Does anyone know why the archaic stuff is listed separately?
It is possible to do a die study without owning the coins yourself. I own none of the pictured coins. There was a big group of Apollonia Pontika...
That particular serial number cannot be found. However, it is typical that NGC slabs don't include the weight or diameter. You should be able to...
There is an "auction season" with the more expensive items typically sold at particular times of the year, @frank008 . I would have guessed the...
I'll be surprised if many respond. Tyana is a tough city. Here is a Pius of Tyana: [ATTACH] CAPPADOCIA, Tyana. Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD), AE...
[ATTACH] Kaunos, 3rd cent BC, AE10, 1.29g (Minted under the Ptolemies) Obv: Head of Alexander the Great right. Rev: K and partial AY monogram;...
SNG Black Sea is online. http://www.s391106508.websitehome.co.uk/PHP/SNG_PHP/04_03_Reply.php?Series=SNGuk&AccessionNo=0901_0190 To do your own...
This $5 junk box find was probably the most difficult to attribute coin that I was eventually able to attribute. (I have others I am still...
I attempted to reshoot mine. No trace of letters. The harpa hook has the opposite orientation as yours. [ATTACH] Congrats on your dupondius....
It does look like a harpa. Although it could be a prow or stern. Here is a coin that also has an uncertain harpa counterstamp. I have been...
See https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/coin-grades and https://germancoins.com/german-coin-grading/ which give the details you need and also...
It looks a great deal like https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=15 The damage on the obverse doesn't...
I consider a cheap mystery coin to be the best possible outcome. Why spend $5k so the inside of my safety deposit box can enjoy an aureus from...
If it is really a nude man, ISEGRIM suggests Herakles or Hermes. http://isegrim.mybluemix.net/#!?m=AE&rs=GERMAN&vt=PORTRAIT%20MAN%20R&rt=man...
Thanks! I like the style of the little face. There should be a third snake, not visible on this example, as it is off the flan. Margaret...
I found a direct link at https://www.academia.edu/16354608/The_Athenian_New_Style_Rome_Pontic_Coins Consider doing a follow-on including the...
If you really want to get sucked into the Portal try looking for your coin in Koray Konuk's die study. You will also learn why Halikarnassos is...
That might explain https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/spooky-canada-hi-ottawa-jail-hostel-2019-prod3580026 [ATTACH]
You are gullible if you are taking numismatic authenticity feedback from a nursing professor. This professor, or a relative, may have been burned...
A $22 bottle of paint is not "going overboard". Something like this is going overboard. What is the recommended cheap/easy setup for white...
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