Congratulations! It's always very much appreciated when BCD’s tag(s) have been preserved -- but quite a nice prize to get his tag AND photo! A...
Great example! My Alabanda has some kinda unsightly black crust, but these are big impressive coins no matter what, with great Pegasi and...
That would be my first thought, too, but there were people watching it live. I had an appointment that meant I had to leave while the live bidding...
Here's my favorite ever Ti. Quinctius (sadly now foolishly sold) plus the photos of it that I recently found in the "(Richard) Schaefer Binders"...
I've always felt a nice Constantinian AE3 is indeed a lovely coin. They're not as nice (still, nice enough), but I got these 12 coins at VAuctions...
Oh no, don't get me started on Stack's descriptions of ancient coins! Aside from their puffed up superlatives, they also frequently make the most...
Here's my most recent M. Aurelius, a Provincial from Corinth, from the BCD Corinth sale, no. 721 (Lanz 105, 26 Nov 2001; that's the catalog in the...
I noticed a couple other prices that seemed unreasonably high, but this one was by far the most extreme. There was a pair of decent-but-not-great...
Great rhinos, @Hamilcar Barca ! And some other wonderful quadrans collections, @Ryro , @Bing , et al.! I've got a couple of the rhinos but...
I think the past empirical evidence would indicate that war typically causes the prices of ancient coins from that area to drop because coins...
Now, if we could get a brockage Kalathos that would really be something! Since it's more often on the reverse, I only see two on ACSearch.
That's a great find @akeady ! Very few of the C-S coins were sold with prior provenance. I happened to find one that was published in her 1987...
Severus Alexander (Augustus, 222-235 CE) Æ Sestertius (28.5mm, 22.23g, 12h). Rome, c. 231-235 CE. Ob: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate bust right,...
Many thanks for the additional background, Bob! Not knowing the literature yet I suppose I wouldn't be in a position to fault anyone for being...
Speaking of destructive v. non-destructive: While there is a lot that can be done with non-destructive analysis, and more all the time, I've been...
I've got one of those "Sack of Athens" Tetradrachms being referred to at the end there. I haven't checked the original sources or anything, but I...
Please pardon the almost-5-years-old bump, but perhaps it is especially relevant once again... (I didn't see any other posts on the recent...
Wow, I really love the LXXII issues (especially the Chi-type, of course!), but have yet to add one myself. Here are three others (including one...
Good topic! I have a few ex-Dattari Collection coins (I keep an eye out for them, along with a few other collections I like), but this one is my...
Obv: Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹƐΥ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust. Rev: LIΓ (Year 13). Trophy of captured arms; at the base, two bound Germanic...
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