My only Nerva: [ATTACH] Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 98 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right....
The Constantinian city commemoratives are nice little coins. I like them. My first one is from the Arles mint and rather scarce. It also has a...
That's a wonderful new tetradrachm, although I have to say that I like the portrait style on your old example better. Are you planning to keep...
I bought this tiny fellow very cheaply as "Ancient Indian:" [ATTACH] Iberia, Ebusus (Ibiza), AE ⅛ unit, ca. 2nd c. BC. Obv: Bes standing facing,...
The coinage of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily comes to mind. Christian medieval rulers using Kufic script and "oriental" iconography on their coins...
I bought this one in an unattributed $10 junk lot just when I started collecting. As crusader collectors will know, pretty much anything from the...
Carles VI "the Mad" of France (antagonist in Henry V): [ATTACH] Kingdom of France, Charles VI "the Well Liked" or "the Mad," AR blanc guénar, 1389...
Great chunky drachm and travel picture! You can't believe how jealous I am of your trip to Egypt: I had planned to travel there in 2011 but had...
I tend to prefer old cabinet toning, satiny surfaces showing some age, or ideally something in between. Neither overcleaned metal nor "hoard...
I guess that depends on the shipping method they use and the risk they are willing to take. To give three examples: 1.) I won some coins from a...
Here is a recent Roman Republican acquisition that departs from the usual denarius model of Roma on the obverse and some sort of chariot on the...
That's a very attractive coin, @Exodus_gear ! I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the collection posted here once it arrives. Apart from a...
Another issue from Mansfeld – this time a 1/3 taler: [ATTACH] County of Mansfeld-Eisleben, Johann Georg III, AR ⅓ Taler, 1669 AD, Eisleben mint....
For some reason I own just a single Probus – never quite got into collecting this emperor, though his coinage is both affordable and attractive....
That's a mighty attractive didrachm, @Edessa ! I love the toning. Here is a horse: [ATTACH] Kings of Numidia, Massinissas or Micipsa, ca....
According to this calculator, $12.50 in 1950 would be about $140 in 2020. That's still less than I paid for this Julius Caesar elephant denarius,...
That's a beautiful LRB! In my opinion, the portait style of the late Roman Trier mint is exceptionally attractive and sometimes even artistic:...
Yes! I was already hooked when I read "medieval"... Here is a recent acquisition, another Bohemian penny. The reverses on this series are mostly...
The antoniniani from Cologne, especially those with references to the campaigns against the Germanic tribes on the reverse, are premium items. I...
There are some truly strong Dionysian coins in this thread. Some Apollonian element might be needed to counterbalance them: [ATTACH] Thrace,...
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