The ancient city of Akragas came into being around 582 B.C., as a colony founded by Greeks from Gela, a city about 40 miles to the east. The site...
Not too long ago I was taking some updated photos of some coins, and doing a bit more research on them. In particular, this little group of small...
Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Here is an interesting coin type of Constantine I which I have been looking forward to for some...
I don’t know who comes to your mind when you think of the quintessential Roman military Emperor, but for me, I think of this guy: [IMG] (Bust of...
My birthday was just last month, and for a gift my wonderful wife told me she wanted to get me a nice coin cabinet! I had been looking at ones for...
Lately, I've been taking an interest in the life and times of Constantine I - an individual, and period of history, that has had a tremendous,...
Like many collectors, I have a loose mental list of specific coin types I would like to obtain sometime - kind of a lifetime coin wish-list. Each...
Recently I acquired a coin which was sold as "unlisted in RIC". Upon receiving it I did a close examination and could not find a coin exactly like...
Io, Saturnalia everyone! This morning I was pleasantly surprised to learn that today marks the beginning of Saturnalia. (For some reason I had...
A few months ago I bought a coin that looked like it might have some active BD going on. The coin pretty clearly had been a victim of bronze...
Is this what happens when you get outbid too many times in too many auctions? I wouldn't call it an impulse buy...but I can't deny that after...
Payment via PayPal, asking price includes First-Class USPS shipping within the USA. I am willing to ship internationally but the buyer must assume...
Hello everyone! I have a coin coming in the mail which I'm pretty sure has some active BD going on. I'm thinking about what would be the best way...
Hello fellow CT members, I recently acquired this silver rupee and I am trying to pin down its identity. I am totally unfamiliar with these coin...
My main collecting interest is in ancient coins but I do enjoy the handful of US coins I own too. Here is one of them, a capped bust half dollar....
I got this one in a group lot containing mostly small, old silver coins. It looks like a Spanish "cob" coin of some sort but I am having...
I have a Galba denarius, and Vitellius isn't too hard to get. But Otho seems to be the most expensive of the A.D. 69 emperors. I wanted to get an...
One of my favorite coins in my collection is this Tiberius denarius: [ATTACH] I bought it from Dr Martina Dieterle on her VCoins store. Her...
I purchased this coin recently in a group lot. Although it's in very nice condition (much better-looking than my lousy photos indicate) it's...
Pretty excited about this coin I acquired recently. First, a little background history I found interesting - Velia (as it was called by the...
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