Got a pleasant surprise today with the arrival of a few coins. [ATTACH] RIC VI 153 Londinium CONSTANTIVS P F AVG COMITI - AVGG NN 23mm, 3.45g,...
[ATTACH] RIC VI 85 - London Mint DN MAXIMAINO PF S AVG GENIO - POP ROM Follis 25x29mm, 7.06g, 307 AD (Second Reign) On 21 April 1865 two...
I've been pondering this question for a while now, and thought I'd get everyone here's thoughts. Do you have a preference for a certain...
Can any better eyes confirm my suspicion that this is Allectus? His relatively flat face and prominent pointy beard make me think that it is....
I've decided to kick start a collection of British mint coins, and my first few will be 'arriving' via the jolly, fat man on the 25th. In...
[ATTACH] RIC 1238 - SEAR 4831 AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS / IVVENTAS SC Dupondius or As 9.36g, 26mm, 143 AD I've been looking all year for a...
"Well, then, I will not govern you either, if he has become in your eyes base and hostile and a public foe. For in that case you will, of course,...
If you find a coin that was offered in an auction but went unsold, and then there is no record of the coin being sold by the same auction house in...
[ATTACH] RIC 1408; Cohen 251 FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL / VENVS SC 12.38g, 27.5mm, 154-6 AD Ex. Bertolami E-Sale Auction 50 2017 This was...
New addition just arrived today, and one I've been after all year. [ATTACH] RIC 934 - As - 154-155AD ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII -...
A new additions today, a rather small but very fat sestertius from Marcus Aurelius' final year. [ATTACH] Sear 5017 M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P...
Considering the fact that I want my collection to be interesting, varied and offer a representative slice of what circulated during the time...
I started collecting last November or December, with an immediate focus on Marcus Aurelius and his relations, but that quickly expanded to cover...
Two new arrivals today that I am very pleased with, but for rather different reasons. First up: [ATTACH] Sear 4066 RIC III 127 ANTONINVS AVG PIVS...
I've been looking for an example of the Concord Augustor type of either Lucius Verus or Marcus Aurelius with a good balance between affordability...
I was reading the Commodus epitome in Cassius Dio today and came across this excellent one liner from Priscus who was hailed by the British troop...
When I first started looking at Roman coins with any serious intent towards the end of last year, I dismissed the 'Provincial' coinage that I saw...
Does anyone have any recommendations for any UK based sellers of Ancients? I have tried two through VCoins so far, and both have been rubbish....
I've spotted a coin that I am quite taken with, but it has a few glaring problems. There is a flan crack that travels a substantial distance...
I collect Nerva-Antonines as an area of special interest, and this has led me to consider purchasing a few of the particularly appealing Trajan...
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