This is usually my feeling, though as a distracted collector with absolutely no focus whatsoever I really dont miss much as some other new shiny...
I'm a little late responding but I wold not say you overpaid at all. In that quality and fine style (and slabbed) I would expect it to sell...
Its the finest example I have ever seen personally, and they dont come up that often. When you have an example of the finest quality condition...
Looks like RIC 431. If you dont have the book, try acsearch.info. Entering 'crispus ptr' should give you the number.
Nothing in the ad is genuine, though a few of the antiquities are slightly passable. He used to sell genuine stuff back in the 80's, but fakes...
It was a quick guess, kind of looked like DN A--- on the obverse, but it could also be Honorius I suppose. Most of the coins of that type are...
Things have changed. Magazines are desperate for advertising money. National Geographic has been running ads from Sadigh Gallery for...
I keep my collection small, under a few hundred. I keep everything on a Word document, formatted to my preference. My intent is when I dispose...
$425 plus juice: [ATTACH]
Probably Arcadius.
Slabbed EF? I would argue that $100 is just about right for such a coin. We all see such coins routinely sell for that price in our favorite...
Well, it is indeed hair and we know this because it is very easily seen in other types of artwork, not just on coins. The look may have been...
Here's a Domitian fouree denarius: [ATTACH]
It's Verus. The goofy hairstyle is a dead give-away.
Some of the lesser (or lazy) forgers use a rotary tool to engrave the coin dies and this leaves distinctive marks on the coin whether it is cast,...
Definitely fake. Its not too badly done I suppose but all the lines are incredibly sharp, usually showing that it was done with a rotary tool.
Wow. That was very cheap indeed. But then again I have seen that Greek are cooling down last couple of years while Roman continue to increase....
Anyone have RIC II Part 3 yet? My regular US sellers dont have it in stock yet (that I know of) and was hoping someone knew of a source that wont...
Now that I look back at it maybe not half retail. I would expect to see this at $200+ retail. Its very nice despite the wear and has some...
OK. I've seen those, I was referring to the next e-auction, which I am assuming will be live later.
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