I once cataloged a tray that was worth more than any house in this county. There were only eight coins on it.
If it's the double florin sold by Spink in 2006, it was 400000 GBP.
Is that the complete set yet? I knew there weren't many issues.
Lemme fix that for you: *Some* Egyptian tetradrachms can be bought pretty cheap, especially the later ones. The rest, particularly every single...
The bare headed portrait is just an artistic decision. Bare, laureate, and aegis portraits are struck concurrently with the same reverse types.
The correct rotation is the second pictured. Orient it with the initial cross in the legend.
"Conjugated" Tehehe. amo amas amant amamus amatis amant But seriously, the word you are looking for is either conjoined or jugate, either would...
I mean, I do know a thing or two about coins. If they have any replicas, they'll be clearly noted, as with the above example.
Having worked at this museum, I can say with confidence that this is not true here.
Dealers don't keep provenance? Then explain why I spend so much damn time researching it in old sale records.
The porosity probably kept the price down a bit. In any case, I wasn't under the impression that Hormizd II was particularly rare. Still, glad...
We've called you many things, but "uninteresting" has never been one of them.
1/1000 drachm? I think this is a kilodrachm.
Corpus Nummorum Italicorum (CNI) is available online. It is the catalog of the collection of Vittorio Emmanuelle III and is the most extensive...
I see nothing to indicate that the piece could be unofficial. Legend arrangement variations are extremely common for this time period. I do have...
Might be a slight bit more this time, as the offices are closed today and Monday for the holiday. But rest assured that the shipping department...
Cointalk est pas anglais. Que voulez-vous dire?
You should work on a Phanes set next! The stater will be tough, though. And have you ever considered doing a set of the Lydian kings? I've always...
Congratulations on actually owning the smallest electrum coin! Everyone always thinks their 96th is, then I have to tell them about the 192nd. A...
No, I would not call it rare. Not too common these days, though.
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