I received the five coins that I won in the Frank Robinson auction in the mail today. I am quite pleased with all of them. This one stood out as...
I made five bids. Hopefully I was successful in all of them. P.S. Oops. Should have read FSR auction, I inserted a typo in the title!!!
This article is from Feb. 6th 2020 - not sure if this is a new find or not. Most of the coins are from the time of Maximian and Constantine....
Trebonianus Gallus (Latin: Gaius Vibius Afinius Trebonianus Gallus Augustus; 206 – August 253), also known as Gallus, was Roman Emperor from June...
Here is a fun quiz good for a holiday...not too difficult. I got 18 correct out of 20. https://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz98681b4e5c0.html
I just pulled the trigger on this antoninianus of Tacitus, which fills another hole in my collection. Now I just need Florianus, Quintillus,...
I just noticed that CTers have passed the 20,000 mark in the ancients section. Pretty darn impressive. Left the World Coin guys/gals in the dust.
Should I pull the trigger? A bit pricey or wait for one in better condition? I find the reverse pretty interesting - horse prancing, agathadaemon...
FIDES MILITVM is a popular reverse type in the 3rd Century A.D. Yet the weird thing about "The Loyalty of the Army" is that it was little more...
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Just an advance notice of the San Francisco coin show December 6th and 7th, should have a good selection of ancients. I'm planning to attend and...
Another win in the Frank Robinson auction is this Alexandrian Tetradrachm which fills a hole in my collection as I have tracked down another...
Here's a coin I won in the recent FSR auction which was received in the mail today. I rather liked the portrait and the crested helmet of the...
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I made two bids in yesterday's auction and won both, thankfully. How did you guys and gals do?
From time to time CTers post quizzes. Here's one I just found. There are only 7 questions, so it won't take too much time. FYI, I missed one...
I occasionally change avatars to someone new. The latest is L Verus. I am currently bidding on a sestertius of Verus so I can add the first...
Here is an excellent paper that summarizes the relationship between the coinage of the Ptolemies and in-kind payments and rents. It is postulated...
New one picked up in @John Anthony 's auction of two weeks ago. I hadn't had a chance to photograph it til today...it turns out to be a wildwinds...
I found this video doing a Google search. Thought I would share it. [MEDIA]
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