I photographed this Phillip II tetradrachm long ago and pasted up the obverse and reverse like so: [ATTACH] I always thought the coin looked...
Looking at this Byzantine Follis attributed to Romanus III it struck me that its patina looks a lot like old, cracked leather. It has the exact...
I am a big fan of acsearch for identifying and researching coins. I am not sponsored by acsearch but if they want to fly me to auctions in Europe...
As some of you know I have a particular interest in Bronze Disease due partly to living in Florida where it is so humid all the time. The...
I picked up some interesting Greek Fourees recently. I find them interesting for many reasons and they are usually much cheaper than solid coins...
Check out this ancient coin faq thread created by another member here:...
I recently picked up this very attractive Seleukos I Nikator Tetradrachm from John Anthony's recent auction. It formerly was part of the Sallent...
The correct way to make a 5% solution (by weight) of sodium sesquicarbonate for bronze disease treatment. I bought a group lot lately with a...
I am curious about what area of ancient numismatics people would consider their main area of interest. You could look at it like if you could only...
WARNING: A long, rambling, artistic treatise on a couple of old coins follows. My last coin purchase of 2018 was this stater of Kelenderis....
The new Assassin's Creed Odyssey video game due out in October will be set in Ancient Greece sometime around 430 B.C. if what I am reading is...
Pretty sure this is legit ancient Greek. The thrift store person who sold it to me said it had the correct blue ware glazing. Pretty cool scene...
I have been embroiled in buying a new house and moving the last couple months which has eaten all my time, energy and spare funds. Things are...
I noticed that someone is bidding in the latest CNG e-auction using the name "Clio-ed". That is pretty funny. I wonder if it will stop Clio from...
I bought this coin last summer encapsulated by NGC. I was keeping it entombed because a dealer I knew had another Myrina specimen, also...
I have been looking for a coin from Segesta for a long time because I like the hound and nymph devices. There are a few dozen varieties but they...
Check out this interesting follis from my recent Byzantine scoop: [ATTACH] This coin has a mirror image feel in hand that attracted me to it...
[ATTACH] Checking my email two weeks before Christmas I noticed one from one of my favorite vcoins dealers. It was a purchase receipt email and...
I had a really good year for collecting in 2017, despite having medical issues all year that prevented me from working full time. This may have...
I am embarrassed to report that I still have not identified one of the coins I got for Secret Saturnalia last year. I know, what have I been...
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