Ancient coins are very different from modern coins, and if he collected modern stuff, he may very well not have known what to look for with stuff...
Agreed. Sorry, but they're modern.
You could always scan them if you have access to a scanner. It's not going to be as pretty as a photograph, but it should be enough to get a good...
At that price, even if they're common and worn, it's hardly a bad deal. We'll be able to tell you more once you post them. Do keep in mind that...
Voted. Good luck!
I've been collecting ancients for a few years now, and I've never heard of them. Where did you pick up these sets?
I'm pretty sure that, at least before the high inflation of the third century, Roman coinage in general circulated far longer than modern coinage...
The problem with this is that if we're going that old, then we can use 3 cent coins, in which case you could have an infinite amount of them and...
Try something that has a decent amount of variety, like ancients or world coins. People who aren't into numismatics tend to find the idea of...
It looks like Randy was correct about the identification. Out of curiosity, where did you get this?
We're going to at least need to see the other side and preferably the diameter in millimeters and the weight of the coin in order to properly...
I love tetradrachm as well. Very nice.
Looks like "VIRTVS AVGG" to me.
I might show up later in the week. How's the selection of ancient coins there?
It's pretty much impossible to put a value on something if it really is the only one in the world, as there's nothing to compare it with. That...
Just thought I'd let people here know that in order to build interest in the second edition of ERIC, the author has released the first edition of...
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins has just be released for free online under a creative commons license here. I...
I find that these are the best resources for ancient Roman coins: Wildwinds - A massive database of ancient coins that have been auctioned. It...
To be clear, these are denominations from Augustus' coinage reform, which lasted in some form from 23 BC until Diocletian's reform in 293 AD....
I just wanted to let you know that there are some errors in your Roman coin thread that you might want to edit. The "As" of Augustus is actually...
Separate names with a comma.
