As the cataloger of that lot, trust me - it's gold. Pale/rose gold, but gold.
Looking in the dictionary, aeneus apparently does mean brass or copper, but this is the first I have heard it. Æ is generally held to be the...
I think you're all reading too much into it. Ariel was simply relating the find to an an event that most Israelis would be familiar with, and...
The wikipedia.fr has more information on it: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trésor_d'Arras Looks like the book you're looking for is Le trésor de...
Not merely an Augustus aureus, but a restoration of an Augustan type struck under Trajan!
I was an intern there when we were setting up the exhibit! I remember being paranoid that I might knock one of the humidity detectors or something...
You know that I would never tolerate such shoddy cataloging. ;)
EDIT - see above.
CNG has all five volumes. I'd assume that the later empire is just not as well represented in the collection.
Pretty sure you own one of the other two examples I know of for this type: http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=287088
I've spilled a lot of ink arguing that they are. :D
Its not so much willpower as a lack of material. I've been underbidder on about five lots that were just going for more than they're worth. My...
Just be sure to call me if/when you decide to dispose of it. I'M CALLING DIBS. YOU'RE ALL WITNESSES. Oh, and here's another reference for it:...
Hello, my name is Ardatirion and its been four months since my last coin. (NB - Coin Addicts anonymous is a failed concept. The moment you get...
Actually, the opposite tends to happen. When a large hoard of rare-ish coins comes to the market, prices actually remain roughly the same and...
Let me get this out of the way: [MEDIA]
In my opinion, most collectors severely misunderstand Roman-Egyptian coinage when they think of it like the rest of provincial coinage. Unlike the...
Doug, you would've had a partner if I were at that Baltimore show!
Sahasa Malla, not Lilavati. http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=283916
Top right one is correct. It's a griffin head. A tetartemorion of Phokaia in Ionia.
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