Since you believe in arguments, what is your opinion about this Kentoripai your dearest Dr sold as ex early Hess for 700+ Euros?[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't know to whom you refer. Your post introduces noise without offering an opinion about the coin I posted.
Gadoury is an old auction house and I don't think anyone could blame them for the SNG ANS 234 they have on sale. It is a VERY convincing fake...
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After studying at least 500 of these I can immediately recognise a fake. This particular one passed from a Roma Numismatics esale of 2015 and is...
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So if the reasoning in the IBSCC bulletin still stands, this coin is condemned for the same reasons. I kindly ask the opinion of @Barry Murphy on...
It seems people have a very short memory and sellers count on it. The coin was brought in the market by Lanz and then passed through several...
Then trust the well known dealer and go for it!
What can I say there will be no end of this unless someone dumps it in an erupting volcano... Shameful and shameless consignor and dealers [ATTACH]
I think toning doesn't appear so pronounced with the new setup.
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The OP's coin has a very shallow and square incuse with a mirror like surface and is very different from the De Gereuth sample. It certainly...
@AncientJoe :if something is strange, it is the casting sprue (?!) or whatever it is and the excess metal which I am not sure if it is due to a...
Well if you want to look for this coin, Konuk notes one in his article from a GM auction. I doubt you would find such rare coins in any generic...
Then BMC or Babelon...
Nice coin. But I don't think comparing prices to a fixed price list makes much sense. A female dealer bought a couple of these in a previous roma...
C'mon guys except if you're looking for the most exceptional coin, the prices are ridiculously low compared to before the hoard. Eg this one sold...
If @panzerman was aware of the scuffs there's nothing more to discuss...it looked like a spontaneous/quick purchase that's why I thought I should...
It's a nice coin but I hope you did notice there are 2 scuffs -one of the beak of the griffin and one just next to it...They are not obvious and I...
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