The Leu catalogue is beautiful, and a complete waste of money. I've binned every one I've received. Come to think of it, I haven't received the...
Please be aware that people are receiving fake 2nd chance offers and invoices based on SixBid bidding. I've seen one of these myself from a...
Here's my example of the Sempronius Graccus that finished up Andres' set. Ti. Sempronius Graccus. 40 BC. AR Denarius (3.80g, 19.3mm, 1h). Rome...
Great post and lovely coins, Carausius! I have only one so far, Polyhymnia, but it hails from the Clain-Stefanelli and Dr. Freidrich...
Wow. It works beautifully. Great tool!
Forgeries come in all shapes, sizes and values. Do not think for a second that some poor Palestinian kid wouldn't forge widow's mites to sell to...
I agree with TIF on the definition of being a numismatist. In the early 20th century, it was also common to see the auction catalogues of the...
[ATTACH] L. Hostilius Saserna. Denarius 48, AR (4.10g, 19mm, 1h). Female head r., wearing oak wreath. Rev. L·HOSTILIVS SASERN Victory advancing...
I've done it. I went from a collector of all things ancient to strictly Roman Republic some years back. I sold probably 90% of my non Roman...
Please review the CoinsWeekly links in my thread here to learn about the main types of fakes we encounter....
Please let us know how it is. I can’t make it over to San Fran this weekend but it’s an easy flight for me and I’ve gone to several shows there.
It’s been some time so my recollection is not perfect, but I think this happened to me and it was due to an incorrect account or routing number....
I'm hanging out drinking some wine and grooving on my latest prawn denarius and thought I'd share some of my cooler anonymous symbol denarii....
I'm willing to admit that I was the one of the book ends sitting by you encouraging you to bid! It's the finest I think I've ever seen and...
Congratulations. This is tough coin to get decent as there are always compromises. Here's mine. [ATTACH]
Unlike my screen name suggests, I only have 2 Carthaginian examples left over from my collecting life prior to my current Roman Republican diet:...
Here's a pretty greenie, supposedly owned by Haeberlin but not part of his 1933 sale. Anonymous Æ Litra Circa 234-231 BC. (3.19g, 15.7mm,...
A fabulous example Fugio has! Since we're sharing 53/2's, here are mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's also worth noting the 53/2 is often used as...
It's a CR 53/2, which is a very common type but has lots of stylistic variations as defined by Brinkman. I would say yours is a Brinkman Group 3...
I'd pose this as a poll but the software isn't quite flexible enough for multiple questions: - What metrics do you choose to add coins? Roman...
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