I scored this little Roman coin from a friend of mine. He felt it didn't fit in his collection of fine Greek Silver. Of course, why would it? Its...
While on my numismatic journey, I returned to Italy in hopes of finding wonderful silver coins. There were numerous beautiful coins to choose from...
Within a few decades of the dawn of coinage. The Buddha attained enlightenment in the city of Gaya in Magadha, there he spent the good majority of...
A few years ago on this very board two sages made apparent scarce coins in high grade for cheap. @medoraman and @dougsmit gave some wonderful...
Fellow Coin Talk Members, I am offering a handful of coins for sale. These are all very good prices and close to or below what I paid for them. I...
In my own personal journey in numismatics I have decided to concentrate on a One of Each collection, but I am not sure what that means. I think...
Its been a while since I posted this coin. It sits in my collection among my overall favorites. The coin is not perfect and it is not without its...
I was part of an auction from a seller from India who has a very decent Raja Raja Chola copper that I felt I must own for my Octopus collection. A...
I was wonder if anyone can tell me more about this coin. I am uncertain of its composition, maybe some type of lead/silver alloy. It doesn't...
I love buying things I know nothing about. I do know what a Damaru and I own a few pictured on other coins. Remember this guy...from Burma. The...
It took me far more time to choose the rank of the coins than it did to make the tray. I made my choice would you choose the same way? Tell me...
In my quest to obtain an example of each of the ancient and medieval kingdoms, I came across a new (to me) coin type. This coin was first made...
I am not crazy about slabsand I kind of want to break it out but I thought it was worthy of a discussion first. [ATTACH]
Varhran II (274-293 AD) AR Drachm 28 mm x 4.18 grams Uncertain mint Obverse: Crowned winged bust of Varhran II, Queen Shapurdukhtak wearing...
Y'all never seen this one before...:facepalm: AE 21 mm x 2.33 grams [ATTACH]
For 2015 I sought to set a simple goal. I would acquire a gold coin by hook or by crook. Many of you saw the large Electrum Kidarite Dinar I...
For many centuries China has been the mint model for coins of the far east, producing cast round coins with a square in countless varieties,...
I did have the opportunity to score a wonderful James I of Aragon Dinero, for very cheap. Interesting ruler, he battled the Almohad's in Spain...
I scratched another Ancient Kingdom off the list! I had originally spotted this on the Agora auction about a month ago and didn't give it much...
I spotted this specimen on sale on the 'bay ($15) and I totally needed this one for my OEC collection. This bronze coin was struck in Bactria by...
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