Another ancients guy here.
So what information do you have that indicates that Alexander the Great's crown would have looked remotely like this? The attribution to...
Can you give us the diameter and millimeters and a weight? Can you make out any of the text on the obverse? All I can tell you with much...
In case you didn't aready know about it, this site is extremely useful for identifying rulers based on partial legends.
That's what it appears to be, though keep in mind that this means that it's still an ancient coin, just not one any governing authority put out....
I'm honestly surprised that they bothered counterfeiting such coins. It hardly seems like it would be that profitable.
If you have ever thought that it would be cool to own something ancient or medieval, don't just assume that it's out of your price range. I...
Well I'm quite fond of them, and that's where most of my collecting money goes. I love being able to hold history in my hand, and I like how much...
The problem is that this is the sort of thread where those who don't fit the age range the OP gave are more likely to respond, so the replies may...
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You might want to send the gold stuff (the others aside from maybe the Alexandrians stuff wouldn't be worth it) to Sear or another major ancients...
I've gotten some pretty good deals. Here are some of my favorites that were under $10. The first one is my favorite coin that I ever got in an...
Largely, you have to tell from what you can find on places like vcoins or at auctions. You'll eventually get an understanding for at least the...
There isn't any such service in the same way that there is for modern coins. There are a few places that will authenticate what you have (David R....
I only have 2 comments: 1. It's not a good idea to sell a high priced item when you have no feedback as a seller. There are plenty of people who...
The two men are soldiers, and the thing between them is a decorative pole called a standard. It was basically the rough ancient equivalent of a...
That's still pretty inspecific. Do you want stuff from ancient Rome? Do you want medieval Spain? Do you want 19th century American? You can get...
Research Spanish Colonial and Ancient coin eBay sellers first I found this post on "Research Spanish Colonial and Ancient coin eBay sellers...
You can hit up some of those 5 world coins for $1 bowls that you see all over flea markets and coin shows and start your collection off with 50 coins.
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