I always keep my tickets tucked in the flips right behind my own. Most of them are from dealers, but I prize the ones from private collectors --...
The historical record of Elymais, which spent most of existence as a small kingdom within the Parthian empire, is spotty at best, and attributing...
The first 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics loonie I ever saw was one I found lying in the street just after it was released. I've only ever received...
I thought it looked familiar. This Julia Domna I ordered a couple of weeks ago came in the mail today. [ATTACH] Note that not only is it the same...
The Royal Mint has many years of experience making ugly royals look presentable. Taking attractive ones and beating them with the ugly stick is...
Congratulations on discovering a wormhole in your couch that bends space and time. I have one in my laundry hamper, but so far it only deposits...
Ostia was the port city for ancient Rome -- far enough away on the coast to be a city separate from the capital it served (today, the port for...
2012 may not turn out to be the end of the world, but it might be the end of the Canadian penny. They've been talking about it for decades, but...
Just checking. All within the limits one would expect of late Elymais coins.
It looks a little too good to be true for an Elymais. I'm sure I have the same concerns as you do. The style doesn't raise any immediate red...
It should be noted that some Medieval designs survived into the early-modern period, like those of Hungary. And others, like in the case of...
Technically, the medieval period begins in 476 with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ends around 1500 (a date roughly centered around...
"...his troops proclaimed him emperor, and the coins were his Facebook page." *groan* Anyway, moving on... This is the first article I've read...
Aw, you're already famous. Your essays have done more for the hobby than some new grading system for people who aren't happy owning a coin without...
I'd be curious to see the Septimius Severus coins as well if you could try posting those. So far though, Doug is spot on with his assessment. The...
My first denarius. A somewhat worn and ragged Commodus from the late 2nd century, but I still like it. Before this, I'd only ever bought Roman...
All fake is my verdict. Possibly of the tourist souvenir variety. The style is off and please note that the two Gordians in the middle row are...
I would have snatched that one up, too. I always like depictions of Hercules on Roman coins, and that's a very nice one for such a small...
Long term: Expand my collection of Severan Dynasty types to the point where I open my coin binder and say, "Wow, that's a lot of Severan Dynasty...
800 years is a long time to hold a grudge. I know people these days are big on hearing governments apologize for past crimes -- but if the crimes...
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