The pagans are something you need to buy from a dealer that thinks they are just another common bronze. I have paid $6 to $60 (not a common one)...
I just wish there were a way to know what book I should buy. Of the hundred or so I have, half are less valuable to me than several of my auction...
One of the reasons it takes me so long to catalog my new acquisitions is that I keep getting distracted studying the coins or the history...
A small local show here had only a couple dealers with ancients but I still managed to leave with a dozen new-old coins. As usual I got home and...
That is a really nice obverse! Sestertii of the period are often weak on the reverse and this one is weak at the top but it is still much better...
I have not seen this Pantikapaion in silver but it is commonly seen in gold. Can anyone post a link to one? I'd show it to a real dealer in...
Your picture looks like a brockage or when a coin stuck to one die and was used to strike the next coin. Is detail in the lower image actually...
Will your site grow to include ancient and medieval Indian coins?
This sounds more 'efficient' than 'ruthless'. My question is whether you would feel safe returning the next day and picking up your own bag of...
OK, now that you have brought out the bad boys of history, why not give them some female companionship. Who will you nominate as the most...
To my way of thinking yours is the best reason for collecting coins. Over the years, my least enjoyable memories of the hobby relate to the...
It is obvious to all that our sestertius is not 'the' sestertius but whenever a specific coin is associated with a person, it adds interest....
The question becomes who and how determines what is covered by such an import restriction. If you buy a $10 coin from a dealer in Spain and the...
I do not collect American coins but have been shown more of these than certainly real ones are known to exist (is three about right?). As I...
I agree with Randy on both points. The only thing I can add is that Audoelon is a very commonly found type in ancient Celtic imitations. However...
Gordian III Deultum, Thrace. I see no reason to doubt it from the photo. The reverse is some river god (what river runs through Deultum? ... or...
Some collectors who own a Tribute Penny like to believe that their coin was the exact one shown to Christ. I will choose to believe that my...
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Historia_Augusta/Lucius_Verus*.html Read part 4-7 for why you should have a sestertius of Verus...
Chris' post makes a good point. While there might be a market value for the 1st and 3rd coins, most collectors with more than a dozen coins would...
The first and last are Roman Imperial while the second is a Roman Provincial of Alexandria in Egypt. The first is Constantius II struck at...
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