There's a historical reason why Theodosius is rarer in this issue. These large module AE4s appear in the West in anticipation of Gratian's...
How scarce are these things, for instance this was 6EUR delivered, I doubt it's scarce at all. [ATTACH]
Some ancient wedding cakes
An observation that becomes rather obvious by now: these smaller auction houses from Germany, Poland, the Netherlands have been steadily bringing...
When the time comes.
This auction seems to have been very popular.
I also got something in that auction.
I'm having an IPA. Or a sixpack.
This should be posted around a campfire close to autumn when people gather round to tell horror stories.
Earlier this month I came across this Milan issue from ca. 264-5 for around 9EUR delivered. Not rare, but a bit particular type, with Diana and...
When local coinage stops could also provide some insight into why it stops. For instance in the Danube provinces and the Balkan area it stops with...
A sensational heroic bust on the 4th coin @Jochen1
An imperial issue from Antioch, from a time when the city was still minting its own Greek coinage. [ATTACH]
These very late dekassaria pieces from Sagalassos are something else. [ATTACH]
It's a great coin. If you'd be in the EU I'd make an offer on it.
I also think that local coinage from Moesia and Thrace in the 3rd century with the serpent theme was somewhat inspired by local cult statues, some...
I don't think that all serpents are Glykon but rather that the earlier serpents and their iconography were coopted as Glykon after the cult gained...
Is there consistent proof that local Greek and/or Roman colonial coinage from the Balkans and/or Asia was regularly used anywhere in the West? The...
CGB are really great.
What I do is actually reversed. I purposely go after these obscure things because I reckon I can get them cheap when they are not identified and I...
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