I have added to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/numislit.html some of the most interesting ancient-coin sale catalogs, including one with 482...
I have updated my site http://augustuscoins.com/index.html with ancient coins and books for sale (By the way, the cost of shipping will be low),...
You are right that it is from Nicaea. When it says NIKAIEΩN (of Nicaea) on the reverse, that is a clue! We can't expect random dealers to be...
Thank you for the suggestion. I added it to my page.
Thank you for the suggestion. I put a link to it on my page of links.
The article says the aureus of Allectus he found might be "worth around 1,200 pounds," but that is low by a factor of at least ten and possibly...
I was commenting about Roman imperial coins, not including provincial coins.
Here is a coin of the smallest Roman denomination, struck for use at Antioch. The good style suggests it was struck at Rome and distributed to...
I have a web page with links to sites about coins of particular Roman emperors. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/references.html I just updated it...
Here is a website on the coins of Max Thrax: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html Here is one of the scarcer types discussed on...
The OP coin is badly clipped. I'll trade you for a wonderful, full-flan and full weight, coin of her father, Khusru II. :happy:
Rarity of Roman provincial coins is especially difficult to describe. Any particular type may exist in very few examples, but demand is often...
It has been a long time since I announced any additions to my sale page: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Lots of coins sell rapidly anyway...
I have rewritten that article about rarity in HTML on this easily accessible page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/rarity.html For other,...
Ariadne was on some gold coins as a daughter of Leo I. "Maxmius" usually refers to the son of Maximinus Thrax, but there was a Maximus 409-411 in...
A ruler list of perople on Roman imperial coins based on a whopping database by the author of ERIC, Ras Suarez....
I wonder how many of you take notes on what is out there that you might collect. Do you keep a paper (or digital) want list? Or, is your want list...
The ratio was 25 to 1. One aureus was worth 25 denarii. 12 to 1 was the ratio of the value of gold to silver by weight, but the aureus weighed a...
Since the 1970s I have been collecting ancient-coin catalogs. Only a few emphasize Islamic coins. I am offering them as one lot: None of these are...
High-end collectors know NAC (Numismatica Ars Classica) offers the finest collections of ancient coins in splendid catalogs. I am offering many,...
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