Seleucus I was arguably the most successful of the Diadochi in the years after Alexander III's death. Seleucus started his career out as a captain...
I have always wondered why it was so easy for the Arabs to sweep into Mesopotamia and Palestine in the 630's and 40's. The historical consensus is...
Coins of Magnus Maximus are scarce, and silver coins of his even more so. Somehow though, I've been able to track down at least 2 of his Silique...
Ancient Rome was an advanced civilization that lasted in one form or another for over a thousand years. At it's height in 117 CE, Rome stretched...
After recently diving into Seleucid coins, and getting a tetradrachm of Antiochus II Theos, I decided to get one of his father, Antiochus I Soter....
Spurred on by my fascination of intertwine microbiology and history, I tried my hand at an Alexander III Babylon tetradrachm recently but came up...
Rome faced many challenges in the third century: climate change, hostile tribes/kingdoms to the north and east, and political atrophy in its...
Though it has scratches and a hairline crack, this little Siliqua of Magnus Maximus was only $90. That's a win in my books! Back to the Cobas...
Finally finished my bachelors degree up, am working on my masters, and am planning to get back into the coin collecting game. I always was a fan...
I am taking a hiatus from expensive coins for the next year or two so that I can finish up my education, then I can have some fun :smuggrin:, but...
Always wanted one of these, and thanks to the easter break I was able to get one. Also picked up a few pennies of Queen Victoria. Feel free to...
Alexios III was born in 1153 to the extended Imperial clan in Constantinople. Most of Alexios's childhood is unknown, but it certain that he...
Emperor Isaac II was born in 1156 to the Angelos family, who were distantly related to the ruling Imperial family. Isaac first shows up in the...
By 1916 the Western Front was a stagnant killing ground as neither side could successfully breakthrough the other's front line trenches. Even...
Hi guys, Here is a very rare billon fractional dirham that was minted during the short and tumultuous reign of the last true Norman King of...
What happens when you cross Vikings with Romano-Celts? Well, you get one of the most successful peoples of the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries: The...
2016 has been a great year for coin collecting, I've continued my relentless buying spree of Roman Siliquae while branching out to the early...
The man who would become Flavius Tiberius Constantinus Augustus was born in the Latin speaking part of Thrace sometime in the mid-6th century. We...
Hi guys, I came across this coin recently and was thinking about buying it, but want to make sure it's legit. Coin weighs 4.48 grams Diameter is...
Hi folks, Every year some friends and I get each other some gifts for Saturnalia(christmas). It's usually nothing too much, but this year I wanted...
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