Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted October 1, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 1, 2022 Inspired by the lure of 40 pound sterling basilikons, I ordered from Opisthodomos. Several factors ended up aggravating me but after a cooling off period, I'd like to do a fair and semi-impartial review, to list the good with the bad, as I don't want to be unfair. I'll hand out grades: Speed of shipping; F (took at least 17 days to get it mailed out - perhaps they were on holiday)? Perhaps 5 weeks from order to door? It took so long, I lost track. Long enough that I had ended my Byzantine kick (unrelated to the order) and pivoted back to mostly Greek and Romans for a while. Care of packing; A. Each item was very carefully wrapped up. Quality of photography: A. Each item was was pretty true to the picture. Cost: A. Satisfaction with the coins: B+ Conclusion; They seem to be slow to send out coins but I'd give them good marks for the relative bargain of the coins themselves and the care of packing. I guess I'd rather have it take forever and safely receive my order than super-fast and have the items ruined/lost due to slipshod packing. Would I order again? I don't know. Biga also took forever but I don't know if that was due to the Netherlands' post or them being slow to mail the items out. Biga also had some good deals, but like I said,it took forever (I think almost 2 months?). Oh, and another thing; fairly many of the coins there seem to be misattributed. Some are glaring, like calling what's obviously a Phocas (with clear legends) a Maurice Tiberius. Any Seleucid experts? I wonder if the attribution is correct? All descriptions are the dealer's. SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IX Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114-95 BC. 5.4 gr 18.3mm (the coin's actually more handsome in person; the others are pretty true to their respective photos. Byzantine Seal Byzantine Lead Seal (11th Century) Obv: St. Michael, holding a scepter in his right hand, wearing armor (my note: it looks more like a loros or something like that to me). Back: Unreadable 4 (four) lines of writing. Weight: 5.0 Diameter17.3 Andronicus II and Michael IX 1295-1320.AR.Basilikon. 2.1gr 20.3mm (my only post-1204 Byzantine coin). Constantine X Ducas 1059-1067 11gr 29.4mm (there was another one I liked better but it had a terrible gash (finder's mark?) on the Constantine side. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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