I'm a budget collector, so gold buys are usually few and far between. However, I recently changed my strategy and started skipping buys to save...
Maximinus also did a lot to usher in the financial collapse of the third century, for he doubled the salary of the soldiers, who had also been...
Victor beat me to it. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roman-emperors-totalus-rankium/id1111831730 Maximinus I was 235 to 238. He was...
The latest Aaron Berk youtube podcast, with 36 and 39 minutes, respectively, being the most relevant part, addressed the tariffs. Mr. Berk...
Me, if my collecting ability is seriously hampered. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] TIBERIUS & DIVUS AUGUSTUS AR tetradrachm. Alexandria, Egypt. TIBEPIOY KAISAR SEBASTOS, laureate head right. Reverse - QEOS SEBASTOS,...
With ancient coins, one must make educated guesses where they originated from, but I have a few likely shipwreck ancient coins.
I wouldn't be too sad. I had mentioned the distro on Numisforums, which specializes in ancient coins, but there seemed to be very little interest....
A fine Galba Alexandria tetradrachm is a red core? And some common Elagabalus denarii, in nice condition? LOL: ROMAN EMPIRE NERVA, AD 96-98 AR...
You didn't do bad for a first coin. It's better than the average A2. I found that it's kind of fun to collect the 51+ varieties (the different...
It's an anonymous follis. I couldn't tell you whether it's a class A2 or A3 without diameter, weight. Most are the smaller types. It has pretty...
To be honest, I don't know. Maybe something like this?...
Interesting. That is quite tiny. Here's an uncleaned one. Trajan - AE Dichalkon - Alexandria - 15mm, 1.23g I don't usually collect coins so...
I don't have the world's greatest budget, and less in the old days, so my coins generally aren't world-beaters. However, I'm down to only missing...
I can't find a master list, but you'll probably end up with something like a Fine Hadrian denarius, an XF Antoninianus, or XF Khrusru II, all of...
Here's what one of the most influential ancient coin youtube channels said about the original ancients release: [MEDIA] I've been collecting...
I've often wondered the same thing (the same goes for Constantine IV's larger coins), but I guess it will remain a mystery.
No one on three forums thought it was a Scantilla. Mauseus on Forum had a good, not-messed-with budget example (better than mine) of a Scantilla....
It's been 15 years since I purchased one. My only other example is a slick, of unknown legionary attribution. [ATTACH] MARCUS ANTONIUS (Marc...
It's rare enough to come across a full flan example, yet alone with toning of this type. It's also from a western mint, which gives it plus...
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