This small entry is supposed to make the argument that sometimes even the most unassuming coins with the most inane and lowbrow designs can be...
Giovanna II d'Angio (1414-1435) and her heir Renato d'Angio (1435-1442) were the last Angevin ruling monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples. There was...
At the death of Thibaut IV de Blois, Count of Blois, Champagne and Brie in 1152, Sancerre became the inheritance for Thibaut's third son Etienne,...
Hello again everyone, I know there's been a long time since I last posted :) Hope you are all well and thriving. Here is something one does not...
Dear friends, It's been some time since I last posted here but that does not mean I have forgotten this lovely community. So although I'm not...
My early Saint Nicholas gift from the wife: [ATTACH] GRATIAN AR19mm 2.10g Siliqua (XF) AV: DN GRATIA - NVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed draped...
This is one of those coins only a specialist would bother with. It's small, it's a LRB, it's a usual enough type and the ruling figure is a...
It could happen to the best of us... pink eye is no joke. I also hear that ancient aliens had a cure for it but it involved going into battle with...
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This one was sold by a reputed European dealer and is quite an extraordinary coin: AURELIAN AE25x22mm 3.27g pre-reform Antoninian (aVF,...
I get the feeling that I'm boring most of you with my Gothicus SPQR obsession, but regardless, this is the guy I'm spending my lunch break with,...
By mid 270 Cyzicus mint was already established with a consistent style and regular output when it ditched the SPQR exergue while also continuing...
This series is what practically got me into actively studying and pursuing LRBs and is arguably one of the better series of Gothicus (along with...
Hello all, As I am back from what seemed like a never-ending and all-tiresome work trip I finally have some time for coins this weekend. So I'm...
Reading the very interesting topics of our colleagues Martin and Doug, I have to admit that I got curious about getting involved in the Severan...
I like these large and chunky LRBs and although they are rather scarce and under-studied, somehow they don't get too much interest from collectors...
Maximus was a brief usurper in Spain, who controlled mostly the area around Barcino (modern day Barcelona) but had some degree of control over...
Very early Antoniniani are a rather new found interest that I have for maybe a few months. I think the Severan Antoniniani are some of the best...
As those of you who watch my threads might have noticed, my interest tends to be towards the understated and easily looked over details that...
As a fan of this discussion forum, I'd like to propose a never-ending thread where each of us can suggest and recommend ongoing auctions (in which...
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