[ATTACH] Roman Silver Coins by H. A. Seaby. Volume 1 has line drawings of most Republican types, classified by moneyer's family (not...
Here is a late Roman AE4 from Antioch with the black-and-tan patina often found on coins of that region. [ATTACH] 13 mm (small). 1.52 grams....
@panzerman , that is a real beauty--very crisp too. I presume the obverse photo shows the true color better than the reverse photo.
Wonderful! Everyone thinks hippocamps are neat and you have the best. Spectacular!
"Camp gates" of Constantine and his sons are among the most common ancient coins. They often come in great shape, so you can find really nice ones...
Here is a Macrinus and Diadumian two-headed coin from Marcianopolis with a record-setting long legend: [ATTACH] Macrinus and Diadumenian, 217-218...
Here is a "pseudo-autonomus" coin of Palmyra of the 2nd - 3rd century: [ATTACH] 15 mm. 2.65 grams. Three busts, Serapis facing, Sol on left,...
The subject is "Historical Figures on Coins." Make the name of the historical figure REALLY BIG so the viewer can be attracted to it. I like...
My "inexpensive $5-$15: page of ancient coins has been very popular. I have sold many and keep adding more. Today I added one and reduced the...
This is true, but produces a problem for the collector who wants a really nice example--making it hard to illustrate how "trashy" they were if the...
In the last few days I added Byzantine coins to my page: http://augustuscoins.com/Byzantine.html and some very nice denarii (images below,...
Gavin called this a "chia head". The museum site calls it a "head pot". It would naturally be called a "pot head" except here in Oregon that has...
Justinian (527-565) reformed the copper coinage, introducing in his year 12 a huge new type with a facing bust where the bust had been in profile...
Most information about emperors can be found on-line, but I prefer to read good paper books. I recommend this one The Roman Emperors by Michael...
The ANS is a scholarly organization with a world-class collection of ancient coins and other coins and medals of all time periods and geographical...
We can all recall how hard it was when first collecting to read Latin coin legends that were without spaces like in English to indicate where...
I think that, as usual, Doug is right. For me, centering is very important. I'll accept more wear to get the whole legend on the coin. Neither one...
That one is very nice style for so late a type. I love the crescent moon.
Long ago I created a web site on the mintmarks of Justinian at Antioch, which was renamed Theopolis (city of God) after two major earthquakes...
I do not claim to be an expert. Others may have better responses. I take a (canvas) briefcase with a carrying strap. It is big enough for your...
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