Thank you Limes! That’s a good question, really. You are really asking wether it was chance that gave us 5 adopted emperors in a row. It’s worth...
I’m not able to tell from the photos, too much glare.
I don’t believe they are looking to make money. I believe they are looking for wealth protection. I’ll add that I agree with Victor, Orfew and...
The silver coin is a modern cast copy of a shekhel of Tyre. The two small (?) bronzes look like quadranses from the Julio-Claudian era. I can’t...
That’s an interesting coin, @Andres2 Roma greeting the coming emperor?
[ATTACH] Details from the Ara Pacis Adoption is a concept that we often come across as collectors of ancient Roman coins. Octavian was adopted by...
Very interesting to read your take here, @DonnaML , thank you.
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It would be terribly expensive to post any numismatic research if one had to own all the coins you were researching. One can hardly call an...
While I agree that rarity/scarcity/not often seen, whatever you want to call it, doesn’t mean too much in the ancient collecting world, I am...
My plan is to gradually reduce my collection in size, while expanding in quality. In the end I hope to have a collection consisting of good...
[ATTACH] Here’s an unusually pointy Phraates IV. Congrats with the shot!
I too like Macedonian coins, but I don’t have your knowledge of them, @Ryro [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Amphaxitis, AE22 ca 187-168 BC. Struck under...
Limes, December 2020 - March 2021 has been my best and most active coin buying period since 2010! And in between there are still good buys. I...
That feeling is trending in the numismatic community of ordinary people. I think the thing to do now is to either take a break, or find an area...
Ah, nice one! I like the Odessos coins too. It’s interesting that they have a local Great God of Odessos instead of Zevs. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I love these coins because they inspire me to read history, they are beautiful, they are made of gold, and they are part of my...
I paid 400 kroner for a coin of that quality in 2008. About 75$ at that time. I sold it for 2x of that price a few years later. Never expected it...
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If these are the coins, only new collectors will get fooled: https://www.icollector.com/auction.aspx?as=73255 You actually have to walk past two...
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