I have an antoninianus of Gordian III with an obverse legend that should probably read IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG but actually reads FHL rather...
I have this coin that I got in a bulk lot without any information. It looks like a typical 3rd century Alexandrian tetradrachm. The problem is the...
And now I'd like to show off my complete ignorance of Greek coins. I'm trying to ID the coin below, and I assume I'll need to search through some...
[ATTACH] I just picked this up at the Westchester Coin Show. The only information that came with it was "Ptolemy II." The coin is 38 mm and...
I received the coins from my surprising auction win (https://www.cointalk.com/threads/surprising-vauction-win.307472/) Mostly what I'd expected:...
I am researching a coin of Postumus with a Moneta reverse. Wildwinds has a nice explanation of how to distinguish coins of Postumus from the Lyons...
I've been researching a coin of Constantine I from Thessalonica, and I came across an interesting sentence in RIC concerning the transition from...
I'm curious how people collect Greek coins, especially bronzes, since there are so many different types. Do you collect by theme? by region? ruler...
A cautionary tale: Don't respond to outbid notifications at work. I was pleased to learn that I had won a lot of 92 ancient coins on the most...
I recently sold two coins to someone in the UK (I live in the US) for $115 total. I sent them first class and listed the value of the coins on the...
I first asked about this coin on another forum about 10-12 years ago. The responses I got included "barbarous," "rejected pattern," and "military...
On an earlier thread someone wrote that he was new to ancient coin collecting and was wondering what was the best way to learn how to ID ancient...
This is in response to a question I had regarding a thread started by Dave@PCC called "A Commemorative Journey." It concerns two coins of his that...
I received this coin in a bulk lot that I won in a recent auction, and I have some questions, (despite the nice notes that came with it). Here's a...
I've been collecting bronze coins of Constantine the Great for awhile now (http://feltemp.com/Constantine_1.html). Yet the more I learn about the...
Reading up a bit on the life of Constantine the Great. One book mentioned a couple of instances where CtG arrived in a mint city and the coins...
Here's a quick and dirty photograph of a new Constantine that I picked up at the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) yesterday....
As I wrote when I first introduced myself, I got started collecting bronze coins of Constantine the Great sort of by accident. My goal was to...
Any idea what the thing is that's on top of the altar on the reverse of this coin? It's usually a globe. [IMG] You can see the whole coin here:...
Anyone have any thoughts about this coin for sale on eBay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/322365551625?ul_noapp=true I'm curious how a seller like this...
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