[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Over the last few years I have been spending a lot of time thinking about rarity as it relates to ancient coins - in our...
From the years 250AD to ca 280AD the Roman empire nearly collapsed. The rise of Persia, civil unrest, barbarian invasions, even climate change has...
Although I can happily spend hours, days, weeks, months even - once - two years before discovering the same type in Lindgren, there are some coins...
I recently purchased a beautiful Geta sestertius with a medallic flan weighing almost 27 grams, with VOTA PUBLICA on the reverse, RIC...
Since I buy and sell ancient coins as well as collect - or rather buy and sell so that I can collect - an objection having been lodged to using...
As with anyone who handles a number of ancients that come unattributed, there are those coins which I feel should be attributable but for some...
One aspect of this hobby that I thoroughly enjoy is attributing coins. Getting a coin that you like is great but other than looking at it and...
Previously in parts one and two I had posted 18 different types of Elagabalus sestertii, and now post two more. I have always wondered whether...
I turned 65 a few months ago, and realized that sooner or later I would have to consider retirement and, as a result, would finally have plenty of...
One aspect of our hobby that I love is attributing unknown coins, especially Greek bronzes. Sometimes it goes fast - my starting point is the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Caracalla Sestertius RIC 509 LIBERALITAS AVGG VI ET V - RARITY: R3 Caracalla and Geta on platform with...
This continues the prior post: [ATTACH] 11. Fortuna standing - RIC 348 - featured on another post on this site. Purchased from VCOINS ca 2019....
Posted below is an interesting collection of 18 different sestertii of Elagabalus, a 19 year effort (first coin purchased in 2002) with an extreme...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Sestertius - Salus Seated left feeding snake coiled around alter and holding sceptre. RIC 747. Obverse...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Size: 28 mm, Weight: 15.61 grams This is an addendum to my last article re: the above and includes this photograph of what is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] As noted in other articles on this site, under Septimius Severus the Rome mint began severely limiting the bronze issues...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius Sestertius Weight: 24.45 Size: 31mm RIC 967 Somewhere in my collection of United States coins is what was...
I have read that in the 19th century collectors were much more interested in rarity (as opposed to condition) than today - it could be that most...
Valerian I Sestertius 14.01 grams 30mm RIC 184 - noted as common, but a check of databases indicates that rare or scarce would be more accurate....
Rarity is an odd concept in ancient coins, where, as I have mentioned elsewhere, even collectors of modest means can own coins that are unique....
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