That coin certainly speaks of ambition! "Master of the world" is probably not what you should call yourself after barely two months at your new...
Here is my latest purchase – the third ancient coin I bought this year: [ATTACH] Caracalla, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 201–206 AD, Rome mint. Obv:...
Donna, that's a fantastic coin! I don't have any gold to show, but I own a coin sold by Kreß under the company name "Otto Helbing Nachf." in...
Stone axe and dagger, Funnelbeaker culture, c. 4300–2800 BC. Both artifacts as well as numerous others were found by my grandfather during...
I can see the resemblance to the sarcophagus pointed out in the video. I'm not an expert on Greek art, thus I just take this as a more informed...
A beautiful Dioscuri denarius, @Roman Collector ! [ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: Cn. Calpurnius, AR denarius, 189–180 BC, Rome mint. Obv:...
Interesting post and coin! Is it just me or does Kybele on your coin look strikingly similar to the Artemis of Ephesus? Here is a Roman...
Welcome to the forum, @RedStallions ! As others have said, both your coins are very attractive examples, and there is no reason to doubt their...
I hadn't heard of this theory before, but it seems fully plausible to me. This late Roman mosaic, excavated in Israel near Tel Aviv (source here),...
After clicking on this thread, I for the first time in my life thought that there is something to be said in favor of "trigger warnings." This has...
Splendid coins, @DonnaML ! A Septimius Severus elephant is on my want list, too. Unfortunately, these are often struck much more sloppily than...
Unfortunately, I have to generally agree that auction prices for ancient coins have risen drastically over the course of the last year. I am not...
As I have mentioned in another thread, the latest Artemide auction broke the spell. After loosing on all my previous 2021 auction bids, I bought...
An informative thread with many great coins! In enjoyed your write-up, @Sulla80 . Since the picture of the Poseidonia nomos was ommitted from the...
As always, wonderful new additions, Donna! I am envious of the Quirinus denarius. It's such an interesting type. Back in 2019, when coin shows...
Here is my most recent medieval purchase: [ATTACH] Italy, Lucca, civic issue, under Henry II-V, AR denaro, c. 1004–1125 AD. Obv: +IMPERATOR;...
For reasons already outlined by others above, this most likely is a cast forgery, which doesn’t surprise me too much. Many collectors want a...
Not ancient either but with a clear revaluation countermarkL [ATTACH] Spanish Monarchy, under Philip III, CU 4 maravedis (countermarked as 8...
That’s certainly not an ancient coin. My first guess would be that you have some sort of appliqué, maybe from a belt or from horse tack. Old...
@Collect89, the tetradrachm you've show above is simply fantastic. That's a coin to dream of! Here is my own humble bee: [ATTACH] Ionia,...
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