In looking closely at this follis I just noticed what appears to be some doubling of the coin. Look at the face, the chin to the right, and there...
I was at a coin show a few says ago and a table with ancient coins also had a number of artifacts such as these two arrow heads, which I would...
Last week I posted my wife's Saturnalia gift to me. Yesterday one of my daughters sent me two coins she purchased for me from a dealer near her...
I would like a bit of input on the authenticity of this coin which I am not sure of. The weight of the coin is 3.9 grams, which is fine, but the...
A very nice Saturnalia gift from my wife. It looks a lot better in hand than it does from my cell phone camera.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I need some help on this one. It appears to be a Corinthian stater or one of its colonies' staters, but it is a crude strike. If you look at the...
I posted in the World Coins about some kind of variation of a medieval florin but have not had any replies. Perhaps some regular readers of the...
I just picked this up at a coin show, a well worn Ancient Greek something ($5). It would make a good gift if I could figure out the city state...
I'd like some opinions on what this coin might be. It is purported to be a medieval, 14th century Florin of Florence but I have my doubts. First...
As many readers know, as part of his reform of the coinage, Augustus issued a token coinage of copper, bronze and brass. At the time of Nero the...
I know I have seen an image of this coin somewhere but cannot seem to find it in any of my books. Photos are not very good and the reverse has...
I generally collect Ancients and usually post on the Ancient site but I discovered something interesting when going through my collection just...
I have an opportunity to pick up an ancient coin, viz. an 80 drachmai of Cleopatra VII. The coin, which I presently do not have, (sorry no photo)...
Usually I post only on the Ancients forum but I decided to ask a question here. I am looking to buy a US bond or US treasury security from the US...
I picked this up at the Philly ANA Show today from a dealer who had several hordes of various ancient and medieval coins. This one has me stumped....
I'm getting a bit nervous after posting that Athenian didrachma last week which turned out to be a copy. I am sorry about the clarity of the...
I just purchased a decent looking Alexandria Tetradrachma I thought might have been Probus but now that I have looked closely at it, I think not....
I have having a problem on finding this one. The obverse is a galloping rider with a dog underneath. I can make out some of the inscription as...
I just purchased this Aurelian this morning at a local club show. There are not too many ancients there, but one dealer had this one,...
I have decided I need to authenticate a coin, an Athenian Didrachma. In looking up the authentication of ancient coins I have discovered that NGC...
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