Hello to everyone. I have been collecting ancient coins for a quite some time, but these are my first two ancient rings I buy, so I can say I am...
I know exactly the way that a coin was struck but I am a bit confused on how an ancient roman or greek coin die would be engraved. What kind of...
I wanted some opinions on this denarius I am about to purchase. Do you think it looks ok? It is not very often that I feel strange about a coin...
I would like some ideas on some of the coins that would be around in the time of Jesus in Israel.
So I was wondering which coin is most widely considered as the 30 pieces of judas's silver. I have red about the Phoenician Shekel and the Antioch...
So I just received my first Ptolemaic AE and by far the largest coin of my collection, 43mm 70g Ptolemy IV ! I was wondering why would they make...
I got this very cheap coin thinking it might be a barbarous imitation. What is your opinion on this?
So I came across a seller on ebay called ccluc. He is selling a nice looking drachm of antiochus vi but in the same time many of his coins seem to...
I have seen this particular tetradrachms black part on it. What is it? Would it be horn silver or just extremely dark toning. Does something like...
Hello to everyone. I am thinking of trying my first time buying from an auction this time but I don't know were to look. I just found for example...
So, I know Ptolemaic bronzes have a hole on the middle, due to some reasons that are mostly speculated and as I understand we are not sure if we...
I had a type of this denarius for some time and just realized finding this photo on wildwinds that some variations have a numeral. What does this...
So I came across this coin (not interested purchasing just really curious) and I am really troubled with how the oxidation of it formed. The only...
So I ordered this nice Antiochus III tetradrachm a few days ago. So I realized it doesn't have a mintmark. In my quick research couldn't find any...
I saw this Antiochos III tetradrachm and really felt in love with the portrait, so I ordered it. I understand that it is completely personal if...
I was wondering if anyone could help me understand how we can tell Cato's the eldest from Cato's the youngest coins. I was looking at wildwinds...
Hello to everyone. Found this coin of Commodus which I like a lot. My only hesitation is that it comes from eBay and from a seller situated in...
Hello to everyone. I got a bronze coin covered in some kind of wax (Renaissance wax?). It smells like an old storehouse and is a kinda waxy in the...
Hello to everyone. As a very cautious collector I am always very careful about were I am buying my coins, always from trusted sources. In this...
Hello to everyone! I just received this Alexander Severus denarius and I realized that there is a blue poudery matte color on it around the figure...
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