caesars aurei and denarii collections. I certainly wish I had started earlier --...
A familiar bust -- I used the same one a few hears ago when I illustrated my "mint set of Galba:...
I might be in the minority here, but I think the issue with NGC's grading and slabbing of ancient coins has more to do with the grading aspect of...
While I agree in general with most of your above post, this particular statement is, for me, not accurate. The difference between the auction...
This is almost exactly what I was going to reply as well. Simple is better. In your position -- not wanting the coin -- I would simply email the...
Yes, I agree that the smoothing marks in the reverse fields are much more obvious in this picture. Is there any evidence that the edge chip was...
My own observations and thoughts about this coin and the accompanying thread are pretty much in alignment with AncientJoe's post, above. My first...
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