Last weekend, I picked up an interesting coin that was issued by a Roman Questor, MNACILI, in Panormus, Sicily. The coin is dated around the end...
I was the successful bidder in an auction by a European (not British) company that was held in London. Today I received an invoice, over a week...
One of my wish list items for this year was a RR coin with a plumb bob. I bought one that arrived this week. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I am out of my comfort zone with the coins below, so some help would be appreciated. I was hoping to pick up a cast bronze piece in the last CNG...
I am not sure why the coins of L.PAPI, Lucius Papius, are so popular, but they normally bring high prices for a coin series Grueber calls...
I (re)learned a couple of things when I bought a MVSA recently: always take a list of what I have to a coin store there is an "easy" way to tell...
I received a package in the mail today. It was not my usual treasures, coins or books. It was a statement of philosophy from TIF, see below....
Several interesting items arrived this week. Two pieces are Aes Formatum in artistic shapes: palm tree and triangular bar. They go well with the...
I saw an interesting coin exam on line this weekend - Questions Ancient Numismatics 2015-2016 Degree; Maria Cristina Molinari...
I found an (another?) interesting article on ancient coin theft and forgery, see link:...
I have been looking for a currency bar with markings for a while. I have bid on a few. I have come close to a few and been way low on a few. This...
I was doing some reading on coins I have or have on the way and ran across an article uploaded to academia.edu. The site is a place where authors...
I received two interesting, low weight, RR bronze coins this week. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The coin on the left is a RR Sextans struck over a...
I seldom bid in CNG auctions. They have good coins, but the prices also seem high. Today, I broke with tradition and bid on a coin (yes I stole...
A coin I did not expect to find arrived today. The coin is "only" in VF condition, but it is well centered. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one went...
An interesting coin arrived today. From Kunker's web page, I could see what looked like an over-strike. In hand I am not sure what I have. It...
San Jacinto Day 2016 My coin club, the Pasadena Coin Club, celebrated National Coin Week1, April 17 – 23, with a table at the San Jacinto Day...
I bought an Uncia recently and found an interesting source of Roman coin information. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic / Central Italy, 275 BC....
I just purchased a nice RR coin in a foreign auction, see below the sellers pics and my description. I surprised at the number of lines on the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Aes Grave Teruncius from Apulia, Luceria, 217-212 BC. Cast Bronze, 27mm, 24.31 g - this one is over 1/4" thick! Obv - Star of...
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