I purchased this lot of two coins mainly for the RR Denarius and I am not disappointed. It's one you don't see often, but I do not think it is...
OK, I purchased this small coin I felt certain was a Larissa Trihemiobol, but I'll be darn if I can find anything like it in my references. The...
I just couldn't help myself. I found another Philip I just couldn't pass up. This one has great detail (to my eyes anyway) even with the...
I took my wife to the doctor today. His office is about 20 miles away. Anyway, there is a small coin shop with which I sometimes do business...
This is my second coin of this type, but has a different control mark from my first, The Balbis were an Ancient family with quite a few famous...
The Great Fire of Rome was an urban fire that started on the night between 18 and 19 July in the year 64 AD. It caused widespread devastation,...
As many know, I have an affection for Marcus Anthony coins so I own several. A few weeks ago, Doug showed a commemorative Marcus Anthony coin...
I just thought I would like to celebrate @Alegandron's special day. I do not have any coins with a cake but this one looks like a tiered cake....
There is nothing special about this coin, except perhaps the fact that I was able to buy it within my budget. Don't get me wrong. It's a nice...
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all the U.S. citizens a very happy Independence Day. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] AEOLIS, KYME AR...
On another thread entitled Ancient Imitations, First Century AD, Valentinian showed us fourees namely of the 12 Caesars. But long before those...
For those of you that remember, Steve has had a thing for goats in the past (even to his detriment over on CCF). This captivation with goats must...
A few weeks back, I saw this coin on the bay with a starting bid of $4.99 plus shipping. I found the reverse interesting enough to place a...
I just received a couple of RR coins in Saturday's post and this is just one of them. It caught my eye because Roma seems to have an extreme Roman...
I've had this coin for a while (over a year ago to be more precise) and never questioned the seller's identification. Today, however, I was doing...
I recently acquired this from one of our fellow CT family. It's a wonderful looking coin with a beautiful even golden brown patina. The wings on...
After seeing TIF's beautiful example a time or two (or three or four), I've been on the lookout for one of these. And although this one is not at...
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (c. 130 BC – 63 BC) was a pro-Sullan politician and general who was Roman consul in 80 BC. He was the principal...
Until now, I have not owned any Philip II bronze coins primarily because I saw nothing interesting in the bronzes. They all appeared to be nearly...
I haven't posted any new coins in a while, so while everything is rather slow on CT today, I thought I'd show this Caracalla provincial struck at...
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