If you collected ancient coins, this question would not arise. Yes, we care about quality, but do not attempt to quantify it on a linear scale the...
City walls and gates make a great theme collection. Some collectors add in temples, considering the theme to be "architecture." Here are some...
Bidding closed on the 19th. In this impatient age it would be nice to be able to see the PR by the end of the 21st, but it did not happen.
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I think the river god is under water and the hair is flowing with the water.
Very nice work! If readers want to know more of the history and politics and want to see more coins, they can visit this educational web site:...
Oct. 11 I sent registered mail from northeast Oregon to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Tracking showed it went from here to Pendleton, Oregon to...
Hahn's Money of the Incipient Byzantine Empire has your type as 171 on plate 28. That one clearly has a single (and straight) Psi (Ψ) to the...
I love Byzantine AE and Justinian at Antioch is my favorite theme among them. I wrote a page about the tragic history of Antioch at the time of...
Put it on a plate when you put oil in it. I have lit genuine ancient oil lamps (with modern wicks) to show them to students in ancient-history...
@Deacon Ray , your images are beautiful. I'd like to see the information on them include the diameter of the coin. How large is the Azes II?
I've bought from and met Mark several times. He carries more antiquities than most coin dealers and does shows, so sometimes coins sell at shows...
Ancient coins of several cultures not yet on my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html I lowered many prices on the site, especially those of...
I bid and I have the same question.
This coin has the odd style associated with the Tripolis mint (identified by "TR" in the reverse field). [ATTACH] He is not totally bald, but well...
The father and son pair, Gordian I and II, ruled 21 days, March 22 to April 12, 238, and are both rare and expensive. Gordian II, the younger,...
I added these four to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html [ATTACH] Cilicia. Tarsos? or Posidion 0.89 grams. 10 mm. obol. helmeted bust...
I have recently discovered TransferWise and used it successfully. It is a cross-border payment system that charges only 1/2% instead of PayPal's...
@Alegandron, that is a great type! Both Gorgon and flying boar on one coin! Nice pickup!
Some very nice ancient coins which are not yet on my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html but will be soon if they don't sell to my friends...
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