Some years ago I traded a very rare follis of Maxentius in rather poor condition for this coin. Romulus Ae Follis Rome 310-311 AD Obv Head right...
This is my biggest ancient gold coin. Ptolemy IV Av Mnaeion or Oktadrachm Alexandria 219-217 BC Obv. Bust of Ptolemy III right radiate wearing...
This coin is usually described as being either a dupondius or as. When the coin sports a patina that can get tricky. I managed however to...
Well it is very early Saturday morning for me and I am up monitoring the Leu auction and trying to stay awake with a big glass of Coke.(full of...
Maximinus II Diai As Caesar Bil Follis Carthage Obv Head right laureate Rv Carthage standing facing head left RIC 40b 10.38 grms 28 mm Photo by W....
I agree that one of the denarii is one of the "Legionary" Denarii minted by Marc Antony between 32-31 BC. However the second coin is clearly one...
I cannot comment on the "edge filing" noted on the NGC Slab as I have not seen the coin however I can report that the coin was in fact in the...
The only lifetime coin in gold that I have of Alexander III is this one. Alexander III Av Quarter Stater Amphipolis 330-320 BC Obv, Head of Athena...
I am very fond of the coins minted in Sicily and over the years have tried to purchase a number. One of the more prolific mints is that of...
Some years ago I purchased this denarius of Titus. I have since sold this coin. However I always thought that because of the flan issue located in...
I cannot say that I have ever conducted a successful trade. I believe that I have offered a coin in trade once or twice but the deal fell through....
The Cistophorus is everything that @Sulla80 says it is and then some. But it is an important bridge as the Eastern Mediterranean transits from the...
Earlier this week I commented on a thread involving a denarius of Augustus with the reverse of a butting bull. As a result I got into a very...
Aspendos Ar Stater 400-370 BC Obv. Two naked wrestlers grappling. Rv Slinger in throwing stance right. SNG France 53 10.91 grms 25 mm Photo by W....
I have to be pleased that two CT ers found my coin of Philip to be an attractive purchase. I hardly think of myself as a provenance. (Though I...
Augustus Ar Denarius Lugdunum 15-13 BC. Obv. head right bare. Rv. Bull butting right. RIC 167a 3.69 grms 19 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH]Very...
The Antoninianii of Philip I from the mint of Antioch do command something of a premium over those minted at Rome because they are somewhat more...
Years ago I used to collect the coins from the mint of Antioch in Pisidia. i noticed something odd. Please Note THESE ARE NO LONGER MY COINS There...
Probably the great fire of Rome in July of 64 AD was single most significant cause for the rather large issue of Aureii during the latter part of...
The Boscoreale Hoard is a hoard found at a site of a villa rustica in 1895. This structure was used for the production of things like wine and...
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