An impressive showing. It would be difficult to pick a favorite however if I had to it would have to be #6 the Doson. Well actually according to...
I have always liked the sestertii of Julia Mamaea so when I had the opportunity to purchase this coin I just had to do it. Julia Mamaea Ae...
I knew about @Severus Alexander's medical issues when I consigned a group of coins to his auction earlier this year. I had hoped that they had...
Domitian celebrating his success over the Chatti Ar Denarius 85 AD Obv Head right laureate. Rv German woman in attitude of mourning seated right...
The Athenian Owl was minted in truly staggering numbers. At the beginning of the Peloponnesian War it is estimated that Athens had a reserve of...
I have been writing on the subject of the coinage in the name and types of Alexander III for some time now. So it was something of a chore to find...
Last Saturday was a busy day for me as I was busy putting up my top ten for 2021. After some adventures I managed to get all my coins up. Today I...
I want to thank everyone who posted for their comments on my purchases during 2021. Everyone was most kind. It appears that the two most popular...
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The also rans. Some of these are about as good as the ones that made the top 10 but for various reasons, I chose other coins. So these are them...
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I cannot say that I had a stellar year. In fact I acquired a grand total of 16 coins this year which is a long way off from my norm. In fact I...
I have a number of these coins but I chose to show only one. This is my most recent purchase of a "Twelve Caesars" and it is one that I have...
I have been rather busy of late. I started a couple of projects however while working on one I came across this coin. Vespasian Ar Denarius...
My coin is the tiniest coin of this series Av 20 Asses Sicilian Mint 211-210 BC Obv Head of Mars right bearded wearing Corinthian style helmet. To...
Sextus Pompey Ar Denarius Unknown mint in Sicily 42-40 BC Obv. Head of Pompey the Great. Rv. Neptune standing left flanked by the Catanean...
I must concur this coin is a fake and and not a very good one. The closest coin that I could find is this one Boehringer 234. Courtesy of CNG Coin...
Pietas put your hands up in the air. Trebonianus Gallus Ae Sestertius 251-252 AD Obv. Bust right laureate draped and cuirassed. Rv. Pietas...
Augustus Ae Sestertius 16 BC Asinus Gallus Moneyer. Obv Inscription within wrath flanked by two palm branches Rv Large SC RIC 370 21.66 grms 34...
Well it is Saturday and I am back home in the Great White North well not white yet but soon to be. Last Saturday I was in London and attended the...
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