This first photo was taken using a Tamron 18-135mm zoom lens and a 13mm macro extension tube. My camera was set to AV mode f11 with an ISO of 400....
First let's get the coin out of the way, it is a Sestertius of Titus (RIC II 170) issued at Rome in AD 80-81. It was purchased from Marc...
Netflix has announced that season 3 of "Roman Empire: Reign of Blood" will be about Caligula. In past seasons they have covered Commodus and...
I was high bidder on this coin in a Heritage Auction last week. I have been looking for the right coin from Alexandria that showed the Pharos...
If so would you care to review the book here? I am on the fence about getting a copy and would like to know what you folks think. Thanks in advance!
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This was also a CNG win that arrived this week. It is a Bronze Sestertius of Maximinus Thrax issued in AD 235-6. [IMG] Maximinus I. AD 235-238....
I received this coin in the mail from CNG this week. It is a Denarius from the Roman Republic dating to 89 BC. According to Roman mythology early...
To be fair, the book arrived on the last afternoon of 2018, but I ordered the coins today: Kevin Butcher "Coins in Roman Syria" I am impressed...
I bought this coin back in November, but got distracted and didn't post it. It is an AE29 from Amisos in Pontos showing Athena on the obverse and...
"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was...
While not my last purchase of the year, this coin arrived today from Switzerland, so it will probably be the last coin I actually receive this...
As the year began, my expectation was that I would devote the year to the coinage of Alexandria, Egypt during the Roman Period. I felt that my...
I purchased this today: It is an AV Solidus of Honorius who "ruled" Rome from AD 395 when he was 10, until his death (of natural causes) at age...
[IMG] There may be books that I use more, but no coin book has given me more pleasure over the years than this one. I have read it cover to...
This coin looks Carolingian to me, but I could be way off. I find it interesting in that it is much larger than later Deniers at 22mm. Any idea...
Notice the big cud over the eye, it almost looks like one of the dolphins tried to escape! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I bought this Penny last week. It is an Edward The Confessor S-1183, but I am not able to tease the mint out. Looks like it starts with "SN..."...
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English coinage in the Middle Ages evolved at a very slow pace. At the start of 1279 every English coin for the last 125 years had born the name...
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