This is a typo. After denomination, they give the struck date as 41-45 - obviously after Caligula's reign. This kind of thing can happen if you...
I have a lot of respect for this. It's always nice to save some money, but there's more to collecting than just hunting bargains.
I was wondering what the reasoning behind this bid was. Sometimes you just gotta have that particular piece.
Obols are even a bit larger than I'd consider a real fraction. Search "Tetartemorion" and "Hemiobol" for the real tiny stuff. Add in "Thrac" or...
The most exciting areas of fractional silver are going to be the Thraco-Macedonian region (including both Macedon, Thrace, and the Uncertain...
900/1200 because I am physically incapable of telling IdesofMarch and AncientJoe apart. I just see dollar signs. :greedy: Tif - I guess my lead...
A hint – look at Byzantine Cherson.
"uber-rare" might be a bit of an exaggeration. 212 examples on Coinarchives, almost entirely quarter siliquae like this one.
Don't think of it as a fake Roman coin, think of it as an authentic Renaissance medal.
Very true. But when dealers do manufacture names, this is the kind they go with. Not "Archibald Q. Chuffington (1852-1910)."
Ya, that's just not how it happens. When you see an old, verifable pedigree - REGARDLESS of how minor the individual was - you can bet that its...
Because its not just any cast imitation, its a 'Paduan' imitation made during the Renaissance. These are collectible in their own right.
Ming coins also start having mint names. And in the earlier Song and Tang periods, various secret marks were definitely used to delineate the...
Doubtful. There are so, so, so many of these that either aren't published or aren't published in readily available sources. Welcome to the wild,...
@Loong Siew - I'm familiar with the silver issues. But I have not handled a gold coin from this region like the one you posted originally and I am...
Doug is probably referring to the machine struck Guangdong cash. While common, they are only one issue, and about 30 years before the last. Most...
Steve, that is a remarkably organized battlestation you have there. Not at all what I was expecting from you!
In response to the original post, lose the gloves. Cotton gloves have no grip, making it much, much more likely to drop the coin. Hold the piece...
It happens a lot with weird stuff like this that's tough to value. Then there's the sales right at the start of a market shift. A perfect example...
I was the one who set the estimate. No one here even remotely expected that price. I thought something between $500 and $1000 for the hammer, some...
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