Beautiful coin! Yours must be an awesome collection. I am also planning to focus on Augustus to Constantine I and then re-assess how to do the...
This is my first denarius and the second coin in my “one from every emperor” collection. I’m off to a slow start, but I’m so excited to be on the...
Not sure about the Vespasians, but the Gordian III appears to be a very nice coin. Maybe a couple years ago these were $300 coins, but the current...
Are there any brick and mortar ancient coins stores? I guess there is Harlan J. Berk but that is half a country away from me.
I lost out on the only denarius I bid on, but only by one increment and I didn't bid crazy high. Not sure if making generalizations is appropriate...
I can't speak for the Roman Republicans, but many of the better Greek coins went for very strong prices.
That is a very interesting observation. I know that Chinese coins are a big growth market but I'm surprised that there is a market for ancient...
Nothing today. I had one primary target and it set a new auction record for the type. By a lot. 2.8x what the same coin sold for six months ago.
Thanks all for the thoughtful comments. Sometimes you just need someone to talk some sense into you.
By all indications I'm probably going to get my arse whipped at Roma again. It's almost become just a game: how far do I bid up the coin, before...
You might not like it but this is one of the arguments for third party grading. Currently one dealer's Extremely Fine is another's FDC. Tooling,...
Some are not dismal, including the examples you showed. I believe early on (like your Philip I examples) the coins were made mostly of silver and...
As I'm planning out my Imperial Roman collection, I'm struggling with the mid-third century ones from Philip I (r. 244-249 CE) to Carinus (r....
Great coin!
I found a nice coin that looks like it will fit into my newly-started set of Roman Emperors. But, I am hesitating because it is an "as Caesar"...
That really is a beautiful Zeus!
So many great other examples! Thanks for sharing them all.
Beautiful coin! I love the toning and the extremely well-struck reverse.
Definitely no deep pockets here, at least how I would define it. But I do follow the philosophy of "less is more". If I could pickup a handful of...
Yeah, I'm thinking Mint State might be somewhat liberally applied by NGC for ancients. There seems to be some contention between NGC grading and...
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