It takes a little practice with each site to figure out which firms' are available where and how to find them, including potential language...
Yes, I've had that request (and complied) from multiple Spanish auction houses. (I'm the USA, just give them my Driver License # or photo with...
This one isn't a sphinx, but it's clearly inspired by the imagery of the sphinx. A dog (companion animal of Asclepius, who appears on obv.) from...
Yes, very likely the provenance is out there to be found. Often takes me a long time to discover new provenances for a coin like this if it...
I love all those Moneyer Asses in one photo! Looks really beautiful like that. Also always really cool seeing a bunch of large RIC bronzes with...
Yes, I made a bunch of purchases from him in the 2010s (last time that I can find in my notes was in 2014, a Ti. Quinctius Hercules/rat denarius,...
There does seem to be a noticeable range of sizes for the various AE Asses, at least from example to example (haven't checked on issue to issue)....
Whoa! You got a group lot of 10 of those? LUCKY YOU! Nice little hemis!
Great Theban Stater! And, is that Achaean League above? I had one that would satisfy both prompts (thumbnail is a Boeotian League AE), but I'll go...
Congratulations! You're right, those photos are much better (especially the 78/3). I noticed what seemed like a high preponderance of carnyx and...
OP coin looks like it's a great one. Well preserved late Roman bronze coins like that can be wonderful. I've got a couple of Licinius' AE3s in my...
These are really interesting comments. I've thought about this coin a lot (especially for not having the RIC type yet!), but I had also accepted...
Congratulations on the late arrival of your Nero! I've had a few long waits like that from both Spain and Germany in the past year or two. (One...
Regarding the provenance to Holm et al., this is indeed a Danish provenance... I've cut-and-pasted my provenance file notes about Holm below. He...
Great Judaea Capta Sestertius! I recently posted this one (AE As), sort of the reverse situation. CNG had it attributed as the Lyon mint, 79 CE...
The big problem with sellers like this isn't the fakes you recognize, but the fakes you don't know you have. Most large serious collections...
By now I recognize that Byzantine follis immediately, even with the fake weathering and not seeing the reverse:...
I believe I have only one Provincial coin of Corinth, a Marcus Aurelius (BCD Corinth 721). Not my prettiest coin, but it holds a fair amount of...
I wanted the halved AR Shekel below not only because I love the type (and the controversies over its interpretation) and knew I'd never get a full...
Did anyone notice the most impressive thing about the auction? That bid-caller was effortlessly switching between (at least) four languages, and...
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