Very instructive, @AncientJoe. Of course, I find all those coins to be completely gorgeous regardless of grade! Here's how one dealer (Arete...
I have no doubt that you're right that there were contexts in which Theta (9) was represented by Delta (4) + Epsilon (5) on ancient coins, because...
Roman Republic, C. Fonteius, AR Denarius, 114-113 BCE. Obv. Laureate, Janiform head of the Dioscuri, control mark N under left chin [mark of value...
Why? To be cynical, in order to facilitate trying to sell it for at least twice the price that might otherwise be feasible. Just compare the "buy...
So, can anyone tell me if I'm right in gathering from what I've read that "Seleucis and Pieria" is something different from "Seleucia in Pieria"?
Nice coins. But Antioch wasn't in Coele-Syria. See the list of the four eparchies of the Syria Province and their capitals, set forth in the...
Yes, the fees are considerably less, and the exchange rates considerably better.
Again, that's just their standard response. The determination isn't up to her. And I've already mentioned that Zach Beasley is a reasonable person.
OK, maybe she is a numismatist, but most people who specialize in U.S. coins also don't know Otho from a hole in the wall!
It's a platform that performs international bank transfers, with much smaller fees than what banks charge for wire transfers. And you can't get...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I gather that she's an administrator, not a numismatist. If so, she almost certainly doesn't know Otho from a hole in...
I think I mentioned that I won a couple of coins at the May 5 Roma Numismatics auction. They arrived very quickly from the UK via DHL Express, and...
I think you're right! Small world. I bought the coin from Steve McBride of Incitatus Coins in December 2020. Is he the person who bought the coin...
Have you informed them of the expert opinion of Jyrki Muona, and forwarded it to them? After all, he's the first person actually to pronounce the...
Unfortunately in this case, I paid for both via Wise.com rather than by credit card. So I will have no recourse unless the auction houses have...
This is why I generally stay away from ancient bronzes unless they come from a highly reputable dealer whom I trust not only to be capable of...
You could just highlight what you write before posting it, and then click the Tx button up above, which removes any formatting codes that may have...
Thanks. For $25 extra, it's definitely worth it to avoid situations like the ones I'm in with Kuenker and Cayon Subastas. So I've already paid the...
Like others here, I pretty much ignore the dealers' grade opinions -- even when an ancient coin is slabbed and the grade comes from NGC! -- and...
Does anyone know if Savoca still uses Fedex, and does so in their "Silver" auctions as well as the Blue? Today's Savoca Silver Auction 133 was the...
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