Great write up, @Roman Collector. Most of the appeal in collecting both ancients in general and provincial coins in particular is the...
@PeteB Oh man is that exciting to see, even with the accompanying sadness of not owning it myself! Fantastic coin!
@Roman Collector Nicely done write up. Very enjoyable to read. Great coins from your collection as well. @Limes A lot of victorious emperors of...
@dougsmit I think that there is less of that affliction in ancients than in other areas of collecting though. Or I just don’t experience it in...
I honestly think that there is a limit to what a collector new to the hobby can enjoy when it comes to US issues. There is the price barrier for...
[ATTACH] I’ve also been able to add some coins from the Clain-Stefanelli collection. This is the most recent. Provincial, Hadrianotherai,...
[ATTACH] This was a happy win. I had missed the first part of the Gysen collection but I was able to add this lovely to mine from his. Probus,...
Exactly. Thank you @Roman Collector !
Hi All, About a month ago or so there was a conversation which referenced a Spink sale that was particularly useful for ancient coins as a...
Well “Valentinian” and “Valens” are separate people. There are also Valentinian II and Valentinian III. Just so you understand that Valens is...
Nice pickup @Mat. For all of the crabbing about eBay in general, when you find a really cool piece like Mat's for $20 it keeps the hope and...
Well, @Bing beat me to it but I’ll post my Nikopolis anyway. [ATTACH] Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE18, ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΠΡΟC AE18...
+1.
This was a nice surprise to see this thread resurrected.
Great coins all. @dougsmit That Devicta is unusual in that the face of Victory seems to be the only worn spot on the reverse. I bought this...
This is a fun read. I never sell but I understand that people have to make a living while I on the other hand want to buy as many coins I can...
I received the Hristov and Jekov Viminacium book for Christmas from my wife. I see coins for years 5-9 for Philip I. I do see two for year 11...
@physics-fan3.14 Nice write up and a wonderful coin. I’ve never really collected US coinage so this was a very enlightening thread for me. I...
I think it might be a crusader coin. The portrait reminds me of coins of Bohemond.
[ATTACH] Nicely done, @Julius Germanicus. I stay away from Sestertii because I have enough going on with denarii and provincials. Your coin is...
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