Last week while searching for staples in my desk I stumbled on an "Old West" fantasy token I bought a a gun show many years ago. One dealer had a...
This year I was chosen to send a Secret Saturnalia Gift to a fellow CT member who lives in Seattle, WA. According to the USPS tracking info the...
This morning I awakened to a chilly 34 degrees & a blanket of snow on the ground. It looks like autumn is gone & winter is here in Churchville,...
Heads-up history enthusiasts, this evening 60 Minutes, on CBS network is doing a segment on Caligula's Gardens :happy:. Caligula's Gardens - CBS...
Live Science recently published the discovery of 5,500 Roman denarii found in the city of Augusta Vindelicum, the capital of the Roman province of...
While browsing through 2 X 2 storage boxes I stumbled on a coin purchased many decades ago that was never identified :meh:. I can't make up my...
[ATTACH] This coin is currently up for auction by Great Collections. At this point in time 85 bids have been submitted, current bid is...
How can I change my email address to keep getting correspondence from this website o_O? Earlier this week I sent Peter Davis a PM with this...
[ATTACH] Thanks to all my comrades on this special day for serving your country :happy:.
[ATTACH] PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais, Caracalla, AD 198-217 (struck AD 215-217). Obverse: Laureate bust facing right. Reverse: Eagle standing facing...
I sat through the 2nd session of the Heritage Platinum Night & Signature Auction today & am posting a few ancient coins that caught my eye. Prices...
This article appeared in KOMONEWS yesterday. The coins were buried in a clay pot in an Upper Austrian farm....
We all know that coin grading is a subjective practice, not objective. What one collector calls Very Fine, another collector might call Ex. Fine....
I had been looking for a Justinian I, 40 nummi coin struck in year 12 (1st year of issue for this new type) & settled for this coin. Year 12 coins...
[ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 (struck AD 194-195) Rome Mint. AE Sestertius: 24.58 gm, 32 mm, 6 h. Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust...
This morning I read an excellent article by Edward J. Watts, "Rome Didn't Fall When You Think It Did. Here's Why That Fabricated History Still...
Collectors are willing to pay high prices for common coins that demonstrate attractive die engraving, are well struck, and are in extraordinary...
It seems that when ever there is a bump in the coin market, coins that sold in the past, and sometimes not long ago, suddenly reappear for sale...
Several days ago I began tracking the coin pictured below with the hope of snagging it for $500.00 or less. There are many different varieties of...
For the last several years I've been looking for a nummus (follis) of co-emperor Maximian from the Lugdunum Mint (Lyon, France), to complete a set...
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