...you think it has sold and feel very sad that you didn't buy it, only to find that it hadn't really sold. Sweet relief! Second chances! Such...
I just noticed that I joined CoinTalk five years ago today. Wow, time flies!! CoinTalk is my favorite hangout, filled with interesting coins,...
Many of us have posted ancient coin and ancient history quizzes over the last several years. I thought it might be nice to gather them in one...
@zumbly posted a Roman Provincial portrait ID quiz earlier today. It's often tough to identify Roman emperors by their Provincial portraits....
In a current thread about best books for beginning ancient coin collectors, many people lamented not having one great book. @AncientJoe had these...
Big big thanks to @Andres2 :) [ATTACH] Pick your jaws up off the floor... they're replicas :D. Wonderful replicas with a story. A couple of...
Goodness gracious, snakes alive, as my grandmother would (almost) say. I’ve picked up three very unusual depictions of serpents this year, all...
Remember two years ago when we were excited about the new provenance-searching company, Ex-Numis? Many of us submitted coins with the free...
The "Totally Looks Like" thread has been fun over the last several years. Seeing @Mat's new COL NEM croc with teeth pointing the wrong way...
Watching these artists work is mesmerizing! I'm not sure about the end results but their models are certainly lifelike. Watch the video and see...
... but I don't yet know what! This coin was a splurge from many months ago but I hadn't yet posted it, wanting first to satisfy my remaining...
Like potato chips, I couldn't stop at just one of Steve's coins. The budget at the time didn't allow much but I had my eye on this intriguing...
This was a 2017 purchase, one of dozens I haven't shown. 2017 was a rough year and 2018 isn't off to a great start either. I still have no cell...
What a year… it has been challenging on many fronts and I haven’t had as much time for coining… and then hurricanes Irma and Maria came along....
I've had to slow down all expenditures and really shouldn't be buying any new coins, but sometimes that's just too dang hard. I admired the tet...
Advance notice for CoinTalk members and lurkers :) 30% off all X6 Collection coins from midnight on Thursday through midnight Sunday....
Thanks to everyone who has sent private messages expressing concern over my absence. I feel loved :) Things are not good but hour by hour...
Well, really a pine cone but there are nuts in there somewhere :D [ATTACH] IONIA, Metropolis [or Miletos] c. late 2nd century BCE [or 1st century...
Do you love provincial coins? I sure do! It's a huge area ripe with interesting niches and opportunities for contribution, discovery, and deeper...
[ATTACH] SICILY, Entella. Punic issues c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h) Obv: head of Melquart-Herakles right, wearing lion...
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