This month of May, it will be the 140th anniversary of the death of an extraordinary numismatist and coin lover, Henry Cohen. Everyone of us who...
This thread contains informations that some members may find disturbing. Readers discretion advised. "they saw them, torn by the whips, to the...
What do you think of this new in vogue expression ? Is it better than "numismatist", "coin lover" etc...? Do you consider yourself as a Nummophile...
The history Autumn of 316 AD. We are right in the middle of a civil war in the Roman empire. After Verona, in September, Constantinus had just...
This time It's a confrontation between to asses in my collection; in the right corner weighting 9.7g, Antoninus the Pius. In the left corner,...
Having more spare times lately, I'm revisiting some old friends (coins). I'd like to present you my 2 Augustus twins. As you can see, they are...
In another thread, @Limes gave me a good suggestion :"If you still have more time, how about writing a background story on each coin?" So with...
Prologue I like Alexandrian's coins. They are easily recognizable, often dated, some type of reverses are exclusive to this mint, and someone...
I'm stuck at home for 2 weeks. Got operated on Monday + the famous virus make us stay quiet. I'm worried about my mental health...usually I can't...
Just won a coin of Macrinus from Hierapolis Castabala last week-end. Where is that city? I had to do some research : Hierapolis Castabala was a...
Commodus. His reign put an end to the era of the "five good emperors" of the Antonine dynasty. His death opened a period of crisis known as the...
I won 3 coins this week-end. One of them is my first Saloninus misattributed by the auction house with Valerian II, even if on the obverse legend...
The moon will be its fullest at 2:30 A.M. on Tuesday, meaning that a casual viewer will probably get the best look at it Monday night. March’s...
The Vexillum was a Roman rectangular banner or flag that was attached to a horizontal pole. When it was ornamented with the Christogram (Chi-Rho),...
I'm amazed every time I start a new "Challenge" by the generosity of CT's members and also by the wide diversity of coinage which is posted here....
"THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" About the history Martinian the usurper. Emperor for only 3 months in 324 AD. We know...
Just received my new Allectus Quinarius. It made me review the story of his short reign. The galley reverse on the coin reminded me why he lost...
I didn't have a big bronze of Maximinus Thrax in my collection."Big bronze"is a particularly appropriate expression for this emperor. The Roman...
I'm upgrading my collection, so some coins need a new home. Very cheap and neat coins....
The city Nicomedia was founded in 284 BC as the capital of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Bithynia; the King Nicomedes I gave his name to the place....
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