I’m back in The Netherlands after a long weekend in Rome, visiting the Musei Vaticani and of course the Forum Romanum. The Forum is a magical...
I didn’t’ do a top 10 in 2020 cause I was very busy at the end of that year, but certainly will do a top 10 this year! I’m wondering where my...
As being a friend of the ‘Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden’ in Leiden in the Netherlands I would like to ask your attention for the marvelous exhibition...
I couldn't resist this Caracalla coin. I love coins with military depictions. On the reverse is the emperor with spear and a standard bearer...
I love those platform coins. These are the coins where the emperor is seated or standing on some kind of platform and is looking down to his...
It’s been a while since I started a thread on this forum. I’m planning on doing this more often. I bought quite a few coins lately. One of my...
As we all follow the American elections (that's all I'm going to say about it cause I know the Forum rules about politics.....) it seems...
It's been a while since I opened a new thread. Going through my collection, I wonder, if I had to choose the most interesting coin in my...
I'm quite happy with this new purchase. Bought this coin for a reasonable price. It's a bit rough, but for me that's no problem. Probably handled...
King’s Day may well be the best party in The Netherlands. Today, we celebrate King Willem Alexander’s 53th birthday. In normal times, this is with...
I sure hope Fortuna will bring good luck to all of us during this difficult times. I couldn’t resist this Nerva portrait. Actually, I was not...
It’s stormy and rainy in The Netherlands, the Christmas market is canceled :(, so I decided to stay at home and do a top ten for this splendid...
I was looking for a nice example of this type for quite a while. This one appealed to me. For me it's a fascinating type knowing what has...
[ATTACH] After reading all I could find on this great CT community about how to storage coins I decided to say goodbye to my cardboard holders....
I was most certainly not looking for a Faustina denarius, but simply couldn't let this one go. I was amazed about the youthful and lively portrait...
That took a while, to find this croc, top five on my bucket list :) I like the coin cause of the history, but certainly also because of the mean...
I had a wonderful holiday in Greece. I went to the beautiful island of Crete and thought about a coin to show here that fits nicely with my...
It looks like fun to me to see how many different enemies of Rome we can find on ancient coins :) I found this article by Robin Levin that...
It's a beautiful day in The Netherlands and I am going sailing in about an hour so it's appropriate to show my new coin with boat :) Another one...
No, this is not my fault. Didn't drop the coin. I bought this Otho denarius in this poor condition. Broken but repaired. I paid only about ten...
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