It's always good to see a Parthian write up! The nearest I can get to Mithradates is Phraates IV. It was minted in Mithradatkart, about as far...
I agree the designs could be more exciting, particularly for somewhere with such a long, interesting history. But having one or two isn't dull -...
Could the designer be Hattie Carnegie from NYC? She had her own costume jewellery line from 1939 but her name was used into the 1970s. There’s a...
Only a week into the New Year and my only resolution – not to buy coins outside of my main interests – bit the dust. I have no other ancient coins...
Happy New Year! Well, in Russia at least, where 14 January is ‘Old New Year’, since the Orthodox Church still uses the Julian Calendar. As if...
Very nice. Yes I guess so many coins suddenly started coming out of the London mint (after Carausius set it up) the main reason for all the...
Here's a coin of Tasciovanus, King of the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni (20BC-9AD), struck around the time of the birth of Christ in Verlamion...
I would disagree that a certificate of authenticity is toilet paper. It's part of the provenance, and so has a value - just not for verifying a...
Yes I believe that is Marius, as it looks just like mine: Marius Antoninianus, 269 [ATTACH] Mint I, Cologne. IMP C MARIVS P F AVG, radiate,...
Perhaps it's Severus Alexander MONETA AVGVSTI S C (RIC IV.2# 587) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces90740.html
5% VAT will apply (the UK has left the EU VAT regime), offset by not paying EU VAT. The deal with the EU should mean no import duty (usually a...
British coins aren't great for saints, except one (even though he's the English saint!): George VI Crown with St George, 1951 [ATTACH] London....
I have one Constans Galley, from Trier, which I've only just acquired: Constans Centenionalis, 348-350 [ATTACH] Treveri (Trier) 1st officina...
Yes Richard the Lionheart's English coins aren't cheap for what you get, although the one I have (or should I say the half I have) was $20 and has...
I think the Parthian is Sellwood 78.5 (long pointed beard, earring, first line in Greek, 3 pendants, archer's seat is a horizontal line...
I’ve already posted a Top Ten Ancients of 2020, but I’ve also collected a few younger coins – where 1561 counts as younger! Other members’ lists...
I think they were. They seem to have been just before in Magnus Maximus's time: Magnus Maximus Barbarous AE2, 383-388[ATTACH] Barbarous Lugdunum....
I think there are a great many rulers who are only known from their coins, since much else (records, statues etc) was easily destroyed or didn't...
Yes they're common but they look great, particularly for Crusade-related coins (or anything from the C13 for that matter). I only have a bronze of...
As far as I'm concerned, provenance does 2 things: 1) Gives evidence that a coin is not fake. If you know someone knowledgeable or trustworthy...
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