When I first posted about the coinage of Benvenuto Cellini, I wrote that my next holy grail was the testone of Alessandro de' Medici. Today that...
I've been posting on the ancient board for awhile, but I thought I might trot out some of my coins here for a change. I've been focusing my...
My new Galla Placidia came in the mail today. I was very excited until I dug a little too deeply into forvm's boards and made some unpleasant...
My first gold coin, and my third coin with dies engraved by Benvenuto Cellini arrived in the mail today from Heritage. This coin was minted after...
My first slabbed purchase is on its way from HA, and I'm anxious to free it. I've perused some of the old threads on slab cracking and watched a...
Much sooner than I ever expected (and by spending a much larger portion of my income than is perhaps advisable) I was able to acquire a second...
I've been on the lookout for a coin of Queen Tamar. These don't seem to come to auction terribly often (judging by acsearch/coinarchives results),...
I'm very interested in artist designed coinage/money. Several important renaissance artists designed coins for popes and lords: Francesco...
My current coin storage system was set up when I was a kid with supplies from the local coin shop. I have a regular three ring binder with vinyl...
First of all, a disclaimer: the coins I'm going to be talking about aren't exactly ancient. Any earlier and they'd clearly belong on this board,...
Hi All! This is my first time posting. I've been lurking for some time. I started collecting ancients when I was a kid and continued on and of...
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