Who'd a thunk that bread and circuses weren't enough? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Certainly not Commodus. Who on this day 1,827 years ago was strangled to...
As some may have noted, I'm a fan of proto money... especially Roman types:woot:! It has always been of great interest how the ancients bought and...
I recently received a friendly PM from a CT pal voicing concern on the authenticity of this Makedon tetrobol. [ATTACH] Time of Philip V and...
[ATTACH] Rome always had a grudge against Macedonia. In hind sight it was probably an inferiority complex... A complex that was the size of...
I won a helmeted Alexander! ...."oh, you mean a lion skin skull cap." No, no. A helmeted Alexander. "OH, you mean an elephant skin." NO, NO. A...
I've been waiting (not very) patiently for my Halloween presents to myself. And... [IMG] Ok, Ok. It's only one present but the spooky little girl...
One of the many wonderful things about being an ancients collector, to me anyway, is knowing that I will never have 'em all. And this even...
The word labyrs (also known as double headed axe or bipennis) comes from the word labyrinth (oh, how I WISH I had a labyrinth coin to share with...
[ATTACH] Yet again we find ourselves in the midst of the Ghouls:lurking:, Witches:kiss: and Undead:zombie: ready to slit each others bloodless...
Just 4 years after the death of my favorite Greek, 323 BCE, my second favorite Greek is born on this day in 319 BCE! Pyrrhus of Epirus was a man...
For a ruler from a family that I can't stand [ATTACH] (Gotta love the Costanza's, right?!) Constantius II has a wide variety of coins that I...
One of the greatest generals in Roman history, many say greatest general until Caesar came along (though Marius will always be my fav) Pompey the...
Did anyone else participate in the new auction house, Ares numismatic, first auction last month? If so, how was your experience? Also, here is the...
This is one fella whom I keep telling myself I will upgrade my denarius of his but don't. Partly due to the fact that I like the ghostly almost...
Having a Galba Sestertius and a Galba denarius fouree already, it had been gnawing:zombie: at me for a bit now to get a proper Galba denarius...
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I've been having a blast collecting these Macedonian shield coins. Though I probably haven't taken enough time to stop and post about some of the...
I need some help putting together an ancient Greek cake of archaic coins! I only have a few (and a saweet new one to share at the end) and would...
Rather than hijack a perfectly interesting thread, I figured I'd share my shame in its own thread. I'd shared my Orodes I (though apparently it's...
I'll start with a HUGE thanks to @David@PCC! First, if he hadn't shared his Tryphon coin in the...
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