I have two billon trachea that came as part of a group lot of Byzantine bronzes. There is actually a third one, but I was able to identify it -...
Here's an interesting short article from today's Guardian....
I was pawing through the owls today and pulled out this interesting imitative owl that I purchased from a dealer in Prague, Czech Republic, about...
Here's a coin that I thought I still owned, but could not locate. Eventually it was found in a bag with a bunch of world coins, great...
As part of my effort to "rebuild" the Roman section of the collection, I recently acquired this nice sestertius of Antoninus Pius, featuring...
The archaic style owl arrived today, encased in a NGC slab, from which it was promptly removed. Given the irregular shape of the flan both in...
[ATTACH] The Spanish 8 reales, in both its hammered and milled forms, both colonial and republican issues, were a mainstay of commerce from...
A new chapter started in the exploration of Mars with the landing of the Perseverance Mission on Mars last week, so I'm rolling out my "Man in the...
This coin arrive today from Israel. As far as I can determine, it could be from Antioch, although the crescent below the eagle is unlike anything...
Here's a broad thaler, struck with roller dies, from Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle, dated 1662, produced during the reign of Duke Christian Ludwig...
When I began to collect world coinage, back in the late 1970's, I was drawn to the beauty, history and romance of the Spanish 8 reales. For the...
[ATTACH] When the mention of silver coins comes up, one often thinks of the silver dollars of the United States, the 8 reales of Mexico and...
Here's a coin out of a large lot that arrived yesterday. It is a half tetarteron of Manuel I, Thessalonica Mint, 1143-1180 AD. I believe it is...
Well, on this grey Monday, with much of the country in deep freeze, I decided to post this bronze object, purchased by the seller from Trinity...
Here's an interesting review from today's Guardian, on the Netflix film "The Dig"....
This is the first coin that I have seen with what appears to be epoxy or some kind of resin filling cracks on the obverse. There's none on the...
My bids, except for one, were wiped out in very healthy bidding. I am amazed at some of the hammer prices, notably for some Islamic coins: 1)...
I got an email today from an eBay seller who just received this strange, very crude coin, which I think is actually a coin weight. Here are some...
And now, entering stage left, is a cast bronze from Apulia, a most singularly chunky Uncia, weighing 45.7 grams, while measuring only 30 mm in...
During my wanderings around the various websites selling ancients, who are lying in wait to spring offerings that tantalize and drain the budget...
Separate names with a comma.
