Here is an excellent Macrianus. He was Augustus for less than 1 year! [ATTACH] 21 mm. 3.54 grams. 12:00 die axis. IOVI CONSERVATORI. Jupiter...
We recently had a thread that showed many SOLI INVICTO COMITI coins of Constantine:...
I just added eight books to my page of free ancient-history books. Sunday I posted free history books (you pay shipping, in the US only) on this...
I have been buying ancient-history books for over 40 years. It is time to pass some along to the next generation. I have Greek, Roman, Byzantine,...
Have you noticed that searches on vcoins now do not return any coins under $25 unless you specifically uncheck a new filter they introduced? (It...
[ATTACH] Roman Silver Coins by H. A. Seaby. Volume 1 has line drawings of most Republican types, classified by moneyer's family (not...
"Camp gates" of Constantine and his sons are among the most common ancient coins. They often come in great shape, so you can find really nice ones...
Here is a Macrinus and Diadumian two-headed coin from Marcianopolis with a record-setting long legend: [ATTACH] Macrinus and Diadumenian, 217-218...
My "inexpensive $5-$15: page of ancient coins has been very popular. I have sold many and keep adding more. Today I added one and reduced the...
In the last few days I added Byzantine coins to my page: http://augustuscoins.com/Byzantine.html and some very nice denarii (images below,...
Justinian (527-565) reformed the copper coinage, introducing in his year 12 a huge new type with a facing bust where the bust had been in profile...
Long ago I created a web site on the mintmarks of Justinian at Antioch, which was renamed Theopolis (city of God) after two major earthquakes...
Run of Sternberg catalogs, all pre-internet [Sternberg SOLD, the rest still available]. Triton I, II, and III. Other CNG catalogs (pre internet)....
Some collectors want their coins slabbed. Ancient-coin collectors mostly don't. I have argued that slabs make it hard to see the coin--not because...
Here is a very common reverse type for Constantine with an unusual decoration on the shield on the obverse. [ATTACH] RIC Sisica 61 with an...
Here is a poem by the famous English poet Thomas Hardy, who lived in Dorchester, written on a visit to Italy after visiting a Roman theater at...
No ancient coins are more common than those of Constantine, and this is a very common type of his. [ATTACH] 18-17 mm. 3.20 grams. CONSTANTINVS...
I just added eight nice Byzantine coppers to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/Byzantine.html including a very nice Class D, a rare and nice...
Helios (Munchen = Munich, Germany) The firm opened in 2008. Coins are very well-photographed in full color, with some enlargements, illustrated...
EDIT: Oops! I put this in the wrong forum. Please go to the "For Sale" forum instead....
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