I picked up this pretty little bronze coin from Syracuse (Sicily) from a recent Naville Auction. I've been wanting to add something from...
I recently added this denarius from late in the reign of Julia Domna. I love the portrait style on this coin, and on most of her later issues...
This coin from Lydia illustrates a fun but lesser-known episode involving the Greek hero Heracles. As punishment for a violent outburst and a...
I recently added a new tetradrachm of Caracalla from the last Leu auction. I thought it was a great portrait of the young emperor in his usual...
This tetradrachm was struck in Alexandria in 137-138 AD, the last year of Hadrian's 21-year reign, and the last year of his life. As his health...
I recently added two new bronzes from Antioch: an “As” of Nerva and a “semis” of Domitian. I always enjoy the portrait styles on the Antioch...
This denarius of Antoninus Pius features Bonus Eventus on the reverse. Bonus Eventus was the divine personification of "good outcomes" and of...
I recently added this little beauty from Rhodes from the last Leu auction. It’s a little outside my normal collecting area, but I’ve always loved...
I’ve been wanting one of this type for a long time, and I finally added this denarius of Elagabalus with a “horn” protruding over his head....
I won a nice group lot of 7 Roman Provincial tets from Antioch at the last CNG auction, and it just arrived in the mail much faster than expected....
I recently added this big bronze of Tiberius from the last Leu auction. At 30mm, it's a very nice looking piece in hand, and I like that it's got...
My first new addition of 2020 recently arrived, this tetradrachm of Nero from Alexandria that I won at the last Leu auction. This makes a nice...
I've enjoyed everyone’s Top 10 lists, so I figured it was about time to do one myself. It’s been an excellent year of collecting for me, not...
I recently added this Ant of Trajan Decius. I love this portrait of him, very realistic, he looks older and more battle-tested...some great...
Here is a new Caracalla tetradrachm from the Michel Prieur collection that I won at a recent CNG auction. I think it just might be my favorite...
I recently added 2 new tetradrachms from Alexandria...I've just started getting into these this year after seeing so many posted here, and I...
Here’s a new addition I picked up at the last Naville auction...I couldn’t resist this one. It looks like Constantine really let himself go...
I recently won this early denarius of Trajan at the last Naumann auction. This was minted in the first year of Trajan’s reign, and in the...
I picked up this Caracalla tetradrachm from the Naville auction last month, and after a hold-up in customs, it finally arrived last week. I...
I’ve wanted one of these for a very long time, and after being outbid many, many times, I finally picked up an Aspendos wrestlers stater. I’m so...
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