With finals, graduation, and the rush of Christmas, it’s been a busy past few weeks, so I’m cutting it close with this list. Narrowing it down to...
Here’s an interesting coin that came in a lot I got recently. It’s a Parthian style coin, but there’s no way it’s an official issue; take a look...
I have lately been studying the book Water in the Cultic Worship of Isis and Sarapis, by Robert Wild. It is not particularly thrilling reading,...
I keep a tray on my desk so I can have a selection of coins on display while doing my work, and every so often I try to rotate out the coins. The...
Any guesses on what this type is? It is distinct enough that I feel like I should’ve found it, but no such luck. Unless it’s a very crude horse, I...
I wanted to let you all know that I've listed a variety of new coins on my eBay page, which I have now christened as Chimera Coins. You will find...
We all know about modern cast fakes, and hopefully have some idea of how to recognize the signs of them. But what about ancient cast fakes? When...
I just wanted to share this new acquisition. I don't normally go for potin tetradrachms, but lately I've been acquiring a few and the imagery...
Can anyone ID what these are? Not really my area, but they’re interesting. I’ve seen reverse types similar to the one on the left described as a...
I picked this up for less than $5, thinking it'd be a nice project to try and identify it. Unfortunately, after several hours of searching I've...
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I'm curious what caused the strange appearance of the silver on the obverse of this coin. I assume it is some type of delimitation, but what could...
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Lately I've been buying and flipping some lots to acquire select coins that I like, and came across a couple neat countermarks in one of them. I...
School is back in full swing, and this semester (my last!) I’m taking an entire course on ancient As my research project, I am considering...
[ATTACH] AE As of Antoninus Pius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III; Laureate head right Reverse: IMPERATOR II; sow right under tree,...
[ATTACH] Up for sale is a denarius bearing the portraits of both Marc Antony and Octavian (Augustus Caesar), minted at Ephesus in early 41 BC,...
[ATTACH] I got this little Alexandrian dichalkon of Hadrian in the latest FSR auction. It was sold as a variant of RPC 6332, showing Elpis...
As usual, I am listing them on eBay but am offering them here to CoinTalk members at a lower price and with free shipping. PM if interested!...
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