Lately I've been thinking of collecting a set of the whole Severan Dynasty since I've found that they really hit that sweet spot between being...
I just recently got this beauty in the mail from Forvm Ancient Coins. I've always wanted a sestertius and a coin of one of my favorite Roman...
It's hard to say when antiquity ends and when medieval times begin so I put in three contenders: 1. My youngest coin (ironically the very first...
I wish I could but I definitely don't make the kind of money needed to buy an aureus. Even the one gold coin I have, a Byzantine solidus, was kind...
It's been a while since I've collected ancient coins but I was finally able to get a few Roman coins recently that I think are quite beautiful to...
Trust me, I would never use any of the other coins I own for jewelry purposes. I'm willing to make an exception here since it came to me like this...
Hey guys, My dad got me this silver tetradrachm (Alexander the Great Lifetime issue) necklace as a gift for my graduation recently and it's...
Very nice!
My dad stumbled upon this cool bronze coin (biggest ancient I have at the moment) at a coin shop and gave this to me since he knew I liked this...
I feel a mix of sadness and anger witnessing what these barbarians are doing.
I personally prefer the Roman and Byzantine coins myself (though the Greek coins are great too). As someone who studied Latin in middle and high...
I'm particularly glued to #7 personally. The obverse just bulges out! It looks lovely really. Doesn't hurt to have an Ides of March coin either....
Here are the coins that really spoke to me personally. I also have a few bronze coins, but these ones really stand out more I think. :)...
A family friend had given me this 5 Rand piece as a Christmas present. It's from when Nelson Mandela was first inaugurated. :)
Just bought this fresh new Silver Eagle and I just received it in the mail today. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just showed this coin of Aurelian in the Newest Acquisition section, but my new coin is very similar to the first first example design and...
Sounds good! I'm more of an Ancient Coins collector myself. :)
I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know. And thank you for the birthday wish!
Happy "Venerable Day of the Sun" everyone. Here's a antoninianus I got for my birthday today! :) Silvered antoninianus, RIC V 151, gVF, weight...
I've never seen a Roman coin with the monumental Sphinx before. That is really cool! I don't have any sphinx coins whatsoever unfortunately.
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