At the start of his reign the coin (we call it an antoninianus) still had a decent plating of silver but by the end of his reign the bottom had...
The Greek piece seems a bit small and light for a full drachma. It may be a half drachma piece or a tri hemi-obol.
Correct me if I am wrong on this. I have tried reading the original law under whose aegis this particular law applies, and, I can't figure it out....
Most of the Spanish silver coming into the US prior to the end of the Napoleonic Wars was not coming from the Iberian peninsula but from the mints...
Thanks for clearing that up.
I love posts like this. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do so.
Maybe more to it than that. The mint tried to put into circulation coins that were needed. The country was still well supplied with two real...
I don't know anything about LCS but just yesterday i was looking at pretty much the same denarius in probably a bit less nice condition at a local...
I am thinking about buying an ancient coin from a dealer in Canada. Are there any regulations I need to comply with or know about as a US resident?
I was wondering if the decline in prices has affected the collecting of Ancient coins, my major interest. I really don't pay all that much...
I see that most of the Cluny hoard is from a narrow period of time, which is what most coin hoards are. Often an ancient hoard will be one of...
An unusual find with denarii of mid to late First Century coins of pretty fine silver in contemporary circulation with coins of heavily debased...
It's a shame it took a Civil War to get the needed national legislation to put these banks out of business and to acquire a national currency....
Perhaps some people just like to go to a coin show and make some lawful purchases without leaving a paper trail out there for others to take...
One bit of advice for those purchasing Parthian drachmas. Be careful to check the reverses. There is a separate coinage from the Kingdom of Persis...
Buy cheap, sell dear.
As a youngster in the 1940's and 1950's, into the early '60's I recall plenty of fifty cent pieces in circulation. Cash drawers had slots for the...
Thanks. I started collecting coins in the late 1950's and until this year I had never even heard of the term before.
I just purchased a slabbed coin that had "smoothing" written on the write up. I think I know what that means but I have two questions. Just what...
Be prepared for this bug to develop into a raging fever.
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