Oh, if only I could get Martin to have this attitude, then I could collect Severans again! Doug, I seemed to be the only one to care to offer a...
I thought I would post this just as a reminder to people. When buying ancients don't blindly trust the seller, they also make mistakes, Know your...
I bought this tiny AE4 because it looked to be an imitative of Valentinian in good style. Opinions? It is a SALVS REIPBLICAE type but try as I...
Amongst my recent purchases are some eastern denarii of Septimius Severus. Here are my first two (the third is still en-route from Switzerland)...
Another new purchase. On May 1st, A.D. 305 Diocletian abdicated after 20 years as emperor. These abdication types celebrate him in his retirement...
I don't buy slabbed ancients as a rule and have broken almost all of them free. The one I didn't break out I sold. Slabs aren't for me. I do look...
Every now and again I buy a random ancient imitation simply because I find them interesting for some reason. My first purchase was just an...
In order to get a Mars coin recently I bought a batch of GLORIA EXERCITVS - soldier with standards types. I thought it worth showing the batch....
Amongst what look to be genuine low grade bronze are two silvers that are salted in there to draw people in. Well known fakes....
I have several sub-collection themes. These are essentially a great excuse for me to buy coins when I haven't found anything from my primary...
I stumbled across a couple of Magnentius coins and had to buy them as they both come from Lugdunum. They are both relatively common but I thought...
I know that spelling errors are only of vague interest to many but I have a liking for them and pick the odd one up now and then. In this case the...
So I got distracted again and bought a small collection of 10 FEL TEMP Galley and Hut coins because I obviously don't have enough already. Part...
As some of you will be aware I have a soft spot for Mars coins. I have just received the following coin which would appears slightly scarcer than...
All, This one came as part of a lot. It stood out as being a bit odd and feels unusual. I haven't found another match yet but am convinced it is...
I bought this coin simply because it was a Sestertius of Elagabalus, which is a denomination of his that I had never had an example of. It is worn...
I have a liking of Mars coins and am always on the lookout for them. This one is Gallienus but has the scarcer left facing bust. Antoninianus...
This one just arrived. I know it is very ropey but it is a FEL TEMP type that I didn't have in my collection. I know Warren has one. I suspect...
So I tried to get some discipline with my collecting and then it all went out the window. I don't collect Flavian coins and had sold all of the...
Among my latest purchases is a dated Gallienus. I believe that these are common but do seem to demand a small premium for Gallienus. Gallienus -...
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