This type has been on my world coins wish list for quite a while, and while they aren't particularly rare or expensive, finding one that combined...
Purchased this one recently from Forum Ancient Coins. Though it may not look it, it is actually one of the better struck specimens of this rare...
I recently obtained an 1862 silver rupee. In hand, the coin appears to exhibit nice bands of mint luster. On close examination, however, I noticed...
I recently was able to acquire something of a "grail" world coin for me - a beautiful 1894 German New Guinea Company 10 pfennig "Bird of Paradise"...
Good day to all of my fellow CT members! I hope that your weekend is going well. Today I have a very special coin to show. Though a fourrée, and...
It's one of my newer purchases and I'm curious how it would fare if sent off to NGC. Also, has it been cleaned? The coin seems to have been...
Hi all! It's not often I manage to acquire a coin that may be said to be "the only specimen in private hands." But this one, as far as I know,...
Hello everyone! I've recently been photographing some of my world coins and I thought it would be fun to have a place to post them, without...
One period of history in which I have become particularly interested is the Napoleonic era. I began by reading Andrew Roberts' excellent biography...
Today I am thrilled to present one of my latest acquisitions – a type I’ve been wanting for years, not only for its artistry but also for its...
Salve, my fellow forum members! I hope you all had a great week. Today I'd like to present one of my latest coins - a very rare half-follis of...
Clemency and Moderation: The Forgotten Virtues of Tiberius “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones” -...
Been awhile since I was this excited about a coin! :D I was browsing the new inventory of a well-known dealer and saw an as of Commodus listed...
You know how sometimes you see a deal that looks so good, you just buy it without doing your research? Yeah, most times that doesn't end well -...
As some of you may know, I enjoy collecting coins with animals on them - particularly African animals. One of the more interesting animal coin...
I'd been looking for a nice denarius of Julia Domna to add to my collection. They're quite common generally, but I am picky about portrait style...
It's been 2,067 years since Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated by his supposed friends in the Roman Senate, but the drama of that event,...
I was recently able to acquire this coin for my ongoing Roman Imperial denarii collection. [ATTACH] MARCUS AURELIUS, AD 161-180 AR Denarius...
The past several months I've been working at shifting my collection from 'lots of average coins' to 'fewer coins but of higher quality'. Part of...
Recently I acquired this little bronze coin, struck in the Phoenician city of Tyre during the early Roman Empire. [ATTACH] PHOENICIA, TYRE Time...
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