A couple of comments/observations about this coin. First, my dealer told me that the depressed area around the letters in the legend could be due...
When I first started collecting ancient coins a little over ten years ago, my dealer gave me David Vagi's two-book set Coinage and History of the...
You really did find quite a bargain in your coin, which is much better than the other three recent (and more expensive) examples you posted. A...
[ATTACH] This surely could be the showcase coin of any collection simply for its history: the iconic she-wolf reverse, and a survivor of the...
I generally concur with the above observations, at least for those coins with which I have some familiarity, and would add the following: A....
Gold is an element (a metal) and in its purest form is almost completely chemically inert. This means it won't react with anything found in the...
One of my favorite reverses is on this Augustus aureus, with Diana in full hunting regalia: DIANA: [ATTACH] AUGUSTUS AV Aureus (7.90 g.)...
It's understandable that you wouldn't want to discontinue doing business with an auction house that's been satisfactory in the past. Maybe this...
It's not clear (at least to me) what your subsequent posts (after your initial question about authenticity) are trying to accomplish. From my...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-does-everyone-catalog-their-collection.291484/
It would be very interesting and instructional to learn how, in one day, a coin comes out of the ground looking like this: [ATTACH] and becomes...
Here's a direct copy of ANACS' guarantee: [ATTACH] Note especially the second paragraph language: "If the ... grade is lower... ANACS agrees,...
Everybody needs to understand that there is a huge (and legal) difference between an authentication and a guarantee. An authentication is just an...
Being somewhat of an optimist, I currently don't see slabification as imminent or inevitable, but I do agree that if it does happen, it would...
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I just have to say, that's a superb portrait of Nero -- maybe a bit idealized, but highly artistic nonetheless.
My hope is that you'll take the time to read all the threads and posts on this site regarding the cons (and, yes, the pros -- there are some, at...
Thanks, everyone, for your posts and the menagerie illustrated by these Roman coins. I often wonder if the Romans back on the mainland thought...
This is quite a coin. The flan is oversize and contains all of the features of its type; all the features are readily identifiable and readable;...
This aureus is somewhat of a departure for me. Finding high quality aurei of Hadrian’s travel series is difficult and competitive. In...
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