I put in a single proxy-bid right before going to work yesterday evening. I was expecting my bid to be blown completely out of the water, but I...
Well, nobody ever asks me to post one of these Burmese beauties! [ATTACH] Burma/Myanmar, Pyu and Mon city states. AR unit of 80 ratti,...
Hey, now where have I seen that sceatta before ;). Neat collection you’ve acquired in a rather short period of time. Who knows, you might even...
I have said it before, but awesome coin @Roerbakmix! Those new images sure make it look much nicer and the history you managed to drum up sure...
Excellent topic, @Orielensis. Very informative and your collection is simply stunning! I very much agree with your favourite; that Gerno is an...
While certainly not ancient, I can show a 16th century coin that still retains some original lustre! The second half of the sixteenth was a rather...
It was very nice meeting you here, @Pellinore ! We had a lovely talk during lunch and it was a pleasure conversing with you. I was surprised to...
I am selling a couple of things that no longer fit in my collection or have been upgraded recently. Quite a wide range of things, so who knows,...
Sweet Eraviscan, @akeady! I absolutely love their denarii. How about a Celtiberian? [ATTACH] Hispania, Bolskan (Osca/Huesca). AR Denarius (C....
How about a medieval Lion? [ATTACH] Prince-bishopric of Liège, Bishop Jean de Flandre (de Dampierre). AR Esterlin, 1282-1292. Struck in Huy...
@Roerbakmix , it was a pleasure walking around the fair with you for a while and finally meeting you IRL! Hopefully you’ve enjoyed yourself and...
How about a handful of hollow handle spades? [ATTACH] Cast during the late Spring and autumn period (771-476 BC) right up untill around 400 BC...
Awesome bracteate! Love the perfectly round depiction of the cranium! I’ll show my one and only German brakteat from Lüneburg (Heinrich der Löwe,...
Massive thanks, @TIF! That indeed proves my suspicion. It does make you wonder what they were up to in regnal year 6, not striking this beautiful...
This past week, one of my favourite local coin auctions was held. They often have nice lots of ancients, where at times true bargains can be had....
Hey, I recognise those two :woot:! Glad we could strike a deal. As I said, I think you will appreciate them for their rarity far more than I...
Colourful patina? I can do that! How about this lovely blue spade? (Anyang, state of Zhao, 350-220 BC) [IMG] Next: A non-round coin.
Well, precisely dating Chinese coins is difficult. Date ranges are, especially in this early period, rather large. I took a look at my spades, but...
Thanks for the tag, @furryfrog02! The attribution provided above is somewhat correct, though not complete. The size and weight, as well as the...
The opinions of someone moderatly familiar with coinage from the era: The Ban Liang looks good to me. Can’t fault it calligraphy-wise, not a big...
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