When an emperor died there was sometimes a time lag between when mints began issuing coins in the name of the new emperor and the time they...
Gordian III was just a boy, about 13, when made sole emperor in 238. He ruled until 244. He surely would have had coins issued with a beard to...
Here is proof details can make a big difference. Do you have a Postumus SERAPI COMITI AVG? I do. But, look at this one first: [ATTACH] Jacquier...
That sale of Postumus coins is amazing. (Here is the link again.) https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2891 Lot 526 looks like it could be...
I must admit I don't recall the details of the 30. The 2 March and 6 April 2014 examples look obverse die identical to me. The others are very...
Can someone explain why all examples of the OP type are off-center in exactly the same way? I wrote the CoinForgeryDiscusionList about them in...
I believe you are right! I didn't think to look at acsearch. Thank you very much for the link. I use acsearch a lot, but would not expect to find...
A very nice idea, VK! I like the almost infinite variety of themes that can be collected under the aegis of "ancient coins." Now all you need to...
I have collected barbarous radiates (from the Gallo-Roman empire c. 270 AD and found commonly in Britain) for decades. Here is a coin I got in...
Meeting other collectors with like interests is great fun. I recently moved away from the ancient-coin collectors I knew. So, I am wondering if...
I have some barbarous radiates for sale that I bought from Baldwin's in London in 1991: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/BarbarousRadiates.html...
Thanks for telling us your thoughts as well as showing us the coins.
Thanks for posting your new coins. Byzantine AE is a great area to collect. They are inexpensive and the Byzantine empire is loaded with history....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Decentius (351-353) 23-21 mm. VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE RSLG (Lugdunum mint) RIC VIII Lyons 137. Excellent portrait with full,...
The main critical reviews reviews pointed out that his dates did not fit all (emphasis on all) the evidence. One was written by a man who had just...
As a very minor ancient-coin bookseller, I can testify that the demand for books has dropped dramatically in the last five-ten years. I used to...
Some coins make you study them and check out all your resources. Maybe you like your most valuable coins the most, and maybe you like the most...
49 BC is the beginning of the so-called "imperatorial" period (Caesar crossed the Rubicon) and the problem of identifying unknown moneyers and...
I have read both volumes closely and enjoyed them a great deal. Harlan is interested in dating Republican coin types and to that end he explains...
Right. "Unlisted" is an often misused term. Sellers sometimes utilize it to raise the apparent value of a coin that is actually published, just...
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