I think even mentioning a purchase before it is in hand invokes a curse. The only thing you can do now is take appropriate personal vows....
One problem with such evidence is it is almost certain the globe is not original, rather the result of a restoration. Naturally, the restoration...
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,...
Good news! I was contacted by the vcoins administration and they said they intended to add a banner to the search page to make the new default...
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...
Here is a late Roman AE4 from Antioch with the black-and-tan patina often found on coins of that region. [ATTACH] 13 mm (small). 1.52 grams....
@panzerman , that is a real beauty--very crisp too. I presume the obverse photo shows the true color better than the reverse photo.
Wonderful! Everyone thinks hippocamps are neat and you have the best. Spectacular!
"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...
Here is a "pseudo-autonomus" coin of Palmyra of the 2nd - 3rd century: [ATTACH] 15 mm. 2.65 grams. Three busts, Serapis facing, Sol on left,...
The subject is "Historical Figures on Coins." Make the name of the historical figure REALLY BIG so the viewer can be attracted to it. I like...
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...
This is true, but produces a problem for the collector who wants a really nice example--making it hard to illustrate how "trashy" they were if 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,...
Gavin called this a "chia head". The museum site calls it a "head pot". It would naturally be called a "pot head" except here in Oregon that has...
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...
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