I understand that he was unable to keep up the silver content of the denarius and that a few years later in his reign the coin was once again...
As the OP of this thread I hereby sanction the coinage of other ancient states. I know that several Athenian colonies had democracies and some...
I wish we could go back in time and see how they did it. And yes, the Us did produce some quite attractive "Classic coins" like the quarter eagle...
That didrachma is a good example of how Romans could make an attractive coin. I wonder, though, if was designed and actually minted by Greek...
Sounds like the kind of question posed in an IQ test or the kind posed by a professor, otherwise known as a "Guess what I'm thinking" question....
Now that coin is a beauty but that's not a fair comparison. Your Victory rated a FOUR horse chariot but if it's a win by a hoof mine is ahead on...
I would guess that most people who collect coins are also interested in government. There have been endless discussions, (in ancient times the...
I believe plating was available at the time. The ancient Celts were excellent metallurgists.
I had no idea Anna Perenna was a Roman personage. I always thought she was a character in some interminable Russian novel.
His image reminds me of Tacitus' observation of what kind of peace the Romans could bring to a region. They create desolation and call it peace.
The reverse of my avatar, Trajan's column.[ATTACH]
The weight of 4.5 grams is correct. Some of these coins have been made by later craftsmen, not as counterfeits, but for jewelry for ceremonial...
This is just fine. They are the Pillars of Hercules, a well know and verifiably ancient hero and the language on the coin is Latin, the native...
To those of you who read my post at the start of this thread. I went to my local coin show this morning and showed him the info that I had gotten...
Thanks. I just ordered one.
We are very, very vulnerable to this sort of thing. I try very hard to educate myself to the legitimacy of my ancient purchases but I am close to...
No, I don't know that but if law enforcement is working diligently to get these fraudulent coins out of the marketplace it does not seem to have...
Are any of these people selling them within the US? If so why is law enforcement not doing something about that?
Am I correct in assuming that making and selling copies of US coins, is unlawful?
Collecting coins. paper currency, tokens, ephemera is a fun activity. Ancients have held up their value pretty well as the market for them is...
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