Tetradogma

My one win, tempted to try and (delicately) remove those deposits. Some nice detail on this example, these tend to be very worn, but then again they are almost 2 and a half thousand years old! Persia. Achaemenid Empire. Sardeis. Time of Darios II to Artaxerxes II 420-375 BC. Siglos AR, 16 mm, 5,55 g Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger and strung bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IVA; BMC Arabia 175-177; Klein 763; SNG Kayhan 1031.

Great job doing the lables but seems crazy to me to keep such high value and beautiful coins in plastic pages rather than trays or a cabinet?!

Is it not more likely someone used those names as a joke? As someone mentioned above Roma bidding at Nomos didn't use a name that linked to their company name

Sorry, know this is an old post, was chatting with @Kaleun96 about Rob Davis cases then saw @sand interesting comments on cabinet wear, got me thinking, doing some googling. It appears most velvet is a silk/viscose mix and usually about 18% silk, 82% viscose, and dyed. I am fairly confident most trays use this silk/viscose mix as pure silk velvet is insanely expensive. I have an Abafil tray and it is advertised as velvet but does not specify synthetic or natural. Presumably the former. Either way I think synthetic silk velvet probably significantly reduces cabinet wear compared to the more abrasive wool felt. I do wonder about off-gassing from the viscose though as I don't believe it is an inert material, would be interested in anyones thoughts on this. Incidentally don't think anyone mentioned above that these coin trays are mahogany and untreated. I spoke to Rob about this as I was interested and he said he bought a huge stock of mahogany a few years ago as it is now an endangered wood and not commercially available. I think this makes Rob's cabinets really unique because mahogany is the timber traditionally used for long term storage of coins (the British Museum uses it) as it is one of the most "stable" timbers and doesn't off gas

Thanks and no, it was G. Hirsch Nachfolger (Germany)

A recent auction win Im very fond of, sorry the attribution is in German, but think you'll get the gist! I've only recently started trying to pick up Hellentistic coins, thought they were always out of my price range and after a bit of watching and patience have found a few my budget can stretch to. ASIA, SYRIA, SELEUCIS & PIERIA., SELEUKEIA, Tetradrachm 100/99 BC Kopf der Stadttyche r. mit Mauerkrone und Schleier. Rs: Blitz auf Kissen, das auf einem geschmückten Stuhl liegt. Jahresangabe 10. Alles in Kranz. Cohen, DCA 697, 10. 14.87g, Schöne Tönung. Rs. min. Doppelschlag. fast vzAus alter bayerischer Sammlung. :

I posted a bronze Constans for sale in a FB group, someone sent me a link clearly showing it was a pressed fake. I contacted the seller, also LAC and the issue me a refund immediately with apologises. They're a good company in my opinion and will do they right thing if you can determine this is a fake.

Hmmm not sure the Brits are due thanks, given that the Museum damaged them in the 1930s.... https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/nov/12/helenasmith

But that's my point - presumably CNG wouldn't make that claim if they didn't have evidence. Doesn't necessarily mean its been reported to the police

To re-iterate, there is no way a head at CNG would plubically state they had informed Leu about stolen coins if they weren't 100% certain of that fact. If incorrect they would be making themselves liable for defamation, a risk I just do not think they would take.

This just published, relating to the Gaza Hoard coins and Beale's admission of knowingly selling them: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66594076?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA&fbclid=IwAR1snkpCIkHR0uXwDqkSoxbTakxdjk9S44fdxToojh7ROmkqGqPbReX4OcU

"While Higgs used a pseudonym to sell items on eBay, a portal on his Paypal account linked to his Twitter feed, where he used his real name" What a dim wit, honestly. It's like he wanted to be caught.

Leu rapidly gaining the reputation of shadiest auction house. Saw the post on FB about the stolen coins being offered but no reference to which coins they were. Shockingly bad practice. Only personal (bad) experience I have had with them is suspicious, probably shill, bidding. Will be staying away in the future.

Virtually no one in Europe cares about slabs, very specific American fetish. Over-paying new collectors/investor funds seems to be peaking, interesting to see how long this hype runs for

Dammit, I can feel myself getting sucked in so many affordable and beautiful coins and this history is just fascinating