As some of you might know, my collection by now largely focuses on early medieval coins, ie. 650-c780 AD, that is, between the late-stage...
This wonderfully toned siliqua of Valens came from an American collection (1970). The original ticket mentioned 'clipped to match the weight of a...
It has been a while since I last posted here. Not having touched my collection for about four months, I finally found some time to skim through it...
To stay in tradition, I will post my top 10 of 2021. As for most, 2021 will be remembered as the year of the pandemic. Prices of coins soared, and...
Today, with help of @AnYangMan, my 53th sceatta arrived safely from England. [ATTACH] Anglo-Saxon AR sceatta, Hamwic mint, secondary phase (c....
This may be far fetched, as I know little to nothing about Barbarian imitations. However, when I saw this AE offered, I was captivated by the...
Yesterday, I visited a coin show in Houten, the Netherlands, together with CT-member @AnYangMan. Unfortunately, there were no sceatta's, so I had...
Some of you probably know that I like to restore ancient silver coins. Over the past few years, I've treated hundreds, both my own coins, but for...
Last week, a seller privately offered me a few middle bronzes, including this one: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] (apologies for the mediocre pictures; I will...
Today, much anticipated, arrived my 48th sceatta: [ATTACH] EARLY MEDIEVAL, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series E, VERNVS), minted: Magna...
Yesterday, this coin arrived from Paris: [ATTACH] EARLY MEDIEVAL, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (Series J, type 85), minted: Anglo-Saxon;...
Yesterday, after searching nearly two years for a specimen with a favorable quality and price ratio, I was able to add this wonderful coin to my...
Iron oxides can be extremely difficult to remove. Whereas silver chlorides (AgCl), also known as horn silver dissolves easily in sodium...
This sceatta, my 42th, was offered to me recently. It's a continental sceatta, minted in Frisia during the Anglo-Saxon age (Series E, plumed bird...
The title says all: is there a English (or even non-French) catalogue of Merovingian coinage?
I'm approximately one more Anglo-saxon thread away from starting a new pursuit. Well, @IMP Shogun: here it is! True, you say approximately one...
Despite tuning down on the Roman coins, I couldn't resist this hefty bronze piece of Faustina. [ATTACH] DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA // PIETAS AVG, SC...
This rare medieval coin of Gottfried II von Heinsberg was in rather poor condition, with a thick find patina (probably mostly AgSO4 and AgCl) and...
Last week, this sestertius showed up in the inventory of a seller I follow. The detailed, serene looking bust grabbed my attention, and the price...
This fun little coin grabbed my attention. It was part of a seller that regularly metal detects in Spain: [ATTACH] Head of Apollo (?) to right //...
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