Fortuna is an Italian goddess who appears on many Roman coins. Here is an example: [ATTACH] Diocletian, 28 mm, Trier mint. FORTVNAE REDVCI AVGG...
Coins of some emperors are often not well struck. For example, mid third century coins are often struck from worn dies and the reverse dies are...
I won an excellent coin in the Pecumem auction as the only bidder and my limit was well above the minimum. I wonder if some potential bidders...
A old friend asked me to sell his remaining ancient coins. Among them were these three tokens which are not ancient but nevertheless old. I wonder...
Beginning collectors may be concerned about what to collect, reference works, and rarity. Answers from the members of this forum usually resemble...
Maxentius issued a series of commemorative coins in the names of Constantius I, Maximian, and Galerius, c.310-311. Maximian was his father and is...
Scientists give a reason why Roman concrete lasts so well: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215185026.htm Do you have any...
Ras Suarez, author of ERIC II, has announced and posted rarity rankings based on twice as many coins as the previous rankings. The original Excel...
Sometimes a coin portrait is so well done you feel you could recognize the person if you saw him. This quality is not usually associated with...
We know the Romans mined a lot of their gold in Spain. Here is a news release about new discoveries about the mines in Spain:...
You are thinking, "Volusian" or "Volusianus", at least! Coins from the Rome mint tell us more. Sear 9739 with AEQVITAS AVGG reverse: [ATTACH]...
I have a website on late Roman copper coin types of Valentinian I (AD 364-375) and later emperors. http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/ At the top I...
I have read that in the old days serious collectors valued rarity more than most modern collectors who tend to concentrate on condition. An...
List members have posted small fractional silver coins before. This one (compared to a US cent in a way pioneered by Doug) is 5 mm and 0.235...
Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor 235-238, was a giant--the tallest and strongest man in the empire. His denarii have three distinct portrait styles....
Big coins are impressive. If you want a huge ancient coin, there are some very large Ptolemaic pieces, 40 mm or even larger (here is one CoinTalk...
Some metal detectorists in Jersey found a ton (really!) of Celtic coins (maybe 70,000 pieces) which are all stuck together. Cleaning is beginning:...
I recently bought this Galerius follis which was misdescribed as a Maximianus: [ATTACH] 28-26 mm. 9.66 grams. Yes, the legend says...
The author of ERIC II, Ras Suarez, blogged on rarity: http://dirtyoldcoins.com/Roman-Coins-Blog/?m=201407 It is a difficult topic. I responded...
I have created and posted an educational web site about Christian symbolism on Roman coins:...
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