A short article, but rather remarkable find! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37118242
Hello all - I believe I have posted the following coins randomly a while ago, but since I have been without any major purchases for a while, I...
hello all - just got back from England yesterday. Had a great time visiting Cornwall and the south-west (something I haven't really done before,...
Hello all - I've just been reading through Sayle's Ancient Coin Collecting volume for Byzantines, and he mentions two articles from The Celator...
My mother inherited a pendant with an Alexander III drachm in it. My grandmother bought it in Greece over 50 years ago. Having been bought in...
On November 25, 1120, The security of the Norman Kings of England suffered a significant blow. The only legitimate son and heir to King Henry I,...
As of today, I've been on the CoinTalk forums for a year! I was planning on celebrating by going out and getting a new coin, except I managed to...
This lovely guy just arrived in the mail recently: [ATTACH] Imperial Rome Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D. (203 A.D.) Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 20.4mm x...
Hello CoinTalk Hive Mind - I would like some advice about what to do with a coin I accidentally purchased. When the Royal mint released the...
History Today had a nice little write up on Aethelred II's coins. Wish it had a little more detail, but still good:...
Hello all - I've been going though a bunch of Imperial Roman coins I bought back in the 90s to properly attribute them (needles to say, my methods...
I enjoy the posts of people's top purchases of the year, and most of the posters here deserve their own thread, I thought I would start a joint...
guess there will be some new tetrarchy coins in the near future... http://archaeology.org/news/3895-151119-switzerland-roman-coins
I know there are a number of UK coin collectors here, and I'm sure the majority of you are fractional collectors, but I personally enjoy the...
Here is a recent purchase due to a coupon I received to Forum - A Follaro of William II of Norman Sicily. While there's nothing too special about...
I'm in the process of trying to reorganize coins I bought years ago and fully attribute them. Previously I was happy to just have the ruler's...
Well, I had been saving up for a nice Lifetime issue of an Alexander Tet, but there were a few coins that I came across that I couldn't resist....
that I have officially out-lived Jesus! As such, here is the only coin I have issued in his lifetime: a Prutah struck under Pontius Pilate...
I recognize cut Pennies (or technically half pence or farthings in England) are not the most desired coins since they are technically mutilated,...
hey all - I saw these framed notes in an antique shop and was interested in one, but not the others. I don't usually collect paper money, but any...
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