This coin came into my hands through a family friend. It's driving me nuts as the symbol on the reverse looks so familiar but I can't put my...
The idea of of Ammon goes back to the ancient Egyptians c. 2500 - 2000 BC and their king of the gods and creator, Amun. The Egyptians would later...
I was extremely taken with this piece from the moment Roma posted their catalog for Auction XXVII; The Hermann Lanz collection of Celtic coins....
I recently bought this Macedonia - First Meris Tetradrachm off Ebay.. Spotted some evidence of smoothing in the fields, but after researching the...
As some of you may have noticed I like my celtic coins, with a nice little collection of Gallic staters. Here is my first Tetradrachm from the...
I must admit, I am a sucker for coins with a certain look. Not clean and shiny. Not irridescent (although thats nice too!). Not 'perfect' in any...
These two coins have been on a very short list of absolute must haves since I began delving into ancients, and represented 2 of my 3 major targets...
After sleeping through my CNG bid this morning the day started off poorly (lot 36). Then things took a turn, I received 3(!!!) Coriosolite/...
I try to keep it weird! New auction scoop =) Also my first foray into fouree [IMG] Weight 2.69g Diameter 18.3mm Imperatorial coins L. Cornelius...
After the somewhat heartbreaking experience of writing an epic top 10 of 2018 thread only to have it crash and disappear (unsaved!), I've decided...
This morning's score. Too excited not to share...seller photo (zero chance I wait until the coin is received before posting) I remember how I...
As much as this is a hobby about passion and NOT investment, good coins are costly and should be a reasonable store of wealth over long term, so I...
Do we have any Celtic coin enthusiasts here? I find them intriguing.. the art can be so abstract and quirky, but amazing in some cases. I got my...
Just wanted to say hi.. and that I'm glad to have found this place, you seem like a decent lot. I've had a coin collecting relapse of sorts.....
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