3 favorite ancient coins I found this post on "3 favorite ancient coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread of...
A little history on the G3-man. His grandfather, Gordian I was governor in Africa under Severus Alexander. He was later chosen by the people and...
Again, based off Seutonius. But undoubtedly, he did use large portions of the city to build his palace.
In general, I feel that the artistic rendering of a particular die of any given design is more important to me. I absolutely love Roman Imperial...
One has to wonder to what extent both Seutonius' bias and the succeeding Flavian dynasty's propaganda has influenced this view of Nero. He was...
For entirely non-numismatic reasons: 1. Antoninus Pius - had a long, prosperous, and peaceful reign. You know its good when, in an overview Roman...
To add a few more: - KNOW what you collect, knowledge = power/$ - collect what you like and be careful to not confuse collecting with investing -...
I've picked up probably over 40 new coins since I last posted any here. Most of its from the Baltimore show, sometimes from junk boxes. Do leave...
35+, I'd guess Edit: Oh! Get interested... I should read closer, shouldn't I? I agree with the others, about 10 or 12.
I believe the answer you're looking for lies in the circulation patterns of the gold coins The common coins of the land, and most circulated, were...
Do tell, do tell!
The coin is bronze, BUT the whiter part isn't patina, its the remains of the coins original silvering (thin silver wash). Can't really blame you...
They were pretty much legal, if I recall correctly So the only reason to smuggle them would be to avoid the import taxes. And you aren't going to...
The real gold ones, probably.
- The aforementioned Pan-Pac - $340,000 - Commodus AE bimetallic medallion, 189-190 AD - $32,500 [IMG] - The Zodiac series of drachms minted...
http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/tonyfein/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=2244&large=0 Or, if you're just looking for a general Hungarian medieval:...
oh, Canada. :rolleyes:
probably not worth their time.
Yeoldecollector124: The government is going to make it illegal to own gold! They'll crack into safe-deposit boxes! Ardatirion: Shut up, you...
I haven't read it myself, but from what I've heard its a decent beginning collectors book. Don't take the prices seriously, though.
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