I picked up two lots in an auction from San Marino last month. I showed the mailing envelop with interesting stamps in panzerman's thread. The...
A nice aes grave arrived recently. It was from Italy and took about a month to work its way across the Atlantic. As best I can tell, the package...
Republican Rome issued Quadrans from the time they produced cast coins in 290 BC until about 100 BC. From about 90 BC to the time of Augustus they...
A package just arrived from Italy. I was not 100% sure how to treat / disinfect it. I used a Clorox wipe, let it dry and called it good. My minnow...
I picked up a small coin recently. Gallic denier, Rhone Valley; 75 – 51 BC. The coin is a bit outside of my collecting area. I am hoping someone...
We have had plenty of event cancellations this week: Houston Rodeo, Houston Rockets and Astros games, San Jacinto Day (a bid deal to our coin...
I like several women on ancient coins. My favorite is Diana. [ATTACH] Her best look is this one with her hair pulled back. ROMAN REPUBLIC. C....
I have a few cut coins. Most likely they were used for change. Most are struck bronze. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A couple are silver (or...
I picked up an interesting, small, coin at NYINC. It is one I have watched for a while, and finally bought one. I like it because it has a scale...
I found this piece at the NYINC in January. I went to buy coins and maybe a VNCIA coin weight. This piece jumped across the table and said: "Buy...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A fragment of unidentified Aes Grave As, after 280 BC. AE. Possibly cut to provide small change, just like the cast bronze...
I thought my largest find would be a prow left As I bought on day 1. That was not the case... by an order of magnitude. [ATTACH] This steelyard...
My wife and I have enjoyed our trip, so far. I picked up a few pieces. The first is interesting a few ways. It has a scale & a jumping sheep....
I collect Roman Republican coins, cast bronze from Central Italy and Roman scales and scale weights. You can see below that 2019 included all 3...
I bought an overstrike coin early this year. Spoiler alert, it may be in my top 10. The top coin is a quadrans with Hercules on the obverse and a...
I signed up for the new CNG web site auctions last week. Just for grins I bid on a coin (with scales). I did not win, but that only leaves more...
I picked up an interesting coin recently. This uncia, is 1/12 th of a Roman As, and is the heaviest I found on line. It is listed as Rare or Very...
An interesting barrel weight collection arrived this week. I bought the lot because it has a one Roman pound weight with AA. I have a few 1 pound...
My wife and I visited London and the Shetland Islands in late Sept and early Oct. While in London, I previewed Roma Numismatics' AUCTION XVIII. I...
Anchor and Trident Cast Sextans; ICC 297, 280 to 260 BC, Central Italy [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cast AE Sextans, uncertain Central...
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