From my perspective this is a great community with no apparent elitism. Certainly there are some very knowledgeable members here who freely give...
Quite surprising and unexpected to see my homeland mentioned in a thread about Marc Antony denarius, this hobby never fails to surprise and please...
[ATTACH] This one is 17.11 mm and weighs 3.94 g. ex Bertolami Auctions. In contrast [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Legate II 18.27 mm x 17.11 mm 3.13g...
I’ve bought some some coins from Den of Antiquity and traded several and they have all been good over the years. they have a reputation over here...
[ATTACH] Aemilian (Jul-Oct 253) Sestertius, Rome Obv: IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG Rev: VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C in four lines within...
Here is mine and and it actually has a dark tone which isn't really apparent, I guess because of my lighting. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 18.5 mm 3.76 g
I recently ordered Celtic Coinage in Britain, also by Philip de Jersey. It hasn’t arrived yet. It appears to be readily available.
Further to my previous post I have just attributed the Styca to Aethelred II.
By bizarre coincidence my final coin of 2021 is ; An Aethelred! [ATTACH] I bought this earlier today on Ebay. The seller attributed it to...
[IMG] Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus (as Cæsar), As, Rome, 175-6, draped bust right, rev. priestly implements, 11.08g (RIC Marcus Aurelius...
[IMG] Caracalla, Geta and Dad , all on the same coin. Geta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. Æ As, 23 mm, 5.74 gm. Struck 203-208 AD. Obv: Bare-headed,...
I agree that not mentioning an auction house or dealer is good policy @ambr0zie as they would be unlikely to want to enter into a debate on a...
Some years ago I had a bad experience with an auction house. Funnier in fact. [ATTACH] As you can see, my 250 EUR prebid (accepted by the house...
Io Saturnalia! [IMG] I really don't know who my Secret Saturnalia posts as but thank you Edwin for my wonderful gifts. The first coin is a...
For a more technical approach, although a smart phone might be adequate for your needs, check out the website of member Doug Smith here ;...
That's a great story @kirispupis. My story is not so good but to me was a great result and it happened this week. Yesterday two coins finally...
Great answer by @medoraman , 50 years ago I attended a coin fair and bought a fairly decent denarius for the equivalent of 50 cents today. In real...
I'm sorry, I seemed to have uploaded two images, tried to edit one and then lost both of them! Here is the coin. [ATTACH]
I'm having a Geta moment this afternoon. Geta as Augustus (209-212) As, Rome, c. AD 211 Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head r....
Following on from @Blake Davis' article relating to three Sestertii with the same reverse, for general interest and just about on track with the...
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