Starting with Theodisius II, a handful of bronze coins from a few specific Mints of Eastern Roman Emperors began showing an enigmatic cross above...
One of my favorite mini-collection projects (anyone have a better phrase? Not liking "mini-collection", but it's the best I could think of) is an...
Well, I did it. I finally did it. I found myself an affordable Majorian that's in decent shape, good shape, even, it turns out, with the whole...
I managed to score a new coin, struck by Theodosius II in the name of Valentinian III, that I'm pretty excited about. It's an anepigraphic cross...
So, I recently had a 2nd, out of 2, kind-of sketchy experience with the same Auction House, through Biddr but not involving them. The lot in...
Ok, so, I tried making this post a little earlier & it all went wrong (tiiiny buttons/gnarled old fingers). I can't figure out how to delete the...
Coming soon, accidentally hit post before done & having trouble with edit
I got my first Ostrogothic silver coin the other day, Inasta, auction 105. It's a 1/4 Siliqua of Athalaric in the name of either Justin or...
I went to the Baltimore Whitman Spring Expo Friday. Took the day off work. Had a great time. I haven't been to a lot of such things & it was...
I like cherrypicking for Late LRBCs, & I'm a bit of a sucker for Valentinian III. If you're not overly worried about grade then there's all kinds...
I picked this up recently from Sol Numismatik, auction-X. Pretty darn happy to have it! My favorite coin-project is an AE type-set for Arcadius...
I picked this junky thing up a while ago. It was only a couple bucks, I think $8 with shipping, on Ebay, & listed as of Theodosius II;...
I just received a new coin I'm pretty excited about. I'm a big fan of late late-Roman AE & this is a good one. RIC X-424 (R5) is listed as...
So, I scored one of my "Wish List" coins; top 4 that I have yet to acquire, easy! RIC X 2134, Valentinian III; Vict Stg F, Hd L (or to our R),...
Can anyone help me out here? In RIC VII, some bust types are described as "....seen from back". (Ex: bust laureate, draped & cuirassed /vs/ bust...
A lot of common types of ancient Roman coins have a rare, or even very rare, variation. Like a certain mint, a specific mint mark, a control...
I recently scored 3 new...Honoriuses? Honori? 3 coins on which there is a portrait of Honorius. 1 or 2 are "in the name of" & issued by others,...
Scored myself a Basiliscus monogram in a lot from numismatiklanz on Ebay. Came with a decent enough Leo, Lion, CON & a barbarous(?) Johannes in...
I recently got a pretty cool little lot of 5th & 6th C AE coins from an auction. Mostly, I was after some Thrasamund Vict.s & nice monograms, but...
Ok, so, Ebay. That is the idea here. There are some great sites with lists of Fake Sellers, with some of the best minds available diligently...
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