What wonderful coins and discussion. (This keeps a non-numismatist like me coming back to cointalk to learn new aspects about history.) For me,...
Thank you for the very informative answer. Numismatics comes alive whenever a coin is put in its historical and social context. (That is why I...
Let me show my numismatic ignorance. Were these ducats typically used for more foreign trade or were they also used for domestic transactions? If...
AncientJoe: Nice collection and great history. Thank you for sharing, Guy
Nice thread. It really promotes the study of Ancient numismatics. It's good to see that the Ancient forum has a current buzz despite these coins'...
Sorry for the "bump up" of this post, but I found this interesting information while researching Oscan, the language of many of the allies during...
[ATTACH] Possibly another coin from the series. (Not my coin or picture.) HN Italy-420 Denarius Social War Bacchus in wreath, Bull goring wolf...
Question for our Ancient experts: I was recently reading a review of the book "SPQR" by Mary Beard....
Interesting coin and great history. I think we are now reassessing of historical view of Domitian, however. The man ruled for fifteen years and...
I love the confusing and turbulent history of the third century of Ancient Rome. I think Alexandrian tetradrachms are cool pieces of history. So,...
Maybe, but I feel that any coin after 1964 is ultramodern. Any gold after 1932, US coins after 1860 (US Civil War in 1861), or British coins after...
Am I missing something? Nice coin. Nice piece of history. guy
I'm sorry if this was discussed before: NGC welcomes prominent numismatist and coin grader Miles Standish as vice president....
Great coins. Complicated but interesting history: [MEDIA] guy
I am looking forward to your Elymais article. Ancient Doug started an interesting thread on that subject several months ago....
It seems there has been an increased number of high-quality Parthian coins on the market these days. I don't know the source. Undisclosed hoard?...
Nice coins. Nice pieces of history. A refresher course on Quintillus is always helpful: [MEDIA] guy
Now you're talking. :D Thank you, guy
Great article. I would, however, like to see more photos. (Not that I'm suggesting anything....) guy
Just an interesting article: http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2015/08/27/the-mystery-of-the-fetter-lane-hoard/ [ATTACH] One can only wonder how,...
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