Have you ever wished for a day where you can eat absolutely anything you want? Well that day is today. World Junk Food Day is celebrated every...
[ATTACH] This summer, Earthlings have a new big date with Mars: three exploration missions will fly to the red planet, the ultimate frontier for...
Last week, the 1.5 millionth discovery made in England by people like you and me was celebrated at the British Museum. They are recorded on the...
I know. I know. It's not a coin and we're on Cointalk. But it's Wednesday, it was a hard day at work, so can't we have a little fun ? Next August...
248 AD Philip the Arab is emperor for almost 4 years. But the Danubian legions are tired of him; they rebelled and proclaimed their own...
[IMG] A rare phenomenon occurs these days in the sky: it is possible to observe a comet with the naked eye which spins in space at a distance...
[ATTACH] Tonight is a special full moon. The full Moon of Thunder takes its name from the fact that it appears in the month of the year when...
Last week-end (27-28 June) was Savoca's Blue Auction # 80. I just received today by Fedex - with a surprise bill of 27 CAD $ for customs fees and...
It's 25 years old but still fun. [ATTACH]
Since my two favorite hobbies are coin collecting and astronomy, I'm always trying to share my spare times equally between them. But sometimes the...
Eutropius IX, 21 : He thus became master of the Roman empire; and when the peasants in Gaul made an insurrection, giving their faction the name of...
Always complaining about my coins lost in the mail somewhere, that's who I am. I found this Tetricus II with a reverse absent in my collection...
[IMG] Many amateur astronomers had the chance to observe Sunday in the sky of East Africa, for the summer solstice, a rare solar eclipse of the...
Friday, June 12, 1366 The village of Tourves (France) was in shock. Around nine o'clock in the morning, children came to play waking up a young...
This is a new Trajan from Alexandria Egypt. On the reverse Heracles is holding : 1) a club 2) a lion skin 3) a cup. The coin is dated year 11 (L...
There is the question of the storage of our coins but why not displaying them in the same time? I always had a lot of fun about exhibiting a part...
May 22nd 337 AD was the day of the death of Constantine the Great. But was he really that "Great" ? Hard to tell ; he always had a controversial...
Today (like every May 15th) is International day of families. So why not take this opportunity to remember some ancient Roman families'...
Once upon a time there were 2 friends fans of Roman coins. One day they took a bet together :"lets try to gather the largest possible collection...
What a surprise I had today. Back from work I checked in my mailbox and was happy to found the envelope I was expecting ; a coin bought from @John...
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