I have a website on late Roman copper coin types of Valentinian I (AD 364-375) and later emperors. http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/ At the top I...
CNG estimates are generally low to very low. Only their least expensive offerings, those estimated below $200, often fail to make estimate. Their...
Yes, I got them on eBay. A while back I started a thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/do-you-have-a-rare-ancient-coin.254391/ on rare coins...
I recently read an article on coinage of Samosata in northern Roman Syria, now in eastern Turkey but submerged under the waters of the Ataturk Dam...
But they may find more. For one example, an excellent HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS Vetranio AE2 (desirable both as a "rare" emperor and as a historical...
Here is mine (which is not as toned as this seller's photo made it seem). 21 mm. 3.70 grams. Sear 1607. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is a correction to the initial post in this thread which was about this 19 mm coin, a Philip I (AD 244-249): [ATTACH] which the seller and I...
A good fraction of the questions on this forum raise issues which are philosophical about collecting. They give us all a chance to think about...
It is a very nice coin with a wonderful "Antioch" patina. I sometimes call it "black-and-tan." The mintmark is ANA with a star in the right field,...
In the Republic there were some unusual ways to take a ride. Hop in your biga of snakes and go! [ATTACH] This type from 78 BC, moneyer M....
I think it is a cut down Maximianus (because of the upturned nose distinct to Maximianus). It is not a later "barbarous" piece. I don't know why...
I have read that in the old days serious collectors valued rarity more than most modern collectors who tend to concentrate on condition. An...
Why do some say the "L" is missing? The legend is supposed to be IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG and it is. In the photo the "L" looks more curved than usual,...
It is Valentinian II, 375-392. See here: http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/type31.html for more about the type and more images. There are many...
I am late coming to this thread, but I ranked my top three based on the original posting only: Top: #3 Hadrian drachm # 7: Corinth obol #10:...
John has said it all. This may be a short thread!
John, that coin is really special. It has great detail, excellent strike, and beautiful surfaces. It would be hard to find another one that good....
Justinian is one of the most interesting emperors and there are numerous books written about his reign. Here is my web site on the unusual variety...
Here is a river god from Hieropolis-Kastabala in eastern Cilicia. AE23, 6.90 grams. Veiled and turreted head of Tyche right River god Pyramos...
If anyone gets interested in collecting river gods, the auction catalog Helios 3 (29-30 April, 2009) is essential. Someone assembled an amazing...
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