A recent acquisition of mine is by no means the prettiest of coins, but it does have an interesting story behind who has owned it. The coin is a...
I have been seriously considering joining lately, and this may push me to finally do it. However, is there anyway to view a recorded version of...
My apologies caffers - I didn’t mean to offend. All of the responses you were receiving were in the title of the lots, so I was attempting to...
Caffers won these in [an] auction, so he should already know that top coins are Arab-Byzantine and the bottom are crusaders. Do you need more...
Very nice! I’ve been keeping an eye out for one with the stars on it (although I don’t have the budget for one...). I have snagged a couple from...
I got excited when I saw this thread, as I thought that meant Ken was back. Perhaps Ken saw your post @Edward Dandrow, but I don’t believe he is...
I only saw Gladiator once. I distinctly remember seeing it in the theatre, but don’t remember a thing about the film. The reason being is I was...
it might be a while... I decided to read through Sear’s Roman Coins... and then I have a few already in the queue. Some quick thoughts though -...
Lovely display! As I’ve been sitting at my desk more staring at a blank wall, I’ve been daydreaming about ways to get some of my coins out of...
While I am not posting my library for reasons given above, I thought I would share what came in the mail recently: [ATTACH] I took advantage of...
I’ll add that I enjoy The Coin Show with Mike and Matt, but they rarely touch Ancients, and almost never mention medieval coins - they are very...
The American Numismatic Society just began a podcast called The Planchet which is quite good - only two episodes in though. I quite like the...
Thanks @TheRed! I’ve been wondering if there was a good source which actually listed all of the known mints by reign. Does it include known...
@Pellinore - I would love it if you would be willing to give a review of some of these books on medieval coins in my thread of book reviews. I...
Like @Nicholas Molinari, my library is split between home and work at the moment. I thought having some of my coin books at work would be useful...
My Scowly Caracalla: [ATTACH] Imperial Rome Caracalla, r. 198-217 (215 A.D.) Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 19.52 mm x 3.43 grams Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS...
Very nice! Always good to find a bargain. The book looks interesting too - my my ‘to read’ pile is so large I need to avoid temptation. Here’s...
if you’re a member of the ANA, you can also borrow a copy from their library (that’s what I did anyway...)
it’s an old thread. Mat reposted his coin today though - just scroll through a bit.
Really interesting types all! I have a couple with Mary and a baby Jesus... [ATTACH] Norman Italy - Sicily William I, r. 1154-1166 (1155-1156)...
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