I wouldn't blame him too much, after all what do you expect making a 14 year old the emperor of the most powerful empire in the world at that...
An emperor who's short reign only known for his gluttony! [ATTACH] Added this denarius of Vitellius to my collection. While I currently have no...
I'd clean if it just had that dark horn silver, but the fabric itself is peeling away, so i wouldn't attempt anything with it or it could end up...
A coin minted in Sri Lanka, imitating the fallen horseman type. Weighing 0.89 grams, the reverse is mirrored, my guess is the engraver just copied...
My only artifact other than coins is this Chola era bronze container/money pot (Circa 1000-1200 AD). This pot is surprising heavy for it's size,...
Can be both modern or ancient coins, I follow some ancient coin pages on FB and come across various dealers showing off their recent acquisitions...
I like how they depict water on the Australian 20c coin. [ATTACH]
I know this topic has been discussed before, but recently I missed out on this unattributed sestertius. I'm pretty sure it's a left facing Titus....
I've never gave a thought about limes denarius, and only bought it now because it shows the stone of Emesa on the quadriga. I would never pay 1-2k...
[ATTACH] My recent addition, an AE AS of Commodus as Hercules, probably the final type of coin issued by him before getting strangled to death....
The problem with aesthetic ancient coins is that even a common coin can be priced exorbitantly (Athens owl, anything with Pegasus/ Medusa/...
Just received this coin. I've been on the look for a nice imperial bust of Nero, I have a couple of tetradrachms but the busts are idealised. On...
A budget bronze issue I came across on ebay, the seller described it as Pompey but I thought it must've been missattributed given it's was cheap....
Tribute penny is one of those coins i refuse to pay a pretty penny, given its vast quantity and availability. Right now I'm happy with this $10...
A bee next to a bunch of grapes from Cilicia, modern day Turkey. [ATTACH]
My second Agathadaemon of the year, man I love these weird issues from Roman Egypt! They certainly came up with some of the most creative themes...
When I spent all of my savings that I've saved through high school and uni on buying junk silver, bullion, and other ancient coins during the...
The only reason I bought this coin. Condition-wise it's actually a turd of a coin, but the coin itself was issued by someone named Turd, aka C....
Yeah, these were minted in midst of black plague.
Hand of god coin or plague coin, another theory I read somewhere is that it shows the glove of the king allowing the city to mint coins. [ATTACH]
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