Nice one Donna.
My cheapest coin is a Herennia Etruscilla sestertius of Viminacium which I got for $10. Nice Helena @furryfrog02 - mine is in about the same...
Great coins @Deacon Ray and nice to see you back on the forum.
That's a good price. I dropped $700 for a nomisma of Constantine IX. I also have a Theo II which was $1200.
Elpis on Aurelius coin Marcus as Caesar from Alexandria: Type: AE Drachm, 33mm, 22.95 grams of Alexandria Obverse: Bare headed and draped bust...
50 is good, I bet you could get up to 100 different types if you really tried.
Actually I really like those coins, particularly the provincials.
Here's one of mine - Germanicus Maximus V [ATTACH]
Here is a rare aureus. (Not mine) It is notable for three features (1) the legend is in the Vocative case on the obverse (2) Gallienus is wearing...
I've seen the Berk videos on Facebook, usually posted by Aaron Berk. I have not yet bought anything from them yet.
The middle coin and the one on the right are late Roman pieces dating to the 4th century. I can't make out the name of the emperor on the right...
Constantine X Ducas, 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma. (AV, 28 mm, 4.41 g, 5 h), Constantinople. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTҺIm Christ, nimbate, seated...
You were just as likely to get gouged at an ancient sports venue as you are now!
$14 for a can of beer at the Oakland Colisseum. The consolation is that it is an 18 oz. can.
In the last Leu auction I won a number of Roman provincial bronzes, some of them quite rare. Went for a bit over the asking price. Of course, on...
I read somewhere that when the Persians conquered Egypt (before Alexander's time) they used camels. Also, keep in mind that the camel evolved in...
Cool coin @Alegandron !
Great coin @Shea19 and a very nice score. One can imagine the celators saying "Well, we've received orders to mint coins in the name of the new...
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