Just off the high of visiting the Borghese Museum in Rome and came across this quite confusing portrait of Hadrian. He appears to be sporting an...
Hi all, Looking at picking up this coin but wondering if there is any concern over tooling? The description doesn't say, but I'm still very...
Hi CT’ers! After nearly half a year buying nothing due to the craziness of the market, I finally dipped my toe back into the coin world and...
Hi all! I am currently in Vienna and wanted to share some of the coins from the Kuntshistorische Museum, both their regular offerings and from a...
Hi All, Made some impromptu NAC purchases in yesterday’s auction and just curious about the post-auction process. Does NAC send invoices via...
I know I’m a young man yelling at the clouds for the hundredth time, but honestly, why do people do this? :banghead::banghead::banghead: What am I...
Perusing through the latest CNG auction and apparently someone decided to test their shredders strength with an Aureus! Never seen something like...
So I debated posting this because selfishly I hoped no one would notice but what’s a secret when it’s on the internet now. So to my fellow Flavian...
Hi CT’ers, I’m wondering how much money a seller makes putting their coin in an auction. Does a seller get the price a coin hammers for and then...
Just received this email from CNG. Pretty crazy! Feel bad for all the work CNG put into this auction only for this unexpected bad news to crop up....
Hi Everyone, I hope it’s not too late to join in the fun of posting Top 10 for 2020! My partner and I purchased and closed on a house right...
https://archaeology-travel.com/italy/rome/mausoleum-of-augustus/ Sorry if I missed a thread on this already but it’s finally happening!! And to...
Happy Friday everyone! This week was a fortuitous one, as my Leu win arrived in the post. I had quite a fun time trying to open it, so make sure...
Morning fellow CT'ers, I've got a few coins in my collection that came with no provenance, and I'm interested in learning where they came from....
Don’t know if anyone else noticed this already but for the first time I can recall, the CNG EA is now open for three weeks instead of the usual...
Trajan, the Optimus Princeps, the conqueror who led Rome to its greatest territorial extent seems a fitting emperor to create my first ever “mini...
This is my first time getting to witness an EID MAR sold live, and we are less than 100 lots away from it coming up to the block! Sadly I won’t be...
As the title says, I’ve got a guilty conscience I hope the forum can help rid me of. I just received a package from Leu Numismatik and it’s their...
Came across this description today, “a few shallow marks under tone”. Is there a general consensus around what shallow marks means?
Lately I've been on a bit of a Trajan obsession, and I've been staring at Lot 478 in the upcoming CNG EA. [ATTACH] The description states...
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