This coin was part of a 18-coin lot (17 bronze, this one silver) which I bought only because of this coin. I mean: what's not to like about a...
I've just received my first Macrinus denarius, and it was a bit of a gamble, as the seller sold various Roman coins (mainly Gordian III and...
I've got this super small but nicely detailled Celtic coin: [ATTACH] Weight: 0.48g, diameter 11 - 14 mm, depending on the axis. The observe...
Visiting my second coin fair ever in Houten, the Netherlands, my eye fell upon this rather pretty Titus denarius. Although the price is higher...
So with only 67 days to go for the International Hat Day on November 25th (which is a thing apparently), it's time for an Ancient Headgear themed...
So this silver Durotriges coin had a bad case of ironoxide (rust) and copper oxide deposits on the reveres (and also a little bit on the observe)....
Having mostly focussed so far on the silver coinage of the Roman Empire, and adding some coins of interest to my collection, my latest purchase...
I was able to buy my first Celtic rainbowcup (German: Regenbogenschüsselchen, Dutch: regenboogschotel). It's probably a billion one, because it's...
So I have the possibility to buy an Ambiani stater for a reasonable price (€700, which is not cheap nor too expensive). I've bought coins from...
This coin has been in my collection for a few months already, and despite hours of searching, I've failed to identify it. So, once again, I hope...
Part of the fun I get with collecting ancient and medieval coinage is attempting to clean encrusted coins, or restore damaged coins. There is a...
I'm quite happy with this fun lot of silver medieval coins. Most of them have been found in the north of the Netherlands by a metal detectorist....
I've recently bought this medieval little coin, as I liked the observe. [ATTACH] Ruler: William I de la Roche (1280 - 1287), or Guy I de La Roche...
This coin has seen something: honest wear, some dishonest wear, reducing the size to 15mm (smallest diameter), and the weight to a mere 0.86 gram....
I'm quite stuck attributing this Celtic coin, which I suspect to be of Danube Celtic origin. [ATTACH] Weight 8.41g; diameter 27mm. Obv:...
I'm a bit stuck on the bronze coin below: [ATTACH] Weight: 11.56g, diameter 23mm. Holed. An appealing coin despite the hole, IMHO. Yet, I find...
I have the possibility to buy this coin. Diameter and weight unknown; pictures are blurry as well. Despite several hours of searching, I can't...
I have recently bought a coin collection from someone which, amongst various very nice coins, included this denarius of Lucilla. I have some...
So after my last cleaning project of a Nerva denarius...
I've added this small bronze coin from Thrace, Mesembria (ca. 200-100 BC; identified by @Orielensis) to my collection, mainly because of the...
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