Got this little Guatemalan 1/4 Real for free. I still enjoy my world moderns :D [img]
When I bought my Livia I also had this thrown in at 75% off its asking. It was another I eyed for a bit. Its fairly common and looks MUCH better...
With JWs recent post, I figured we could share "ugly" coins in our collection. This doesnt have to be ancient only. Some of mine: [img] [img] [img]
One of the first coins I bought with my tax return was this rare provincial of Empress Livia. Ive had my eye on this coin for many many months and...
I asked the other one to be deleted, I tried to fix the photo so it wasnt so purple. [img] Lucilla (164 - 182 A.D.) Æ Sestertius O: LVCILLA AVG...
So my latest buy is a Trajan denarius that I really didnt need, but it popped up on ebay and at a price of only $12 shipped. It didnt have great...
When I traded my Nero, I also traded my other titus for this one. It had several things I liked better then my older one. So this cost me nothing....
Well, after 5 years of collecting ancients, I finally got my first sestertius, which is of Crispina. After doing a set of AR Denarii of her I...
Still trying to build up my byzantine collection and my latest is a Maurice Tiberius Follis. I was drawn to the patina despite some breaks in it....
Saw this for sale on ebay, pretty cool hobo nickel of chumlee. Apparently it was close to being on the tv show....
My latest addition is a Nero denarius I did an even trade with someone else. I liked the legends of the obverse & surfaces more then I did my old...
I had a Domna Antoninianus with a soso portrait but I ended up unloading it a month ago for personal reasons. So I needed a new one and found this...
Latest addition is a Caracalla I got in a trade from Curtis Clay for that Emesa Severus that was posted awhile ago. Great silver & heavy too!...
Nice article & photos. Lucky fella! http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/28872
I dont mess with currency much but this one caught my eye cause of the serial #. Think it's worth keeping or chuck it back into circulation? [img]
An area of ancients I would like to acquire more of this year. This is my first one in about a year. I really liked the patina on it & thought it...
Since my last coin posted was his father, Macrinus, I needed his son, Diadumenian. Picked this up for $10, fairly common for him. I liked the...
A new emperor I needed. I dont own too many tetradrachms either so its nice to have a hefty ancient for once & good silver. [IMG] Macrinus, (217...
Recently got this coin cause I was in the market for an Emesa severus just to have and during my online research I realized the coin was special...
After a little over a year of deciding to do a side set of Lucilla Denarii I have finally finished. Although it may not be "finished" if you...
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