I know 15th and 16th century does not really fit into the ancient forum as well as true medieval coins do but I have a lot of respect for the...
I just got this Athelred II penny from Rochester mint. It's a mint that does not show up often and it's pretty rare. It has a few peck marks but...
Here is a picture of a Hadrian denarius that I purchased almost a year ago. I have no reason to suspect it's fake but it could very well be. I'm...
The condition of this coin is not great but in my short time collecting ancients I have never seen one for sale. For $100 US I thought it was OK...
I just bought this Henry II Tealby Penny but don't have it in hand yet. For those not familiar these are usually poorly struck. This is considered...
OK, I have given it an hour but can't find this one in RIC, Volume II - Part I. I have looked under the COS VI coins minted under either Vespasian...
I just received these 2 Flavian coins in the last couple of days and have 4 more on the way. After seeing some of David's and others great coins...
It looks like this seller has some nice British hammered coins and a few Romans. The prices seem decent and there is some interesting stuff....
I won't go into much of his life and history as he is as well documented as any figure of his time. He left England at age 16 to defend his father...
I'm selling a copy of the latest version of RIC Volume 1 on ebay. The auction startes at a dollar and ships for free. This is a pretty hard to...
I already had 2 different Hadrian Neptune denarius. One with Neptune facing left with acrostolium and one facing right with dolphine. I saw this...
Almost as much as I love my ancient coins I love books and reading. I read history of about any kind. Every now and then I will read a historical...
I think I'm finally getting the hang of the camera at least with silver coins. The bronze coins still need some work but are getting better. All...
To me this coin looks pretty good. I checked the fake coin images that I'm aware of and see nothing that comes close to this. After I paid I began...
I guess if I have found an area of collecting that I really enjoy it's denarii of Octavian/Augustus. For some reason I keep buying them when I...
I can't resist a pretty face. I thought this was an attractive well centered coin and had to have it. Istros, Trace AR diobol, - 500-400 BC...
A couple of weeks ago I noticed some new green color on the reverse of this coin. It has a powdery look and is just on the surface. I have had the...
I am looking at a Augustus Capricorn and globe denarius where the word AVGVSTVS is 3/4 off the flan. The globe is cut off a little too. Otherwise...
A week or so ago I posted my new denarius of Octavian that named Mark Antony as ANTONIVS IMP on the reverse. I found and purchased it's Mark...
I picked up a new camera because it was inexpensive and has higher resolution than the old one. It's a Nikon Coolpix S3700 that I got off ebay for...
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