One of my favorite coins is the RR denarius of L. Cassius Longinus. Today I saw a book with this coin on the cover: Politics in the Roman...
I picked up an EID MAR coin today. It is rather beat up and and the auction house that sold it last November 2016 said it is probably an ancient...
I bought a Wolf and Twins Sextans yesterday at the Bellaire Coin Show and now am having buyer's remorse. I will probably return it today, but...
A couple of nice sized cast bronze pieces arrived this month. One is massive = 1443 grams. The other is only large = 388 grams. I have a second...
[ATTACH] An interesting token arrived at the end of last week. I planned to post it here as an extension of bronze sold by weight. It was...
I ran across an interesting video today looking for information on Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus. [MEDIA] The clip shows several Wolf...
I saw this headline and thought of the many river gods on Greek and Roman coins. I have only one (I think) and it is an under strike. [ATTACH]...
An interesting piece of history arrived today. I will post some pics with other pieces soon. One Quarter of a Circular Shaped Bronze Ingot The...
I live in the US and bought an item from Europe. The purchase was from a new to me company. I did a bit of research before bidding and decided the...
@chrsmat71 mentioned a turd bid a couple of weeks ago. Turns out I have two of 'em. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic As, struck bronze, 169 –...
I re-read an interesting paper today on early Roman money by M. Molinari. It is posted on Academia.edu -...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] An interesting cast bronze quadrans arrived last week. It is from the second series of cast coins issued by Rome in about 270...
I bought a French token recently because it has three unicorns. It is dated 1693.... so maybe too new for this forum. The token and description...
The sixth coin in the series of cast coins from Luceria arrived today, the four dot thunderbolt / club. I will post the seller's pics and a group...
My father was a SeeBee in WW-II. Today, Memorial Day, I remember him for his service to his country and as a great parent. [ATTACH] My father,...
Three interesting pieces arrived today. [ATTACH] The top piece is a triangular bar, 26.4 grams & 33 X 12 mm. The middle piece is a Roman Scale...
I often bid on coins with sixbid. I do this when the seller's web site is not in English or I can not make a live bid. I bid on a coin that...
Cast Roman Republican coins and bars can be quite expensive. My most expensive half dozen coins are in the pictures below. I view my collection as...
I have had good luck this year finding and purchasing conch shell cast bronze. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] From left to right and top to bottom:...
One of the books on my long term wish list was written by E Babelon in the 1880's. Today, I crossed it off my list. It has been on the list so...
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