I had intended to highlight a coin/s, with a writeup geared toward non-ancients collectors, as an occasional, once-in-a-blue moon type of article,...
The Antioch mint had, in my opinion, by far the best portrait of all the mints. I'd like to pick up a VF or XF example, sometime. I think...
That's a shame about the BD. Otherwise, it's much better than the one I had. I wish listings would be more upfront about BD. There was a coin...
[ATTACH] Q. Cassius Longinus, Rome, 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.60g). Head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani?) r.; sceptre behind. R/...
I saw that! Let's hope they'll use an inner cardboard mailer on this one. Whenever a coin has that worked-over look, those subtle rosy patches,...
I can't tell too much from the pictures. The Liberty could go either way, but it looks like stable verdigris. Are you talking about toning or...
I haven't bought all that much from him,but I've received fantastic service, and I've been very happy with my purchases.
I have a few ideas: Did you know, that for many centuries, the city of Rome became a wrecked, depopulated, Walking Dead-esque city, and it wasn't...
Would there be any interest in the occasional coins as learning tools writeup? My interests are ancient and medieval, so it'd be something...
Ancient coins were made to pay State expenses, make the State a profit, and for propaganda purposes. Fueling the economy was secondary, although...
Yes, there are quite a few from Zurqieh with the orange patina. However, I usually avoid those and go for the actual uncleaneds, or as about as...
There are better books, but I believe the now-free version of the old version of ERIC (Roman coin catalog) is here....
I agree. Forum is a good one. Marc Breitsprecher is a great guy, and offers great/super-fast service. However, a lot of his coins are from...
Thank you, really kind of you! I'm just a regular guy who's always been interested in ancient history. There are many on numisforums who write...
Besides being pretty, coins can just tell you a lot about history. Let's take 3rd century Roman coins, for example. They tell a lot about a very...
Oh, if you're doing faces, Nero from the Lugdunum mint. My avatar is a large sestertius from said mint. It cost $425 (and has a tiny hole) in...
$300 would net some good starters. If you can put up with c. $25 shipping (fast FedEx from Germany), Savoca is a good one. They have many...
I'd also recommend quality over quantity. Find something you like and try to find an example that you'll not get tired of. I went through a...
Other suggestions: Coins of the emperors from 69-192. Generally affordable and there's a ton of variety, both imperial and provincial. The large...
If I had a larger budget I'd be quite happy with collecting Sestertii of the 12 Caesars as my main specialty. However, they're quite expensive in...
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