So there I am, true story, in a dusty basement of the Elk's club in West Haven, CT. There were only a handful of dealers most with coins minted in...
I purchased this rather obscure coin. I know what it is, when and where it was made and I have a rather good reference for it. I challenge y'all...
I figure there are enough people here who can appreciate a good elephant or a ratty little Indian coin. This coin was struck in the first century...
I wasn't looking for a Roman coin in particular but while searching I did come across a very nice Phillip the Arab I just couldn't pass up. The...
Reshoot. Its one of my coins that I haven't played much with lately. It totally felt like a new coin. Feel free to make comments and...
I just scored a book of Amazon, related to the Ancient Coins of Southeast Asia. [ATTACH] I was wondering if anyone else has used this text? i...
The Chola of the high middle ages was a powerful sea fairing trade civilization of southern India. The Golden age of the Cholan civilization...
I thought it would be fun to select 3 coins from my collection and ask my fellow members, what do they have in common? How are they different? Do...
Those who frequent the board might have seen my two most recent threads on Pyu and Funan might have realized that these coins are not the usual...
Srikshetra was once a powerful fortified city located in south central Burma reached its apex between the 5th-9th centuries. A peaceful and...
Lying on the trade and pilgrimage route between India and China, the Kingdom of Funan in the 5th and 6th century was a powerful and well respected...
I know someone out there has done this before. I spent a fair amount of time in MS Paint to get this far. I had a ton of fun putting this...
The last of the Sassanian rulers. Yazdegard III was born in 624 AD and was the grandson of Khusro II. He took the throne in June of 632 at the age...
Extinct plants- Now that is something you need for an ancient coin collection. I have searched for an extinct plant coin for nearly 3 years. I...
Feeling quite glamorous...but I can't seem to shake the media these days......
To make a long story short.... Last Friday I was asked to ID some coins at the local library that they found in their safe, that had not been...
I took the coins out to "play" with them and I thought it would be fun to revisit one of my favorute Bronze coins. For your enjoyment, here is a...
I had some store credit with a dealer of mine that I felt was time to use, I combed through many a' boxes and again as always nearly leaving empty...
Well I don't know if you guys had fun but I had a blast. This was by far the largest show I have ever been too. There was an incredible amount of...
I was looking for a nice Rome mint Augustus coin without breaking the bank (not easy), and I recently found one. This will most likely be the last...
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