I just picked up this coin...I really like the reverse of Zeus. Commodus as you know was the troubled emperor and son of Marcus Aurelius. He...
Maxentius was the son of Maximian Herculis and Emperor of Rome between 306 and 312 A.D. when he was defeated by Constantine at the Battle of the...
[ATTACH] While the coinage of Julian is most remarkable for its depiction of the Apis bull, historians are uncertain of what the emperor actually...
Frank Robinson has announced a new auction closing on October 23rd, I just received the bidlist in the mail and also the email from Frank a couple...
No more Gordie III, now Julian. Woo-hoo! Pretty exciting...
I had a coin shipped on July 30 processed through the ISC-NY on August 2nd - so 7 days of waiting and no word yet from the USPS. I suppose it is a...
I came across this quiz on the web which tests knowledge of the various ancient civilizations. 100 questions - a few typos in there but oh...
I came across this interesting paper comparing/contrasting the drachms of Alexandria with the Roman sestertius. One of the conclusions of the...
I recently finished up my goal of getting the 5 "good emperors" - Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius - a project I started...
I found this one for a pretty reasonable price, struck as Caesar (139-161) and continues my recent trend of focusing on coins of Alexandria....
I just received this coin today, struck in Alexandria in the year 127-128 A.D. It is a good example of the "Nilos reclining" type, and I am rather...
Nerva (96-98 A.D.) became emperor at the age of 65, after years of service under Nero and the Flavian emperors. He was consul in 71 and 90. Upon...
Drachm of Alexandria, Hadrian. I'm considering pulling the trigger but the smoothness and apparent survival of the legend has me thinking it might...
Here is an interesting story about a coin of Ptolemy IV found in Australia......
Do any of you guys/gals know what happens to coins processed through the ISC (New York)? I've had one stuck there since July 4th that was shipped...
While digging for new construction, a giant black sarcophagus was discovered in Egypt....
Here is an interesting link I came across from the Armstrong Economics Blog....
This is my new purchase, a billon tet from Nero struck in Alexandria, year 10 63-64 A.D. featuring a radiate Nero and Serapis on the reverse....
I found this pretty interesting... https://www.archaeology.org/exclusives?slg=coin-hoard-disassembly
Here is a new acquisition (seller's photo). I've been looking for one of these and found one at a good price. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am currently...
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