off topic but.... If you DID hoard 200 cats... “A group of cats is referred to as a clowder or a glaring...” The more ya know...
I bought what I thought was a beat-up Vespasian... but after trying to attribute it, the legends weren't matching up. It turns out it's a...
My photos above are terrible... I took a minute to get a few shots in sunlight with my $5 iPhone macro lens. Anyway, I wanted to show the nice...
I've always liked Claudius II tetradrachms. There seems to be several imaginary dividing lines in the series for collectors (cost-wise)... one is...
My favorite Magnentius via @Victor_Clark! His seller photo too, I hope he doesn't mind me using his photo. My pics are nowhere near as nice....
Campgate(s of Trier)! Haha... Only 1593 years apart. ...and the older one is in better shape. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
April 1st in many areas is known as "April Fool's Day," a day of pranks, practical jokes and hoaxes. To celebrate, I thought a thread of favorite...
Funny! I'm originally from Iowa and this is what everyone there says about an Iowa accent as well! One of the newscasters people point to is Tom...
@Roman Collector Nice coin, it made me do a double-take as I have one I was sure was exactly the same down to the "desert patina!" Anyway, it...
I have the same problem. Ancient coin collecting can be a (other than in forums such as these) a solitary hobby. Terms and names that I’ve read...
FREEDOM!!!!
I know almost nothing about the type... so there’s that... But... I do know these are often faked and 99 times out of 100 when these come from...
I really enjoyed reading your write up! A great mix of history and humor.
Haha... Awesome! That brightened up my gray Monday. Thanks for the coin humor!
I wonder if anyone has ever collected 72 to display a roman pound of these? Haha... sounds like a long term collecting project! Nice coin, I like...
@Ryro Actually... that one’s Valens! Also the reverse legend is SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE. Nice coin though!
Was it the peace along the Danube or with the Sassanids... or both? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carus "Having defeated the Quadi and Sarmatians...
Wow that's cool, I didn't know about the "K" variety. That's another I'll have to add to the list of coins to lookout for. Are they relatively...
Fresh from the mailbox... It's hard to tell in this photo... but ahead of the laurel he is most definitely bald on this tetradrachm. This small...
Yep, it’s actually not an “E” but the Greek letter epsilon. AN=Antioch, Epsilon=workshop 5 (A=1, B=2, Gamma=3, Delta=4, Epsilon=5). Also yes below...
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