Alan Walker, of the firm Nomos, has written about ancient coins and archaeology in e-mails announcing upcoming sales:...
This elephant, because it is an animal likely to appear at the saecular games, seems like it ought to be part of the set, too: [ATTACH] 23 mm....
@Julius Germanicus, that is a splendid sestertius. What a beauty! And, I especially appreciate the interesting writeup. I like it when posters...
Here are some tiny Greek silver fractions: [ATTACH] 9-8 mm. 1.02 grams. Lion's head left/stellate pattern Miletos, Ionia, c.550-500 BC. [$24]...
I am sorry to hear of your loss. I'm sure your dad got lots of fun out of collecting coins. That is not the same as saying they have much dollar...
That is totally normal. Check out these threads: "What your budget buys, $50 edition"...
[ATTACH] Constantine the Great, AD 307-337. The first emperor to legalize Christianity and support the Christian church. He presided over the...
Try ancient coins. CoinTalk has a great forum on them: https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/ Many very historical ancient coins cost less...
We have already discussed the portraits of Elagabalus (218-22) with the "horn" unique to his portraits....
Jugoslavia had serious inflation after the Iron Curtain fell. Look at this note from 1993: [ATTACH] At least the 0s are slightly grouped into...
I knew one who gave me this: [ATTACH] Some people don't know what "inflation" is. This is an extreme case.
Here is a beautiful, large, Greek stater from Sikyon in the Peloponnessos, only 30 miles west of Corinth. [ATTACH] 26-25 mm. 11.93 grams. Chimera...
A very nice and worthy coin. If I had bought it I would have put it on my "unique" page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/unique/unique.html with...
I'm afraid the OP is all fake news. I have it on good authority that Valerian restored the East. Take a look at this genuine ancient document!...
With over 60 varieties of ornamentation, the crosses type is more desirable than most. [ATTACH] Sear 1813. Large at 32-30 mm, 12.74 grams. This...
@Mat , I like your mastery of the Armenian keyboard! I'd say "It's Greek to me" but that wouldn't be true. I can wade through Greek, but Armenian...
When I offered to give (low value) coins to young numismatists on the list there was one who could not get his parents to give permission for him...
Here is a remarkable "Turkoman bronze": [ATTACH] Nasr al-Din Artuq Arslan, 597-637 AH, AD 1201-1239. Large. 29-28 mm. 11.15 grams. Turkish male...
This came yesterday. [ATTACH] It is 26 mm and 7.25 grams. A follis (M = 40, for 40-nummia) of Byzantine emperor Phocas (AD 602-610) minted at...
Under the Roman Republic there were yearly elections. Two types of denarii have voting scenes and this is one. It is far more explicit as to what...
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