A while ago I bought a group lot of 4 small Greek bronzes. Normally, I'm not much interested in these types, but they've all proved interesting in...
I was looking for a filler coin while putting together an order recently, and an antoninianus of Carausius caught my eye. It wasn't in the best...
In Savoca's recent Silver Auction (171st) there was this little Claudian bronze coin from Alexandria, Egypt. For some reason it just appealed to...
You know how it is, when you're browsing a coin auction or store, and a coin suddenly "jumps out" at you? You immediately recognize it as...
IT'S HARD TO THINK of a more iconic figure from ancient history than Alexander the Great, or a more consequential one. He succeeded his father...
Good day everyone! Hope you are all doing well. Last time, I posted about a very rare as of Trajan. Today I want to show a much more common coin,...
Recently, I’ve been collecting Roman As coins with interesting and unusual reverse types. Part of this new focus comes from my interest in the...
The ancient city of Akragas came into being around 582 B.C., as a colony founded by Greeks from Gela, a city about 40 miles to the east. The site...
Not too long ago I was taking some updated photos of some coins, and doing a bit more research on them. In particular, this little group of small...
Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Here is an interesting coin type of Constantine I which I have been looking forward to for some...
I don’t know who comes to your mind when you think of the quintessential Roman military Emperor, but for me, I think of this guy: [IMG] (Bust of...
My birthday was just last month, and for a gift my wonderful wife told me she wanted to get me a nice coin cabinet! I had been looking at ones for...
Lately, I've been taking an interest in the life and times of Constantine I - an individual, and period of history, that has had a tremendous,...
Like many collectors, I have a loose mental list of specific coin types I would like to obtain sometime - kind of a lifetime coin wish-list. Each...
Recently I acquired a coin which was sold as "unlisted in RIC". Upon receiving it I did a close examination and could not find a coin exactly like...
Io, Saturnalia everyone! This morning I was pleasantly surprised to learn that today marks the beginning of Saturnalia. (For some reason I had...
A few months ago I bought a coin that looked like it might have some active BD going on. The coin pretty clearly had been a victim of bronze...
Is this what happens when you get outbid too many times in too many auctions? I wouldn't call it an impulse buy...but I can't deny that after...
Payment via PayPal, asking price includes First-Class USPS shipping within the USA. I am willing to ship internationally but the buyer must assume...
Hello everyone! I have a coin coming in the mail which I'm pretty sure has some active BD going on. I'm thinking about what would be the best way...
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