There's no exact ancient counterpart to the US coins red book; the field is far too vast and varied. But there are some good reference guides to...
The object on the reverse is a "cista mystica" - a lidded container often shown holding a live snake, important in certain ancient mystery cults....
This one is pretty bad. Sold as a stater of Corinth, though it took me awhile to figure out that it was from elsewhere. Obviously it was a "worn"...
Of course, it's hard to dig up an ancient coin that isn't covered in dirt...
That is a lovely coin! Those big silver Lysimachos tetradrachms are hard to beat.
Ooh, looks like it's got a nice patina under there...
"Caesar" was simply part of Gaius Julius' name. It only became a title after his death. In that way you could say he was the first "Caesar", but...
Here is an interesting and extremely rare bronze as of a victorious Gordian III. He did have some notable successes against the Sassanids. [ATTACH]
Wow, just gorgeous! From Roma?
Baking can alter the coin's appearance. That's why I use a hair dryer, blowing hot air over the coin for 5 - 10 minutes. I figure that should be...
A while ago I bought a group lot of 4 small Greek bronzes. Normally, I'm not much interested in these types, but they've all proved interesting in...
Yeah, I was going to say looks like Hadrian and a standing goddess holding a cornucopia. The size would make it an as. A search on OCRE for...
Here's what puzzles me about this. As I understand it the BD reaction needs three things to keep going - the chlorides, moisture, and oxygen. Deny...
I have a small tin. I use it from time to time, usually on coins I've had to clean or coins in poor condition (as @expat says it can help bring...
How is that? I know some say that it might not help with preventing/slowing BD but how does it actively make it 'much worse'?
Indeed! :) Beautiful Nemausus coin. I actually got one recently, I'd say about Fair condition. I need to take pictures some time.
They are based in France. But they've always been very quick to reply to me, of course taking into account the time difference from the USA.
I imagine communicating through VCoins should be fine. I've always ordered from them direct.
I just checked this coin over on cgb.fr's own website and they do note that it is a "Monnaie fourrée." AUGUSTUS, CAIUS and LUCIUS Denier...
My first thought on that Augustus was also that it looked like a fouree, but if it is I'm surprised cgb.fr failed to notice or mention it. 1.85...
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