I thought that was potentially problematic: To have a coin for sale at two venues. If someone bids on the auction while another buys on ebay,what...
In my ebay days, I often purchased from Lucernae. Nice guy! Wonder what he’s up to here, though?
There was a variety of different silver types early in the reign of the Constantines. There was a silver multiple of 4 siliquae, silver multiple...
I took a look at one of my Siliquae, Constantius II, 348 AD, London mint. It’s 17 mm and 2.04g. It has clearly been clipped, but how much? The...
Nope, sorry. No rigorous study. And as you say; many are clipped. You can take a look at the variation here:...
I don’t think you will find many siliqua over 3 grams. They vary significantly in weight. The siliqua of the Constantines are 2 to 3.5 grams (yes,...
[ATTACH] Well, I’m sitting here going through my late Roman silver coinage while watching a docu about Septimius Severus. This is a silver...
I think you’re right on both.
Please let us know if you find out. It would be very interesting if it was a chalice.
Could it be a scroll? Or a chalice? The early coinage of Hadrian has many types with deities handing over a scroll to the new emperor, Trajan...
A constant challenge for the empire, was to provide sufficient amounts of prescious metals to make money of, in order to make the economy work....
Are you looking at the eyes of Athena? That was the only detail I questioned with this coin, but I never knew much about this type.
Am I seeing a pretty impressive collection of sceattas on the top row? Not bad!
Thanks. I remember feeling I got a significant coin with both. The Torquatus is for sale on a regular basis. The F.C.Sulla, with what I have seen...
That’s a beauty, Phil. Isn’t your avatar coin also related to these times?
Oh, great coins and write-up. Here we’re into some of the most fascinating times. [ATTACH] About L.Manlius Torquatus: «Torquatus belonged to...
This is not my experience. Some auctions have bid start 1£. By the time the live auction starts, pre-bids have raised starting price to a...
The way you practice setting estimates and opening bids has always worked great, at least for me. The conservative grading and pricing of CNG has...
I really like the thick coins of Maximinus II with a high relief. I don't think this reverse has been shown yet: [ATTACH] Cyzicus 311-13 AD RIC...
My first thought is that prices like that are the result of impatience, not lack of supply. Looks like @Severus Alexander made a better deal than...
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