check out the Lighthouse albums...I have hundreds divided into three albums. [ATTACH]
You should start with something that interests you. Were you in the Navy or perhaps just like ships, well there are lots of galley issues. Do you...
That naval jelly thing is just supposition. I'm sure he does something to his silver coins the same as he applies desert patina to bronze coins....
"Not in RIC" only covers RIC VI and VII
I have a few of these anonymous issues. [ATTACH] Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage Æ 40 Nummi. Rome, AD 526-534. INVICTA ROMA, draped bust of Roma...
Oops, a lazy copy and paste error. I also didn't put in the field marks. The attribution is correct though...thanks for pointing it out, now I...
Thanks everyone for the comments. I just realized I only posted 2 coins that are not in RIC and decided to post my top 10 "Not in RIC" that did...
I had a good year collecting; which made it tough to pick a "top ten." The first coin below is easily my coin of the year though. It's a unique...
[ATTACH] Valerian I A.D. 254- 255 AR Antoninianus 20x22mm 3.1gm IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. FELICITAS...
120 EUR
As I said, it looks like a crude attempt to make a die. check out the below video starting around 2:00 [MEDIA]
it's neither ancient nor a coin. it looks like someone made a coin die.
I have added these three fantastic unofficial issues to my collection this month. [ATTACH] Constantine I, circa 318-319. Follis (Bronze, 18 mm,...
Your coin is from Thessalonica; which, when this coin was struck, was controlled by Licinius...so it probably says more about Licinius than it...
Your mintmark looks like ANZ with the Z engraved over something, correcting some engraving error.
from the article-- "A key target for the apparent thefts, it said, appears to have been “unregistered” gems and jewelry"
I recently got this example of Galerius as senior emperor. [ATTACH] Galerius A.D. 306 29mm 8.9g IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; Laureate head...
#1 Constantius II PROVIDENTIAE CAESS Cyzicus #2 Constantine II GLORIA EXERCITVS Thessalonica #3 Valentinian II VIRTVS EXERCITI Antioch
Roman coins were holed for many reasons; including use as jewelry. Often they were holed to string together so they would not get lost. I have...
Of course there have been ancient coins found in the New World. I was specifically talking about ancients brought to the New World for use as stop...
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