By bizarre coincidence my final coin of 2021 is ; An Aethelred! [ATTACH] I bought this earlier today on Ebay. The seller attributed it to...
[IMG] Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus (as Cæsar), As, Rome, 175-6, draped bust right, rev. priestly implements, 11.08g (RIC Marcus Aurelius...
[IMG] Caracalla, Geta and Dad , all on the same coin. Geta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. Æ As, 23 mm, 5.74 gm. Struck 203-208 AD. Obv: Bare-headed,...
I agree that not mentioning an auction house or dealer is good policy @ambr0zie as they would be unlikely to want to enter into a debate on a...
Some years ago I had a bad experience with an auction house. Funnier in fact. [ATTACH] As you can see, my 250 EUR prebid (accepted by the house...
Io Saturnalia! [IMG] I really don't know who my Secret Saturnalia posts as but thank you Edwin for my wonderful gifts. The first coin is a...
For a more technical approach, although a smart phone might be adequate for your needs, check out the website of member Doug Smith here ;...
That's a great story @kirispupis. My story is not so good but to me was a great result and it happened this week. Yesterday two coins finally...
Great answer by @medoraman , 50 years ago I attended a coin fair and bought a fairly decent denarius for the equivalent of 50 cents today. In real...
I'm sorry, I seemed to have uploaded two images, tried to edit one and then lost both of them! Here is the coin. [ATTACH]
I'm having a Geta moment this afternoon. Geta as Augustus (209-212) As, Rome, c. AD 211 Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head r....
Following on from @Blake Davis' article relating to three Sestertii with the same reverse, for general interest and just about on track with the...
I was fortunate to pair my Antoninianus with this Sestertius from the same dealer. [IMG] Roman Empire Aemilian (Jul-Oct 253) Sestertius, Rome...
By coincidence this is a recent sale item from a dealer closing their Internet business in the UK. What is interesting is that the coin was...
Check out coinsofbritain.com under his drop down “coin cabinets” He specialises in antique cabinets and I believe he ships. I use Abafil myself...
What a great coin. I've had a shot at one or two and they have all eluded me because of price or at least what I can pay.
I've never had a problem with USPS as packages always arrive eventually but several months ago I won some lots from a new Polish Auction House on...
Thanks @FitzNigel , I guess I should also wear my glasses when posting too! I hadn't noticed that.
Ah my reply crossed with @johnmilton, who explained it better than I did. Yes Edward was a Nazi sympathiser and consequently it was rumoured that...
Edward was the brother of the Queens father who was George V1. His difficulty was that the Church of England of which he would be the head if he...
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