I agree with this approach. Decades ago we did not have so much selection and opportunity to buy coins. I occasionally got two late Roman bonzes...
Your coins says it is of Valens. Roman Silver Coins volume V is on late Roman silver and virtually complete, but nothing like it is in there--no...
Obviously it is a tough one. Congratulations on the completion. Now, on to the upgrades!
It matches the type, but that one is an aureus, not a denarius.
@dougsmit wrote me "It struck me we need a list indexing 'goto' online references sorted by emperor/period. CNG 204 is good for Carausius." He...
Jovian had only four AE reverse types. Here is my page on them: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Jovian/Jovian.html The rarest, by far, is this AE4:...
I hope you put family, shelter, clothing, and food (and, electricity!) before coins. If you do and still have enough left to be able to enjoy...
Electricity! I am glad this part of normal has returned to your life. I hope the rest follows soon.
Alan Walker, of the firm Nomos, has written about ancient coins and archaeology in e-mails announcing upcoming sales:...
This elephant, because it is an animal likely to appear at the saecular games, seems like it ought to be part of the set, too: [ATTACH] 23 mm....
@Julius Germanicus, that is a splendid sestertius. What a beauty! And, I especially appreciate the interesting writeup. I like it when posters...
Here are some tiny Greek silver fractions: [ATTACH] 9-8 mm. 1.02 grams. Lion's head left/stellate pattern Miletos, Ionia, c.550-500 BC. [$24]...
I am sorry to hear of your loss. I'm sure your dad got lots of fun out of collecting coins. That is not the same as saying they have much dollar...
That is totally normal. Check out these threads: "What your budget buys, $50 edition"...
[ATTACH] Constantine the Great, AD 307-337. The first emperor to legalize Christianity and support the Christian church. He presided over the...
Try ancient coins. CoinTalk has a great forum on them: https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/ Many very historical ancient coins cost less...
We have already discussed the portraits of Elagabalus (218-22) with the "horn" unique to his portraits....
Jugoslavia had serious inflation after the Iron Curtain fell. Look at this note from 1993: [ATTACH] At least the 0s are slightly grouped into...
I knew one who gave me this: [ATTACH] Some people don't know what "inflation" is. This is an extreme case.
Here is a beautiful, large, Greek stater from Sikyon in the Peloponnessos, only 30 miles west of Corinth. [ATTACH] 26-25 mm. 11.93 grams. Chimera...
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