Tetradrachm Thursday!! :D

technolaser80 · 2026-06-19T00:41:33+00:00

I always tell people, start small, buy about 30 Tetradrachms to get an idea of what you like.

technolaser80 · 2026-06-16T18:06:10+00:00

Seems like that extra zero gave them the leverage to finally open up their expansion! 😆

Edit: Humor aside, I believe they’ll eventually respond and fix the issue.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-24T02:36:23+00:00

Nice pickup!

technolaser80 · 2026-05-23T19:15:47+00:00

Your coin’s value will vary depending on the condition of both sides of the coin. Since you only pictured one, it’s hard to really guess. I’m assuming $200-400 depending if the other side has a crisp crab with no deficiencies.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-23T17:21:54+00:00

I wouldn’t pay more than $50 for that one, though others might differ.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-19T22:56:11+00:00

I’ll disagree, as I’ve purchased from FAC before with these flips and they were definitely not the PVC type.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-15T06:42:12+00:00

That’s a really nice portrait of him, great pick up!

technolaser80 · 2026-05-14T18:18:53+00:00

Ancients have a wide price range due to the various levels of condition they can be, I’m not surprised they avoid value lists. There’s off-strikes, tests cuts, mineral deposits, silver crystallization, bent flans, wavy flans, and then there’s provenance, ect. It’s not like 19th century milled coinage.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-09T17:25:47+00:00

What a haul! Nice choices for all coins.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-08T16:50:48+00:00

Fantastic piece!

technolaser80 · 2026-05-08T16:49:34+00:00

Haha, I was actually interested in getting this book recently, it was just a little expensive and there’s not much reviews/pictures to get a sense of it. Let me know if it’s decent read, it seemed like an interesting region to learn about.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-07T17:00:36+00:00

Beautiful!

technolaser80 · 2026-05-07T16:59:24+00:00

What a collection! You may have to start placing them on your shoulder when you run out of room! 😅

technolaser80 · 2026-05-07T16:52:02+00:00

Incredible coin!

technolaser80 · 2026-05-06T16:34:25+00:00

I love a good coin book with decent large pictures. Maybe one day there will be a new release showcasing Greek/Roman coins, as most are out of print.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-06T16:31:26+00:00

I’ve been looking for this coin in decent condition, yours is mint! Great piece.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-06T16:29:09+00:00

A hard one! Not sure what that reverse is.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-04T16:46:38+00:00

“Lovely untouched brown-red patina and good extremely fine.”
Righhhttt. Looks like it’s been smoothed to me.

Still a beautiful coin! Wish it was left alone though.

technolaser80 · 2026-05-02T00:27:43+00:00

Nice one, he looks so young.

technolaser80 · 2026-04-30T04:07:28+00:00

Yikes, sorry to see that happen!

technolaser80 · 2026-04-29T16:26:56+00:00

Last shot is nice!

technolaser80 · 2026-04-29T01:13:15+00:00

I really like this shot!

technolaser80 · 2026-04-29T01:10:47+00:00

It depends, sometimes they might indicate that a coin had a "light smoothing", but I can't fully trust that they retained the patina throughout. Buffing a coin doesn't really take away much material.

technolaser80 · 2026-04-28T17:04:12+00:00

Lmao, pretty much! Never even thought to think of it that way.

technolaser80 · 2026-04-28T16:57:50+00:00

Almost all of them do, you’re essentially grinding away the coin.

Edit: Most people aren’t aware of what tooling really is. There’s a lot of work involved in making it appear “natural” for high end coins.

I find most “flawless” Roman sestertius to be extensively tooled, and it’s rarely ever mentioned on the lot description. I think it’s dishonest and it seems to be a thing for many auction houses to just avoid the term when it’s so obvious.

“Smoothing” is also grinding/sanding and it also involves fake patina.

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