[IMG] While second nature today, the original use for the earliest coinage is still unknown. It is unlikely that the first person to put an image...
[IMG] Oinoanda, an ancient Greek city located in the upper valley of the Xanthus River, was built on the top of a high mountain in the ancient...
[IMG] In school, we all learned about Brutus’ assassination of Julius Caesar. For me, it was a compelling story, further enhanced by the reading...
I've owned this coin for a while but it took me quite some time to prepare the write-up as there is such a vast amount of information available on...
While large coins like dekadrachms are unarguably impressive, I find extremely small coins to be equally intriguing, showing off the talent of the...
[IMG] Octavian was the son of Julius Caesar's niece and Caesar himself sponsored his introduction into public life when Octavian accompanied his...
In addition to coins, I'm very fond of meteorites, and therefore any "sacred stones" from antiquity pique my interest. These show up on a number...
I've had this coin for a while and have posted it before but have never officially "announced" it or given it a proper writeup. Aesthetically,...
With the Goldberg auction starting so late, I had some extra time to finish a writeup for one of my latest purchases. This has been on my wantlist...
This coin is a considerable upgrade to a previous example I owned. I bought it from the most recent Roma auction at considerably more than I...
I was intending to make a larger post about Alexander the Great's coinage as a whole, but due to time constraints, will cut it short to just this...
I haven't intended to build a Twelve Caesars set but I find myself half-way there with this latest acquisition. I purchased this coin from...
I won this coin at the most recent CICF sale, and it has the honor of being the first provincial coin I've ever owned. And I'm sure everyone will...
Here's a new acquisition of mine, the first of a string of posts I'll be making as I have a fair number of queued coins to post. I've cobbled...
I acquired this coin a few months ago but haven't posted it yet. I've always admired the staters from Lokris but hadn't found one which "spoke" to...
I've posted this coin before, and was hoping to acquire its larger brother at a recent auction but unfortunately was significantly outbid....
The Secular Games were some of the largest and most memorable celebrations in antiquity. They were held on two different cycles, first on the...
As evidenced by my avatar, my favorite emperor is Antoninus Pius. I’ve read several books and articles about him but have not found a concise...
Much to the chagrin of history buffs, the new Pompeii movie has very little to do with life in Ancient Rome. In the interest of leveling the...
I've neglected to post several of my new coins for quite some time and will hopefully get into a more regular cadence of uploading. I bought this...
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