when you have over 5000 Greek fractions, unsorted, to identify, authenticate and grade and all need to be photographed?[ATTACH]
Hello all! Just wanted to let everyone know that NGC is looking to hire one or two ancient coin specialists in our Sarasota office. If it's...
The best part of waking up, is 30 drachms in your hand. [ATTACH]
Ho hum day. Sorry for the slightly out of focus second photo. Enjoy. Barry [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Most of you know I’m an ancients guy, and in general I find wheat cents fairly boring, but there are some pretty impressive coins for sale on...
Haven’t shared any coins in awhile. This one crossed my desk today. Not every day a Labienus aureus is available to study. The sixth known. Last...
Some weeks cool coins come in multiples. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Barry
3 Julius Caesar aurei. [ATTACH] Barry Murphy
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This came in today and I thought I’d share. It’s an unpublished 2 solidi medallion of Valentinian I struck in Antioch. 8.69...
Something different. 1200 Crusader deniers of Bohemund III. Barry Murphy [ATTACH]
A trio of Mende tetradrachms, first Mende Kaliandra hoard. Barry [ATTACH]
A few Syracuse tets, a Katane and a few Leontini for today Barry [ATTACH] .
No time for descriptions right now, just some pics. Barry [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Berenike pentakaidekadrachm Syracuse Dekadrachm Eucratides stater Carthage trihemistatsr Panticapaeum stater pic 2 2 Syracuse tets Akragas...
Two Messana Tetradrachms A leontini Tetradrachm, ex Arthur Evans A Syracuse Tetradrachm A Phaistos stater, ex Jameson A Rhegium Tetradrachm A...
Just a follow up from yesterday’s post…. Not as valuable as yesterday’s coins but nice none the less. the Macedon tet is ex Weber, de Sartiges...
The last box I opened for today had a few nice coins. 2 Alexander distaters 2 Syracuse 100 litra, one ex Arthur Evans A Euainetos dekadrachm,...
In another thread I posted an attribution guide I did in 1989 or 1990 (I don’t recall exactly) for Draped bust half cents. I also did a similar...
Anyone know how to differentiate between the gros of de Nevers and those of De Malle? Both have the same types and legends, and browsing Coin...
[ATTACH] It’s always nice to have an Oxford triple cross my desk, but when I get 6 at once...... sorry the photo isn’t better, just a quick cell...
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