Here is a coin of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641). Take a look at how the name is spelled on this coin. [ATTACH] Follis. 32-29 mm....
Some coins have astrological or astronomical themes. This one is a so-called "Turkoman bronze." Most Arabic coins do not have figural types, but...
Do you ever buy a coin far out of your collecting area(s)? I just got this one from "Tokharistan" which is not your most well-known place....
I added a number of Roman coins to my "inexpensive" page--most at $5-$8: http://augustuscoins.com/inexpensive.html but a Delmatius for $9 [A...
Class H folles are attributed to Michael VII, 1071-1078. Michael VII came to the throne as a minor when Romanus IV lost the disastrous battle of...
Heat waves apparently make crop circles more evident....
I have recently added Byzantine, Constantinian, other late Roman, and Greek coins to my site at the top of the main page....
I have repeatedly posted on the joy of assembling "mini-theme" collections. I love the idea of completing, or almost completing, a small type-set....
I have a web site on the quinarius denomination: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/quinarius/ I just added this example to it: [ATTACH] L....
Byzantine coins have a wide variety of mintmarks. Here is one that is fun: [ATTACH] This is a large (33-32 mm) year 13 (XIII = 539/540)...
Collecting is a hobby of the mind. Ancient coins are just artistic pieces of metal if you know nothing about them. However, they are fascinating...
I write web pages for beginners http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/ and other collectors http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ A topic that comes up is...
Most of the common FEL TEMP REPARATIO AE coins are of one of five types: soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman, hut, galley, phoenix, or emperor and...
Most late Roman emperors after Constantine issued a limited number of types. If you get out your reference works and list them all you may find...
I subscribe to acsearch and pay the 85 euros a year to get the prices. They informed me my subscription was about to expire in a few days. Payment...
Some eBay sellers make astonishingly false claims. http://ebayitem.com/133061755911 This seller has a low-grade third-century Roman provincial...
I just spent 5 minutes trying to discover the buyer's fee on the web pages of the upcoming Bertolami Fine Arts sale. Boy, do they bury it deep in...
Upon his death in 14 CE, Augustus was deified. Coins under his successor Tiberius celebrated this and coins over 200 years later did too. Here is...
Trajan issued many coins that referenced particular conquests. I tell a short version of the story of this Parthian conquest here:...
I am a fan of big tetrarchal folles. Severus II (305-306-307) became Caesar in 305 in the second tetrarchy and participated in the GENIO POPVLI...
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