I also have not seen Nabataean silver before. Nice pick up @Mat!
@Finn235 Also, three great coins.
@Finn235 The term C dealer is very appropriate. I only deal with it if the coins/price matrix makes sense to deal with the overall barely...
I have bought from them and I think that the issue is that the seller has limited English and may very well be a one person operation. I like...
[ATTACH] Saloninus, Antoninianus, SPES PVBLICA AR Antoninianus Saloninus Caesar: 258 - 260AD Augustus: 260AD Issued: 258 - 260AD 20.0mm 3.80gr...
Great write up, @Roman Collector. Most of the appeal in collecting both ancients in general and provincial coins in particular is the...
@PeteB Oh man is that exciting to see, even with the accompanying sadness of not owning it myself! Fantastic coin!
@Roman Collector Nicely done write up. Very enjoyable to read. Great coins from your collection as well. @Limes A lot of victorious emperors of...
@dougsmit I think that there is less of that affliction in ancients than in other areas of collecting though. Or I just don’t experience it in...
I honestly think that there is a limit to what a collector new to the hobby can enjoy when it comes to US issues. There is the price barrier for...
[ATTACH] I’ve also been able to add some coins from the Clain-Stefanelli collection. This is the most recent. Provincial, Hadrianotherai,...
[ATTACH] This was a happy win. I had missed the first part of the Gysen collection but I was able to add this lovely to mine from his. Probus,...
Exactly. Thank you @Roman Collector !
Hi All, About a month ago or so there was a conversation which referenced a Spink sale that was particularly useful for ancient coins as a...
Well “Valentinian” and “Valens” are separate people. There are also Valentinian II and Valentinian III. Just so you understand that Valens is...
Nice pickup @Mat. For all of the crabbing about eBay in general, when you find a really cool piece like Mat's for $20 it keeps the hope and...
Well, @Bing beat me to it but I’ll post my Nikopolis anyway. [ATTACH] Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE18, ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΠΡΟC AE18...
+1.
This was a nice surprise to see this thread resurrected.
Great coins all. @dougsmit That Devicta is unusual in that the face of Victory seems to be the only worn spot on the reverse. I bought this...
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