[ATTACH] Caracalla, denarius PROFECTIO AVG Departure for eastern wars.
I think most third century emperors are very interesting and collectible. It is hard to pick a favorite. Some emperors issued very many types and...
Yes, it is a spectacular book. It is hard to want to read the words when the pictures are so beautiful, but the text is really quite good and...
Good point. With long experience we can sometimes know a coin is special and nevertheless fail to buy it thinking it would, or should, go for...
It is possible to regret passing on a special piece, but coins cost money--usually in limited supply-- and the money not spent can be used to buy...
That is a wonderful coin and writeup. Thanks for illuminating us.
Most recommend quality over quantity. For experienced collectors, I would agree, but not for beginners. You need to buy some coins to see what you...
The ANA "World's Fair of Money" is happening next week in Denver. There will be large number of ancient-coin dealers attending. I'll be there...
I almost showed a scorpion, but my daughter said it's an arachnid (8 legs) not an insect (6 legs), so I didn't. On to Africa! [ATTACH]...
Welcome, @JAncient77 . I have had an educational website for beginners for almost twenty years. Of course, people want to know what coins are...
Gold sure does catch the eye and everyone seems to appreciate it. It doesn't take a history lesson to appreciate a solidus or aureus. Right. A...
I'm impressed. That is a common emperor and a common reverse type, but not for that emperor. It is a very rare combination. Congratulations!
That's impressive! I love it that there are so many different themes an ancient-coin collector can participate in or specialize in.
Augusta Traiana, Thrace (now Beroe, in Bulgaria) [ATTACH] 21-20 mm. Lucius Verus (161-169) RPC on-line volume 4 #3900 [ATTACH]
As you might surmise from my username, I like late Roman bronze. I just completed an educational page which gives an illustrated type set of AE of...
Roman Republican as grave. Massive at 63 mm and 262 grams. [ATTACH] Crawford 35/1. C. 225-217 BC. Janus/prow of a ship Next Theme: Ships
I can do "visibly orichalcum" on the co-ruler with Marcus--Lucius Verus: [ATTACH] Sestertius. 31 mm. RIC 1319. FORT RED (in exergue) TR POT II COS...
@Salm, I suggest you look at auctions listed on consolidator sites like https://sixbid.com/ which list many upcoming ancient-coin auctions. The...
ancientground used to use the name coinauction12, who was on fakesellers lists. Now he will be on fakesellers lists with his new name.
Thanks for the reminder. I just tried the old URL and got: Page cannot be displayed due to robots.txt. So, in that particular case I can't add a...
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