Here is another coin with Artemis killing a stag, this time from Cherson in Crimea in the north Black Sea. Coins of ancient Cherson are scarce...
@akeady, thanks for your suggestions. I didn't know about Elsen's "weekly e-auctions" and I thought of the others as major auction firms listed on...
Done! Thanks for the suggestion.
@David Atherton , thanks for your suggestion. I added them in.
Thanks for the suggestion. I just added them to the site.
I updated my web site which lists web sites of ancient-coin dealers and auction firms. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html I removed the...
If they are not clipped, Sasanian coins weigh about 4.1 grams. Here is one: [ATTACH] Sellwood, Whitting and Williams, 62. 32 mm. Year 34?...
I added seven ancients to my "inexpensive, $5-$15" page, including a Domitian Rhino, Delmatius, Constantius II with cross,...
There are many coins somewhat like it. What is the part that makes it rare?
Picking a single favorite is very difficult, but when I think of this one it is hard to think of another that would eclipse it. [ATTACH] It is...
There are a number of architectural types from Nicopolis. This one came from the recent Triskeles auction associated with vcoins. [ATTACH] The...
Here is another fun listing. It offers a large collection of world coins for only $425. https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/123072557461 [ATTACH]...
This one is a better deal. It is certified genuine and only $1 million. http://ebayitem.com/183169839891 Plus, free shipping!
Another page with the names and dates of governors and legates on coins of Moesia is at Forum:...
The coin of Maxentius, foe of Constantine, is a "half-follis" which is scarcer than the follis. [ATTACH] Maxentius. 306-312 half-follis. 20 mm....
Just to be clear, the portrait on the Sejanus coin above is the portrait of Tiberius. The contribution of Sejanus is his name from 3:00 to 1:00 on...
I agree. Think of how a flan might be picked up. It would be impossible to actually pick up any flan with tongs like those.
@dougsmit , I reread your two coin show pages and they are lots of fun. You captured the feeling of a show perfectly. If I were close to a big...
Imperial coins of Marcinus (217-218) are scarce, but his coins from Marcianopolis and Nicopolis are common. Here is one with a nice green patina....
Unlike imperial coins that explicitly name an emperor, few Roman Republican coins have types that indicate the date of the coin. Nevertheless,...
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