Can anybody recommend a seller of uncleaned Roman coins. My partner enjoys cleaning coins (no matter their condition) and identifying them. I...
Hi Finn235, I posted a similar setup awhile back. I had to leave out certain offspring and relationships to make things fit. I am collecting...
My father worked in the bank during the war and I remember him saying that a 5 pound note was a rare sighting. As for Wikipedia, I have on a...
If any of you are interested in Maximinus Thrax and that era, I suggest you read the series by Harry Sidebottom. 'Throne of the Caesars'. Namely,...
Hey guys, ever had this experience before? I bought an item from Numismática Prados in late January and it was shipped on 1/23/2020 with a...
I've just returned from Rome with a prize in my baggage. I visited a previously frequented coin dealer and asked to see his ancients. I prefer the...
Imagine the scene in Roman time around 110 CE: it's early Monday and the coin striker is a little seedy having imbibed in too much cheap wine last...
I have always wanted a snibbed (serrated) denarius, so when in Rome recently I decided to look for one. The fact that a coin is serrated indicates...
While holidaying in Rome recently I visited a coin dealer I know. He pulled out a few drawers of ancients and there it was. A quinarius! I fell in...
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