This is a recent purchase that I thought worthy of sharing. The primary deity of Maximianus Herculius was Hercules and the primary deity of...
Amongst my many collecting themes is that of ADVENTVS coins. These were produced to commemorate the arrival of the emperor and can thus be placed...
As some of you will know. I have a collection of Mars related coins. Here are three coins on the subject that have arrived this week that somewhat...
There was a question in a thread "Can a coin acquire "desert patina" if it wasn't minted anywhere near the desert?". This raises the question...
Oh, if only I could get Martin to have this attitude, then I could collect Severans again! Doug, I seemed to be the only one to care to offer a...
I thought I would post this just as a reminder to people. When buying ancients don't blindly trust the seller, they also make mistakes, Know your...
I bought this tiny AE4 because it looked to be an imitative of Valentinian in good style. Opinions? It is a SALVS REIPBLICAE type but try as I...
Amongst my recent purchases are some eastern denarii of Septimius Severus. Here are my first two (the third is still en-route from Switzerland)...
Another new purchase. On May 1st, A.D. 305 Diocletian abdicated after 20 years as emperor. These abdication types celebrate him in his retirement...
I don't buy slabbed ancients as a rule and have broken almost all of them free. The one I didn't break out I sold. Slabs aren't for me. I do look...
Every now and again I buy a random ancient imitation simply because I find them interesting for some reason. My first purchase was just an...
In order to get a Mars coin recently I bought a batch of GLORIA EXERCITVS - soldier with standards types. I thought it worth showing the batch....
Amongst what look to be genuine low grade bronze are two silvers that are salted in there to draw people in. Well known fakes....
I have several sub-collection themes. These are essentially a great excuse for me to buy coins when I haven't found anything from my primary...
I stumbled across a couple of Magnentius coins and had to buy them as they both come from Lugdunum. They are both relatively common but I thought...
I know that spelling errors are only of vague interest to many but I have a liking for them and pick the odd one up now and then. In this case the...
So I got distracted again and bought a small collection of 10 FEL TEMP Galley and Hut coins because I obviously don't have enough already. Part...
As some of you will be aware I have a soft spot for Mars coins. I have just received the following coin which would appears slightly scarcer than...
All, This one came as part of a lot. It stood out as being a bit odd and feels unusual. I haven't found another match yet but am convinced it is...
I bought this coin simply because it was a Sestertius of Elagabalus, which is a denomination of his that I had never had an example of. It is worn...
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