I recently acquired this coin of Phokas. But before sharing the coin I wanted to go into some of the history behind this lesser-known, and often...
And then purchased a duplicate? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In my case, I had the above coin from an uncleaned hoard. Not much to look at really. And...
Lucilla is pretty much known to all of us (at least those who saw the film) as the wife of Lucius Verus and the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, as...
On the anniversary of joining CoinTalk nearly three years ago (April 28th, 2017) I will be giving away a coin by drawing on this April 28th. I...
I just received this coin in the mail... [ATTACH] I'm quite happy with the purchase and especially the price, and it has enabled me to round...
I just noticed that the Ancients forum has over 21,000 Discussions while the World Coins Forum has just over 17,000 Discussions. There was a time...
On many coins of Roman Egypt you will find the personification of Alexandria. The history of the personification of Alexandria is somewhat...
Throughout Roman history legionary eagles were featured on the coinage. Here is perhaps an example of the most famous type, Marc Antony's output...
I am not sure whether this has been posted before. Certainly pretty amazing cleaning job on a somewhat unique artifact....
I received a Gordian III in the mail today from @John Anthony's auction 157. I have two ants of Gordie but this one spoke to me across time and...
Happy St. Patrick's day to all. In honor of the day I'm posting a green coin. And also a coin with a snake, since St. Patrick reputedly drove all...
New arrival today via FedEx. Since it was a mini-slab I have not freed it up yet... Galba, A.D. 68-69 Grade: VF+ light grey toning Catalog:...
I was bidding on a somewhat rare billon tetradrachm of Saloninus as Caesar from Alexandria. I had the winning bid for the last 5 days but got...
I am bidding on a couple of lots for the March 11 auction. For the time being, the site says my registration must be approved before I can bid....
Here is a very interesting coin received in the latest JAZ Numismatics auction of 2/27/20. It depicts winged Nike holding a small Cabeirus and...
I just switched my avatar to this guy, Amun-Ra. [ATTACH] Here is the causeway linking Luxor temple to Karnak temple in what was known as...
Here's the last acquisition from the FSR auction, a follis of Constantine which is uncommonly well-struck with a deep and lustrous dark patina. I...
Just picked this one up, as I had yet to have a Florian in my collection. Florianus (Latin: Marcus Annius Florianus Augustus; died 276), also...
The Coinage Reform of Anastasius Just about all of us late roman bronze collectors have accumulated or handled late 4th and 5th century Roman...
I received this in the mail yesterday in the FSR auction. While I had a coin of this emperor it was in very poor condition, so this represents an...
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