Yes, I think I use the term self serving above. He is a very complex character who, as you know, was one of the Jewish rebel commanders who after...
Most of us who collect ancient and medieval coins are also astute students of history as well and we are all familiar with those events that are...
I have used Ken for some coin purchases. I'll try him. Thanks
Way to go. That's boss.
These last few posts have really whetted my appetitive to obtain an ancient pugio or Luristan sword blade or any ancient spear point, iron or...
I love your "pugio". I have seen the sword blades from Luristan before but never a pugio or sicca. This is from Luristan, Persia, is it not? Do...
Is that a Luristan, Persia? sword blade up there on the wall?
This is from my curio cabinet. About half the items in it are original and genuine ancient artifacts and the other ones I picked up as souvenirs...
Here I will introduce to you a word not much used in English but which explains to me what was going on here, theological "gobbledygook", that is,...
However did such a beautiful coin ever survive the ravages of 1800 years to come down to us in the condition it has?
Normally I would be a buyer right now as I have no debt, a modest income in a relatively safe area. That all changed a few weeks ago when my adult...
Perhaps, but if the current virus crisis continues and the economy goes under, many collectors and businesses will be dumping their collections...
I think what you are talking about is "deflation" and what has just happened to oil, even leaving out the Russian-Saudi feud, is going to happen...
Double ditto. Nicely put.
No, I didn't quite spend a gold coin at face value but in 1961 I did buy some really nice fishing equipment from a sporting goods store. The price...
I started collecting back in the late 1950's when one could pick up some really good stuff in circulation, silver dollars, buffalo nickels, the...
I have two non coin items from Britain that are way overdue. Both were to be sent by Royal Mail about two weeks ago. Their whereabouts are unknown...
The digital SLR with 12 megapixels, even less, can take excellent pictures of small objects, like coins, and can be picked up for far under $500...
True enough, but I have recently seen several well known dealers, with good reputations, who acquire hundreds of new coins at a time and throw...
The following two coins are associated with early victories over Rome's enemies to the North. The denarius was issued ca. 118 BC by the moneyer...
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