Somehow I missed this before (late-August was quite busy for me). There's a new hoard of fakes on the market of common late Roman bronze. Examples...
I recall reading an article last year about a POW camp in WW2. Apparently, the prisoners began using cigarettes as money, as many often do. But...
Wow! This has been a great year for me. Today I received in the mail a coin that I have searched for since I started collecting ancients. [IMG]...
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As Stainless would say, a little mojo: [IMG] Celtic Gaul - The Remi EL 1/4 stater - 1.48 g, 11mm c. 100 BC Celticized head Celtic horse...
I've been patiently waiting to find one of these for quite some time. Its one of the first nickel coins ever struck, made in the Hellenistic...
Last summer I worked for the local Department of Public Works. That is something I NEVER want to do again. (Its not the working that bothered me,...
http://www.acsearch.info/index.html The searches aren't quite as fluid as coinarchives, but this site does offer some other perks. Hopefully, it...
I read this the other day and had to share. Who can name the coin types he talks about? Alexander Pope Epistle V To Mr. Addison, Occasioned by...
Earlier this evening the website www.coinarchives.com went from being a free-to-all database of completed auctions to a paysite. Now, only...
Now you see it... http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=254097&AucID=373&Lot=2144 Now you don't......
As you may know, I'm a "darkside" collector. In the past few months, I've gone even further, and have started collecting ancient tokens. Many of...
I don't use these too often, because its a tough place to start research. To search a database, you need to already know the proper terms to look...
Well, gone are the care-free days when my only major expenses were coins and booze (college is amazing!). Today I bought a car, and will be making...
Not a show I usually watch. Or ever watch, for that matter. But I was walking past the TV and saw "Numismatic Society, NY" on the screen, which...
[IMG] Pontos, Amisos AE29, 18.8g Amisos, 109-89 BC or 85-65 BC Head of Athena (Parthenos?) r., wearing triple crested helmet decorated...
There were a bunch of coins that I'd scanned/typed up, but never got around to uploading to my gallery or posting here. So I went through them all...
A few months ago, the popular ancient coin attribution site www.wildwinds.com was hacked and went down. Its back now!
On an exceptionally average coin, too. That's clearly reflected in the 3/5's it got on strike and surfaces. I would still really appreciate it if...
On Sunday, May 5th from 9 am to 4 pm, the Wayne County Coin Club of Ohio will be hosting a coin show. I've attended the past two years, its a...
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