I spotted this coin on eBay only identified as a Roman Republic quinarius and fairly cheap. A nicer example of this extremely rare type would have...
It's never in bad taste to request a lower price IMHO. You will find some dealers don't discount or rarely discount, others will offer huge...
The ANS does a lot of great talks and has published a lot of great resources over the years, not to mention they have a really great library if...
Looks like it was sold on eBay recently by known fakeseller Vallface. I don't know what it actually is or when it was made or who made it, but it...
Here's a fun place to find provenance: hoard reports. Pierluigi Debernardi published "The M-Hoard of Early Roman Republican Denarii and a New...
This type is probably the single ugliest coin in my collection but entirely attributable(usually a requirement for me) and a type I probably...
I buy from eBay at least a few times per year and check it regularly. I wouldn't really recommend it, per se, because I do think it's a call you...
This is of course correct. The SC Collection is an interesting one. Pretty good coins, mostly bought through a single dealer and later sold...
Here are a couple fun ones from the same collector. I don't know his name but I do know the alias that seemingly everyone refers to this...
It is a Crawford 38/7 or a group AA semuncia in McCabe's grouping scheme from this paper but Crawford 38/7 is what you will see cited in most...
This paper comes to mind where the author argues for this interpretation. As for me I'm not sure whether the victoriati or the Capuan coins come...
This is an "anonymous"(i.e. no mintmark, symbol, magistrate name, etc) victoriatus, a later issue, Crawford 166/1
My library is in a bit of a state of disarray at the moment. Ever since our son got here and my wife gave up her craft room to turn it into a...
I'm glad you liked the coin. I only have two silver sestertii personally but I do find them extremely interesting. Some more details on this one...
Not a problem at all. The spike is on the back of the helmet. While many dioscuri denarii feature small tufts, the signature of this series is...
I have a nice addendum to this thread. I recently added a sestertius with the spiked helmet to my collection. Just like my Denarius(and Phil's...
Resurrecting this old thread because I recently picked up a coin in an airview holder, and you guys know I cracked it out... The coin in the...
Out of curiosity: Is this a service that can be specifically requested from NGC as part of encapsulation? I have tested several of my own coins...
That is a valid reason for return IMHO. Contact them, they'll probably take it back. If not, shout it from the rooftops...
A tiny silver sestertius [ATTACH] Roman Republic AR Sestertius(12.75 mm, 1.14 g, 2h). Anonymous, first anonymous denarius coinage series. Circa...
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