An incredible acievement! I've longed for any example of Gordian I and II, but I have my doubts that spending $2,000+ on a coin I'd be satisfied...
It's fun seeing what examples of rare coins a diverse group of specialists can turn up. I like Roman coins a lot, and own my share of rarities...
Nice snag and at a great price too! I love dredging the Savoca Blue auctions for nuggets that others missed. I couldn't be online when the...
Truthfully, I've burned out on "rarity" as a numismatic term - I own or have owned about a dozen "unique" coins, and I don't even know how many...
It's definitely Roman. Maybe a beat up AE of Trajan?
Don't forget that 4th century includes the tail end of the Tetrarchy Constantius I [ATTACH] Galerius [ATTACH] Severus [ATTACH] Maximinus II...
Another fun example of how fickle auctions can be I spotted this interesting Thasos fraction in a recent VAuctions, notable for depicting a...
I fully feel that pain. The best way I have found to get a great deal on a coin you want is to first pay way too much for it, then the market for...
That is the explanation I had read. The mint marks on these are all KA- something, which I had assumed to be Cyzicus, but it looks like it's Rome?...
Troas Dardanos AR Hemitartemorion 5mm, 0.07g Forepart of horse / Rooster [ATTACH] Next coin: Weighs less than 0.1g
I cringe a little every time I think about what I would be like to be the guy (or gal?) who spent upwards of $3k on a bronze coin of "Nectanebo...
Thought this might be a fun collaborative/discussion thread. Even though the human form began appearing on coinage within about a century from...
Not a coin and not ancient - it looks like it fell out of jewelry - I bet the patterns on the reverse were to fasten/glue it to whatever it fell...
Just got home a little while ago, guess I'll post my shame too #nofilter [ATTACH] @ominus1 and I both rockin' the USPS mailers on the desk,...
I use an 8 foot folding card table. It is absolutely deplorable at all times - my wife hates it. Somehow my organization makes sense to me. They...
Fun find in a CNG mixed lot! Asia minor, uncertain 4th century BC? AR 11mm, 1.09g Diobol, trihemiobol, or maybe Carian-standard obol? Obv: Head...
Some seriously cool coins! Carus is one of the older residents of my Roman collection; I got him pretty cheap when Solidus was on ebay and ran no...
Barbarous radiate captures Gallienus' epic neckbeard in all its glory [ATTACH] Next: Barbarous antoninianus NOT of Tetricus I or II
Man, I need to get one of those Gandharan bars that arent so curved! I hate that my Indian collection starts out with a blank because this one...
Pushkalavati 1.5 karshapana [ATTACH] Next: Pre-Greek India
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