Thanks. That makes me feel better about paying up.
Thanks. Do you know where to obtain a copy of this Flament reference? I don’t see it readily available.
I just acquired my second ancient coin! I'm so excited, it's a Christmas present to myself. I have been looking for quite a while for an Athens...
Congratulations on the coin, the job, and the upcoming graduation.
Nice! It’s rare to see such a full design.
Gorgeous coins, all of them!
I'm not qualified to judge authenticity from the photos. But in general I would urge caution with any eBay seller who provides a "story" of where...
Those are both great coins. Superb examples of the issue! You certainly have an eye for quality.
Some of the coins are awesome. But I thought last year's was more impressive, actually. I like the new site. It is more in keeping with the...
Great write up, thanks!
I don't know the series at all, but it looks like a wonderful coin to me. I'm surprised it was only $119. I think you did well.
Interesting. Maybe whoever made the design for the Athenian Tetradrachm (I hope he signed a royalty agreement) was inspired by this type.
The $99 price bothers me a bit, but I am more worried about what else happens when you actually call. As was pointed out, there's no way they ran...
True, but I have not found any examples of Athena wearing her hair in braids, or any cases at all of the braids curving back up. In all examples...
I'm coming around to the hair hypothesis. Looking at the archaic examples, here is one that is most likely hair, with the hair on the forehead and...
Archaic coins clearly show beads for hair, maybe representing braids (see image below from Heritage). It certainly is plausible for the Athenian...
That is awful news. Did you report it to numismaticcrimes.org?
What exactly is this thing highlighted in the photo? I can't find any reference describing it. To me it looks like a piece of leather or cloth...
Thanks, that is super helpful. Roman portrait on obverse, name of city on reverse. Or Roman portrait on obverse, inscriptions in Greek. I...
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