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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5405025, member: 81887"]That's a shame that the business is closing, but given that the gentleman is 90, I can hardly blame him for wanting to retire. I enjoy my job, but if I'm still above ground when I'm 90, I'll probably want to retire, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never bought from Royal Athena as I don't collect non-coin antiquities, but I do have some coins I bought from dealers who have since vanished. This Roman Republic denarius, showing the submission of the Nabataean king Aretas III, was purchased from Don Zauche at the November 2019 Baltimore coin show. He passed away about a month later. His wife is apparently going to carry on the business, but the Baltimore show just won't be the same without Don around.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233768[/ATTACH]</p><p>And I purchased this as of Domitian at a 2016 show from the late Fred Knust of First Light Numismatics. Fred always had an interesting and diverse inventory, and was very knowledgeable about coins and history. I always enjoyed talking to him, and he is another dealer I miss.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233771[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5405025, member: 81887"]That's a shame that the business is closing, but given that the gentleman is 90, I can hardly blame him for wanting to retire. I enjoy my job, but if I'm still above ground when I'm 90, I'll probably want to retire, too. I never bought from Royal Athena as I don't collect non-coin antiquities, but I do have some coins I bought from dealers who have since vanished. This Roman Republic denarius, showing the submission of the Nabataean king Aretas III, was purchased from Don Zauche at the November 2019 Baltimore coin show. He passed away about a month later. His wife is apparently going to carry on the business, but the Baltimore show just won't be the same without Don around. [ATTACH=full]1233768[/ATTACH] And I purchased this as of Domitian at a 2016 show from the late Fred Knust of First Light Numismatics. Fred always had an interesting and diverse inventory, and was very knowledgeable about coins and history. I always enjoyed talking to him, and he is another dealer I miss. [ATTACH=full]1233771[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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