Why do so many auction houses post black-and-white photos of ancient coins? Because it takes more time to get decent color photos?
Imagine what they'd charge to guarantee the authenticity of, say, an Eid Mar aureus! Not quite what an insurer would charge to cover the risk of...
@Alwin, I read all 15(!) or so blog posts by M. Gaspard Landau about the Passage St. Pierre, where my grandfather was born in 1887, at the link...
Banker's marks aren't a problem at all unless they cover an important part of a coin's design. They're part of the coin's original history, and...
Thanks!
It does, although I don't know how much one has to add for the buyer's fee. Still, even a total close to $1,000 would probably be a bargain.
We all make mistakes! How much did the VG Caesar sell for, out of curiosity?
Macrinus Augustus and Diadumenian Caesar, AE Pentassarion [5 Assaria], 217-218 AD, Marcianopolis Mint, Moesia Inferior [now Devnya, Bulgaria]...
I personally think your coin is quite appealing despite its VG condition. The banker's mark wouldn't bother me in the least. My Vitellius...
Philip II, AE Tetrassarion, 247-249 AD, Moesia Inferior, Tomis [now Constanţa, Romania]. Obv. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen...
Fascinating, and a fortuitous coincidence that someone would choose to research and write about the very same obscure Parisian street, torn down...
Fascinating. How does one know when a bearded serpent is supposed to represent Glycon when it does not have a human head? For example, the two...
Are you comparing the first and second editions? If so, I'm sure what Curtis said applies to the second edition. In fact, I think you should...
That would be inconsistent with the idea that the Eastern tetradrachm (outside Egypt, which had a closed monetary system) equaled three denarii...
Thank you for the great writeup. @Jochen1 . As always, I love the coins and other art you chose as illustrations. Here is my most relevant coin:...
I don't know about Provincial silver tetradrachms in general, like those issued in Antioch, Tyre, etc., but I believe that the cistophoric...
And I'm wrong again! Usually I have a decent memory for the ancient coins I own, especially the Roman Republican denarii; I'm not sure what's come...
Perhaps I'm being dense, but what do you mean?
Wow! I didn't realize there were any.
Nice! My only Year 1 Alexandrian tetradrachm, issued by an Emperor for whom finding a Year 2 might take a while! Galba Billon Tetradrachm, Year...
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