I could not imagine buying coins without the internet; this hobby would become incredibly difficult without it. Of course being 25 this year the...
Don't have any lion scalp coins to share, but these look fantastic. Will have to keep an eye out to purchase one at some point.
Nice pick-ups!
Really cool objects! Would be a fun time collecting tiles stamped by different legions.
I started collecting coins as a child with the commemorative pieces that our mint put out into circulation and I inherited my grandfather's small...
These just arrived from the recent NSB Auction through Biddr (did anyone else bid on this auction?). 1. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar denarius....
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful responses, especially to Doug for that great review. I had heard that the catalogue part is rather useless when...
As per the title, I am thinking about purchasing these two books. Looking to finally purchase more books to help better inform me about ancient...
A nice set to aim for, I will probably eventually complete the set as I continuously seem to be buying coins of the Tetrarchs. As of now I have...
Yes it is! I much prefer the elephant side, but the depiction of Lady Godiva on a horse is a nice historical reference for Coventry. [ATTACH]
Entry Post. Here is the only halfpenny token that I have purely because of my love of the design. I am sure that if I can find other attractive...
Excellent coins! And the bad blood between those two brothers is definitely worth the time reading. The ancient writer Herodian claims that the...
I won a few coins at the last auction. The most pricey coins I got I won for my max bids (35 and 26) but some of the lower grade coins I got for...
Noble are a great company. I have bought some coins from them in the past. They are the only coin shop in the Sydney area that stocks ancient...
Thanks to both of you! That spreadsheet is perfect for what I needed. I do believe it is number 3 as you say Doug. It is mind boggling how big...
Nice Maxentius coin. The little details on the temple definitely give the image some more character.
Hey everyone, Recently won a group lot of folles from Roma Numismatics and I am going through fully identifying them and making labels for them....
Unfortunately I have never really had a coin shop located near me. Living in the outer suburbs of a city the only places that sell coins are the...
From my experience, sellers' photos usually show more details on the coins from light exposure. A few coins I have bought look much darker in real...
@Cucumbor Yes! so many of the portraits of the Tetrarchs look so identical, it is always fun to see examples where they are distinguished....
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