We know the Romans mined a lot of their gold in Spain. Here is a news release about new discoveries about the mines in Spain:...
I love my ancient-coin library and think many new collectors would appreciate the type of knowledge one gets by reading books instead of just...
I agree that true auctions on US eBay are hard to find. This is my opinion about why. My comments are about ancient coins. I think that...
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How is it that SwK is a "Junior Member" when he has been collecting over 50 years? If that term is intended to identify a "New Member" or...
You are thinking, "Volusian" or "Volusianus", at least! Coins from the Rome mint tell us more. Sear 9739 with AEQVITAS AVGG reverse: [ATTACH]...
Here is a first year of issue (Year XVIII = 215 AD) for the radiate denomination we now call an antoninianus (after Caracalla--see his name in the...
If you like ancient Roman coins with historical references, I recommend a book by Clive Foss, "Roman Historical Coins," in the Seaby series. It...
This thread began with a Marcus DE GERM. Here is the corresponding DE SARM. [ATTACH]
7C, three of those are on my page. Four are "GLORIA EXERCITVS" Constantinian period coins of 330-340 AD. In the upper row of three, the left one...
7C, that is a really excellent example of the "hand of God" with excellent Antioch surfaces. The type is mentioned (40% of the way down) on my...
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