I can't make out enough of the lettering to point me to the right town... [ATTACH]
These are common as a type, but the smallest denomination is really tough to find in better grades. Presumably because they were easy to lose?...
Anchialus issued coins for Gordian III with reverses depicting an athlete holding a wreath and palm branch. These types are very rare, and every...
The dealer I bought this from insisted it was a North African Vandalic imitation, but all the Vandals coins I've seen imitate later types. I think...
I came across one of these at a show yesterday and it was priced right. Most I've seen are quite worn and banged up. At 56 grams, I imagine that...
“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.” Matthew 22:21. All three synoptic gospels explain that...
Rodney Dangerfield as Roma, right after Constantine dumped him for Constantinople. [ATTACH]
They aren't exactly rare - more like fairly scarce, but still, it isn't every day you come across seven in one place (unless you work at CNG...
Last month I purchased my Handbook of Coins of Sicily, Oliver Hoover, published by CNG - almost 500 pages of numismatic goodness. It's got to be...
The examples I've seen appear prone to the full catalog of ancient coin problems: irregular flans that result in incomplete devices, flan cracks,...
[ATTACH] Anybody else have Zebus and Bactrian camels in their menagerie? :cigar:
On December 25, 333, Constantine elevated his 10-year-old son Flavius Julius Constans to the rank of Caesar, and the first coinage bearing his...
Here is a denarius of Tiberius (the famous Tribute Penny) and its decrepit evil cousin... [ATTACH] 1. Tiberius, AD 14-37 AR Denarius, 20mm,...
Hello friends, time flies when you're having fun! Please PM me your name and address if you would like to participate in this year's Secret...
Ferdinand III was archduke of Austria, and King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia from 1637 until his death in 1657. He was the last emperor to...
I acquired this tet from Kerry Wetterstrom today. It has test cuts and wear, and has only been cleaned enough to remove a bit of obtrusive dirt....
Just a few run-of-the-mill types, no big deal... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hey friends, I came across this as of Augustus, RIC I 382. Is the moneyer CN PISO CN F on the reverse the same as the Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso in...
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I drove over hill and dale today to get to a collector who was parting with some of his coins, and overall the trip was worth the effort. I got a...
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