Need some scratch for a few planned purchases; trying my luck here before these go on ebay. I prefer Paypal friends & family, can accept check or...
Thought this might be a fun collaborative/discussion thread. Even though the human form began appearing on coinage within about a century from...
Fun find in a CNG mixed lot! Asia minor, uncertain 4th century BC? AR 11mm, 1.09g Diobol, trihemiobol, or maybe Carian-standard obol? Obv: Head...
Got these two unidentified in a job lot a number of months ago, haven't gotten around to them. They sure are charming though! I believe they are...
picked up this extremely rare coin with a fascinating bit of history behind it! [ATTACH] Maxentius, as Caesar AE Follis, Carthage Mint M AVR...
Recent purchase arrived yesterday; purchased unidentified from a trusted ebayer Gallic Empire Tetricus II as Augustus Mid/late 274? Obv:...
Getting a new sale ready; figured this odd fellow was worth a share! Alexander III The Great AR Drachm Miletos Mint Posthumous, minted c....
Phoenicia, Tyre AE 21 Civic issue, time of Augustus Veiled turreted bust of Tyche right, palm-frond behind Galley sailing left, date ΡΚΓ (civic...
Yesterday on ebay I was watching a coin as a potential upgrade/addition to my collection. It went above my bid, and I wasn't interested in getting...
Last month I spent a few days re-organizing and imaging some of my Romans, and found this coin, one of the oldest residents of my collection:...
Had a marathon imaging and measuring session with my Indo-Sassanian coins yesterday, and had to share this one! Indo-Sassanian AR Damma Early...
I've seen a few barbarous coins come up; got me inspired to kick off a theme thread! One of my first passions in ancients was barbarous coins,...
Had this coin for a couple years now, but figured you guys & gals would get a kick out of it Gallienus AE Antoninianus GALLIENVS AVG, radiate...
Here is an intriguing issue from an emperor who never ruled without a colleague: Trebonianus Gallus AR Antoninianus, Antioch mint IMP C C VIB...
Inspired by the Denarii thread, let's see one for history's second longest-lived coin denomination, the Drachm! Drachms (from the Greek...
Sassanian Empire Yazdegerd (Yazgard, Yazdgerd) III, 632 - 651 AR Drachm Obv: Bust of Yazdegerd wearing Khusro II-style crown, Pahlavi name...
When I first read Doug's page on the Gadhaiya Paisa coinage, I thought he was surely exaggerating when he mentioned collecting 100 different types...
Nothing makes an ancient coin more fascinating than an inscription in a language that hasn't been spoken or written in over a thousand years!...
Looks like there's a lot of Gordian III love around here, so I feel like I should share this one. Gordian III Denarius IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL...
Found this one while bottom feeding on large lots of low-ish grade material. Nabataea, Obodas II (?) And Hagru AE Unit (Prutah?) 33-32 BC Jugate...
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