Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8173916, member: 86498&quot;]I believe that the description of the coin in the CNG Auction 66 Lot 552 is in fact correct. Though I will say that the image in SNG Levante is very small. I&nbsp; think that the coin purchased by you is NOT the coin that was offered by CNG. The CNG specimen does have a small crescent shape below the winged male on the obverse which can be seen on the Levante specimen but not on yours. The belly of the swan is much closer to the edge than yours. However I concur with the sentiments voiced by others in this thread. Absolutely check those pedigrees. I check every pedigree that I can, and I try through various means to confirm those pedigrees I am unable to verify on my own. Staying at the hotel allowed me to do this and that is why I managed to find out more information on the two coins I purchased from the reign of Nerva. (See my thread above) Unfortunately people make mistakes. One time I was interested in a coin featured in an European Auction. The vendor cited that the coin was in one of their previous auctions. It wasn&#039;t Nor could I find it in any other auction they had held around the same time. So I had to give up. However the extra search can pay dividends. Looking for another coin I ran across this one.</p><p>Phaselis Ar Tetradrachm 206-205 BC In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Obv Head of beardless Herakles in lions skin headdress. Rv. Zeus seated left. Price 2853 Heipp-Tamer 247 16.77 grms 29 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1428174[/ATTACH]When I bought this coin I knew of an auction record dated January 2003 However looking through some old HJBerk lists I found the same coin offered in November 1996 Not a big deal but hey every little bit helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in