I have always had a real soft spot for the stle of Alexandrian imperial issues which I cannot explain. I have recently added this one to my...
One of my ancient collections focuses on the coins of Probus from his mint at Lugdunum. I have gathered around 150 examples of the years and the...
Every now and again I manage to add another coin to my Greek collection. This one arrived today. I am pretty sure I didn't actually NEED another...
I have always had a soft spot for the denarii of Hadrian. I have bought a few recently and thought a couple of them worthy of sharing. These...
I haven't treated myself to any Greek silver for a while and thought I would share the coin that brought me off the wagon. It isn't anything...
This one arrived today. Now these really have some presence in hand. I know it is small compared to many other Ptolemaic bronzes but it is still...
I have mentioned that I am always tempted by Tetrachy folles. They are very tactile. I came across a few with decent silvering remaining and...
I had decided to stop getting distracted by LRB and to save up for a big Greek silver coin. I have failed miserably. I saw this coin and bought it...
I have seen a few lovely examples of Augustus and Agrippa dupondii from Nemausus over recent months from fellow collectors. I have been keeping an...
One of collecting themes is the eastern mint denarii of Septimius Severus. I primarily concentrate on the earlier issues but sometimes wander...
Not a coin but... In 1820 James Mudie published his series of forty "National Medals" commemorating events of the Napoleonic period, from a...
I know that I am new here but I hope that you don't mind me sharing some bits from my collection of ancients. This one is one of my favourites...
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