Yes, clearly only five not six. Should have corrected the NAC information. Also, apparently I misunderstood which galley direction meant leaving...
Continuing my quest for Hadrian’s travel series, this sestertius is the first of two travel series coins that I acquired in the recent NAC...
While I agree that, based on this description, the auction house acted reprehensibly, I also echo lrbguy's observations above: 1. ALWAYS read the...
Echoing the opinions of Orfew and Clavdivs, above, if your coin-collecting budget is in the moderate range, I think you'd be more satisfied...
This is a very articulate differentiation between collecting ancient vs. modern coins, at least to the extent that I understand/remember when I...
What strikes me about this coin is the detail in the lion's-head mask on the reverse. For a coin that's not even 0.5" in diameter, the ability to...
Did this incident happen on the Circumvesuviana local railroad line from Naples to Sorrento? (The husband of the couple with whom we were...
Ha! Reminds me of my all-time favorite line from the TV series The Mentalist: Patrick Jane (played by Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (played by...
This coin is clearly NOT RIC 234. It appears to be a previously unrecorded reverse (Tarraco mint) similar to obverses of RIC 33 et al., or an...
This coin appears to be a genuine Nero "as." The weight and size are normal for this coin, and to my eye the surface, texture, and patina appear...
This statement contains so many unreasonable, unproven, and crypto-hostile assumptions about ancient coin collectors and collecting that it’s hard...
Wow! What a difference! Is it possible that the coin was cleaned after the photo was taken, but before you received it? Nice portrait!
Are you sure you meant for those threads to be deleted, rather than just locked from new posts? There are hundreds of very valuable...
I would observe that one would not expect genuine examples of this coin to be selling on any venue for that price. That observation alone is...
Every aspect of your potential replacement coin strongly recommends it: the portrait is bold, artistic, and recognizable; the obverse legend is...
I have two of the common types mentioned in the original post: [ATTACH] OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS) AR Denarius (3.84 g.) Brundisium & Rome (?) ca. 29...
I would, however, draw a line between those casual "collectors" who may want just a few ancient coins because they're fascinated with them, vs....
This is truly an excellent example of this type, and I'm glad it ended up in AJ's collection. I was the underbidder on this coin at Heritage's...
If you are going to keep one of the coins, I would suggest keeping #2. I suspect that the first coin has been somewhat tooled along Claudius'...
A year or two ago my collection branched out from 12 Caesars to include coins of Hadrian. His imperial coins are of universally high engraving...
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