Just won this little medieval coin. I was looking for a coin of Otto IV but stumbled across this one. It will make a nice addition to my...
I have started to get interested in crusader coins so I bought one of Florent of Hainaut. From Wikipedia: "Florent of Hainaut (also Floris or...
I have several Galba denarii. Some of these have ugly portraits. However this newest addition for today's CNG auction has to be the king of the...
Ihave a few collections going at the same time. There is my 12 Caesars that I still add to when I see an interesting coin, my Coins of the family...
Henry VI of England was by all accounts a weak and ineffectual king. He managed to be crowned King of France as Henry II only to lose most of...
After looking at Spink and Wren, I think my penny of John is class 5A1 or Spink 1350A. There are 2 markers as to why I think this is the case....
[ATTACH] Of course I now need to find one of these.
I just returned home after several days at the Royal Canadian Numismatic Convention in Toronto, Canada. As usual there were only 3 dealers who...
Gaucher of Chatillon. Silver Sterling, 1313-1322 (18mm, 1.13g). +GALCHS COMES PORC, Crowned bust of Edward facing. / MON ETN OVA YVE, Long cross,...
I have have been looking for one of these for a while. The last one I found was misattributed as RIC 921. RIC 922 has "Caes" in the obverse legend...
I have noticed that I have several member of Henry II's family. I have just added one more plus his wife's former husband. Here is what I have so...
I want to start this post by showing my current denarii of Galba and finish it with a win in today's CNG auction (yes it is another Galba). It is...
My interest in ancient coins stems from my love of history. So when the opportunity came to own an interesting historical piece I opened my...
I saw this today in Harlan Berk's 204 bid or buy after sale and bought it. This is my first Celtic coin. What attracted me to it was the depiction...
I just picked up the first issue of a new coin magazine. It is called "Coin Collecting Magazine" and is based out of the UK. I picked it up...
I have been working on my exhibit for an upcoming coin show. I am open to suggestions as to how to improve the presentation. Keep in mind that the...
I have been looking for a coin of this king for sometime. One popped up at auction today so I bought it. Here is a snippet from Wikipedia. "...
I do not usually bid on lots like this, but the provenance sold me on it. [ATTACH] Lot of five coins. Lot of five coins. Syracuse unless stated....
Hi all, I realized that it has been 3 years today since I joined coin talk. I have enjoyed my time here and have learned quite a bit since I...
Lately I have been accumulating auction catalogues that contain the coins I have collected. I have been doing this both with the online catalogues...
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