Here is a coin I purchased from Lodge Antiquities. Their photo: [ATTACH] My photo: [ATTACH] As you can see, light glares off the dealer...
I've ordered from them a couple times in the past. They've got great service and the packaging is top notch.
Very nice! I like that Crocodile and the Flavian coins, especially!
Looks like a great list. Would love to see photos!
Welcome to the Forum! The coin is a silver tetradrachm from Athens, minted around 454 - 404 B.C. - during the height of ancient Athen's glory and...
The portrait does look like Commodus. That's a really nice coin.
Very respectable acquisitions! Love the owl ;) and also that Lucius Verus sestertius - an iconic type! The Greek bronzes are also great,...
Absolutely clean it! I can't wait to see what details lurk under the crust. ;)
It doesn't get much more legit than NGC. ;) They do not offer a "guarantee" of authenticity, but they won't slab a coin that they believe to be fake.
Not much, under a tyrannical government.
[ATTACH] Okay, okay...who am I kidding...:p [ATTACH] Next, another 1st century A.D. coin from Alexandria
I'm sure it's the lighting - it's typical of Lodge Antiquities photos. The coin itself is not silver.
That baffles me - why NGC doesn't appear to make much of an effort to adequately and professionally describe/attribute the coins they slab. The...
While I agree that unrestrained looting of important archaeological sites is not a good thing, I don't necessarily agree that it's an "emergency"...
The hysteria around repatriation is casting a shadow over honest and legitimate collecting, and it's largely based in ignorance, and an...
[ATTACH] Next: Claudius
Wow, what a thoughtful gift! A very nice coin, too!
The ancient Chinese were masters of intricate and artistic bronze work. This coin shows off a beautiful bluish-green bronze patina: [ATTACH]...
That was my initial thought too, but the weight (3.57g) seems pretty heavy even for a solid silver issue this late in the empire.
@lordmarcovan That's really cool.^ [ATTACH] Next: More of your favorite patinae
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