Need some assistance here. Purchase from coin store junk box. I am guessing maybe an Indo-something, possibly Bactria, Scythian, Elymais. Any...
I think most readers and posters here like to study the times of the Classical World. We are attracted to this time period for many reasons. We...
These three coins do not quite compare with my avatar in beauty but they were a whole lot less expensive. As a matter of fact, never in my more...
Most of us who have collected over a period of time, probably, have one coin that is just extra special. It may be because it is valuable, maybe a...
I usually post on the Ancients threads as that is what I mostly collect. However I discovered a Shield Nickel way back in my older US coins that...
I must admit to a certain perversity in arranging coins in my collection. For those historical figures who were mortal enemies in their lifetimes...
I have often wondered about the Roman coin we call a "dupondius". it was supposed to be from the metal we call brass, while they called it...
I am not sure the ancient forum is the right place for this coin. I guess it depends on its date. The coin is, I believe, a gold dinar weighing...
There are some Roman emperors who are very hard to respect or like. Even some of their mothers had reason to dislike their sons but one emperor...
This is hardly a new topic and it has been addressed here before. The common consensus is that it was a denarius of Tiberius, the reigning emperor...
Most of us have Roman Provincial bronzes in our collections and most of these are from Eastern mints, usually, but not always with inscriptions in...
I recently acquired this coin as it appeared well struck with a nice old cabinet patina. It weighs in at 17.0 grams. The folder says "Lifetime...
Picked up this cheapy at a flea market. It appears to be a Roman provincial ae3/4 small bronze, about the size of a US cent. On the obverse there...
I would guess that most people who collect coins are also interested in government. There have been endless discussions, (in ancient times the...
I was looking at my Brutus denarius of circa 54 BC, the one where Marcus Junius Brutus as moneyer in 54 BC chose to put two of his ancestors on...
First I apologize for the poor images. I had to take them with the coin inside the holder with my cell phone and in poor light. I am not asking...
I am reading a biography of the Emperor Hadrian and the author wrote something I am looking for more information on. According to this author, who...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have a drachma (NOT a tetradrachma) of Alexander the Great. It weighs in at 4.22 grams. I know these coins were issued after...
OK, not an earth shaking story here, but an interesting one, for me, anyway. I recently purchased a couple of common coins, Kingdom of Pontos,...
I am hoping some members who are good at determining genuine from fake coins can take at look at this coin and render an opinion. its provenance...
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