I picked up the third bronze for my 12 Caesars set. A Claudius AE Dupondius. I really like the greened patina, although I'm not sure what's going...
I recently started on my 12 Caesar's collection. The first two Caesar's I've been able to acquire are both notorious historic figures in their...
This is a cool article posted on CNN today. Some treasure hunters found 48 gold escudos. The coins were found only 100 ft from the shore in...
I've decided to start a 12 Emperors collection. I just bought my first coin. I know the members on this forum must have some great examples...
There's a coin listed on eBay right now described as a Tiberius Tribute Penny. Any truth to the legend posted by the seller of this coin? A...
I recently finished up my "5 good Emperors" set and found myself needing to scratch that itch to expand my Roman Imperials collection. But I...
I'm excited, I've been collecting Roman Imperial Coinage for about 3 or 4 mos now. I'd focused mostly on various Emperors. But this week I...
Alright my fellow ancient forum CT members. Let's liven things up here a bit. There's a nice Trajan Sesertius up for auction on eBay, it's...
I won this coin off ebay recently. It's a Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. I fell in love with the coin right when I saw the listing. (never a...
For me part of the fascination of collecting LRBs is the history behind the faces on the coins. As I collect and accumulate these coins, I like...
Since delving into the Ancient Coin niche of the hobby I've been pleasantly surprised by many things. Right now I'm focusing on Roman Imperials,...
I'd be interested in hearing from some of you ancient collectors out there on this subject. Have you ever bid on a lot of ancient roman coins?...
Just looking to get some input from all the ancient collectors out there. There's a fairly nice Nero up on eBay this evening. The listing is...
I picked up this one today as well. Now I need some advice on this one. I come from a background in US coins, where any kind of cleaning is a...
Just picked up this Hadrian today, probably one of the larger ancients I have in my collection. The obverse seems a bit corroded/craggy, but I...
So, I've officially been bit by the ancient bug. Especially where LRBs and Roman Imperials are concerned. I looked around on eBay, but decided...
I'm still a noob when it comes to ancients. But I'm having a lot of fun with this newly found passion. I posted a thread a couple of weeks back...
Hi all. Some of you may recognize me from CoinTalk. I've been a fairly consistent poster over the last 3 years or so. I've been a collector of...
I've been considering selling my collection for a while now. Up to this point I've been a pure collector/horder. I've sold a few coins on eBay...
Here's a fun one. Many of us on this site are Morgan Dollar fans. Right now on eBay there is an MS60 PCGS "King of the Morgans" yes, the 1893...
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