That pretty well sums it up. A few ancients were buyied in sealed jugs that di not leak so all they got was heavy toning but most were lost in...
This is my favorite because it is a die duplicate of another that I have notified two different auction houses that theirs was plated but even had...
I don't care what the coin is, if you don't like it, don't buy it. I see no reason to think this coin is fourree but I agree that 90% of the...
Thanks to all. In this case it seems a lot of hoopla over being #2. If I am Jim Brown, I guess that makes @Alegandron Tom Brady??? In 1997, I...
I would like more of these but the dealers I have frequented don't often carry them. Big dealers more often have high priced (but pretty) gold or...
I have seen a hundred worse uses of $59 posted here in the last year or so. We all would like better for less but this seems like a decent coin...
There are three major groups of Julia Domna separated by legend. In the earliest period the legend is IVLIA DO_MNA AVG. These came from the first...
I do many multiples including this one: In addition to those three, there is the one with the error in the mintmark (A for lambda) [ATTACH] and...
My Alexis III is also my favorite cup coin. To be well struck, these required two hammer blows with the die tilted between. To be well struck,...
There are two ways of getting a really black background without resorting to postprocessing. One (suggested here by TIF) is to buy some expensive...
The three holes seem to be a fact. The 'why' is conjecture. I note that both of our coins have two larger holes and one slightly smaller. Why?...
This dupondius IS a Minerva reverse and struck so poorly that it is almost interesting. Add to that 'barbarous' and the question is how much...
Look again. The reverse shows doublestriking. Follow the border circle and see how it is oval.
How much would be fair to add on for self insurance when we consider that there are easily a million ancient coin variations as distinct as those...
Two things: Pegasus is the obverse and there are many a lot easier to find from other cities that issued the type. Look for a Corinth: [ATTACH]
I was about to say I liked them all except #8 when I noticed it was a drachm rather than the larger stater. This explains what I considered a low...
That is a fact. You (behind you back) probably have been called a crook trying to steal her treasure and she may well find someone else who knows...
I thought the concept of the buyers fee was to compensate the house for professional services rendered. This reminds me of being seated in a...
By far my favorite Ptolemy is the Ptolemy II tetradrachm with year date corrected (overdate) 34/33. Sure I wish it were mint sate. Who has that...
It might be good to compare the coin situation to other professional opinions. When you go to a doctor who says you have a month to live, does he...
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