When in Rome collectors will want to see the Coliseum and the Forum. Near, but not in, the Forum is the Capitoline museum with its hall of...
Leo VI was the elder son of Byzantine emperor Basil I and assumed the throne in 886 when Basil died. Alexander was the younger son. [ATTACH]...
Some of the most common Greek silver coins of fractional denominations are from Kyzikos (Cyzicus) with the forepart of boar with tunny behind /...
I have added ancient coins to my main page and other pages: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Here are two of the tetrarchy, the rarest (not in...
In August 2018 I started a thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/byzantine-anonymous-folles.322682/ announcing my web site on Byzantine...
Alan Walker of the firm Nomos in Switzerland wrote an e-mail advertising their upcoming auction. At the end he mused about cultural property...
I just posted a page of links to interesting CoinTalk threads: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/threads2.html Those are threads from August 16 until...
Sometimes RIC lists a coin as "common" yet the type is actually rare (even though RIC didn't make a mistake). Here is how that can happen,...
[ATTACH] Claudius, 41-54 One of the twelve Caesars 27-25 mm. 9.77 grams. Struck 41-50 TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP head left Minerva...
Let's admit it. Many dies for Roman Republican denarii are not particularly well engraved. I could show some that are close to cartoonish. But,...
Have you seen anything like this? Do you know of reference? I have had it for years and now think it is time to ask. [ATTACH] 12-11 mm. 0.78...
I offer some quality Theodosius AE4s. Your choice $15 + $2 shipping in the US. The bottom left coin is SOLD. Any coin left is $14, the next will...
Trajan, Roman emperor 98-117, issued many coin types that referred to particular historical events. Here is an educational page that discusses his...
Years ago I corresponded by postal mail with a collector who collected coins from cities that St. Paul visited. I don't collect that theme, but I...
I have enjoyed Byzantine coins since 1972. There is a lot of information available about Greek and Roman coins, but many people don't know much...
I reduced prices on the coins on my page of Greek coins for sale: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html There are some very nice silver pieces and...
It is hard to find some classes of Byzantine anonymous folles in excellent condition. I got this "Class K" as an upgrade because it had many of...
A year ago I announced a web site on VOTA coins with this thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vota-coins-web-site.317640/ Here is the site:...
Here is a new web page of links to outstanding CoinTalk ancient-coin threads. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/threads.html A few days ago there was...
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