I just bought this ugly coin of Stephen of England. His coins are notorious for being ugly and poorly struck and for irregular flans. Yes, all...
So, I just bought this ugly coin at auction. I always wanted one of these ducats of Venice so I bought it. Besides, it has almost 3.5 g of gold. I...
Easy reason to buy this one. I love the reverse. Of course it did not hurt that it is an Ex: Dattari coin as well. Feel free to post your...
I just won a a lot in the Naville auction. There were 4 reasons I bought this coin: 1. I wanted a coin of Antoninus Pius (this is my first one) 2....
Last night I won this solidus of Heraclius. Since I began collecting a few Byzantine gold coins, I have been interested in these small solidii of...
So I got up at 5am this morning to bid on the Dix Noonan Webb auction from London. A few weeks ago I was scouring the listings and came upon this...
I picked up this one in the member auctions on FAC. The flan is a little ragged, but I thought it had lots of eye appeal. The most compelling...
This is not a new acquisition, but I thought I would post it because I have just added it to my blog. I had to have this coin because of the...
I just posted this on my blog and after a suggestion by @Valentinian , I thought I would post it here as well. Marcus Antonius, known more...
I am giving away the following coin. It is an extremely rare didrachm of Trajan. I would like a good home for it. Please do not enter if you have...
H All, I have created a new blog that includes some of my collection of ancient Roman coins. Please take a look and let me know what you think....
I wanted a coin of Sulla for my historical figures collection. This came up several days ago from a German auction house. I got it for my first...
From Wikipedia: "Maurice (Latin: Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus; Greek: Φλάβιος Μαυρίκιος Τιβέριος Αὔγουστος) (539 – 27 November 602) was...
I have been looking for a decent pre-reform Nero denarius for over a year. They aways sell for quite a bit. Then I saw one on the Agora auction...
I have been looking for a second Galba denarius for my 12 Caesars collection. Yesterday I was able to win this one. I love it for the reverse and...
Excerpts from Wikipedia "Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), called the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and the Mad (French: le Fol...
So, I was waiting and waiting to clean this coin. I went back and forth between cleaning it and leaving it alone. I left it alone for about a year...
Hi, I am selling these for what I bought them for. I am narrowing my collection and I no longer need these coins. Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari....
Directly after I bought the Edward III. I came across this on MA Shops. I did not think about it much I just bought it. Most of these are fairly...
So, I have been adding coins to my "Historical figures dramatized by Shakespeare collection". This Edward III will fit nicely. Excerpt from...
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