I'm always interested in Roman imitations. While bronze versions are plenty, the silver ones are hard to come by. Today, I visited my local coin...
Love that Claudius portrait!
Here’s a group shot of my top 10 picks, along with other coins I acquired this year. Although I purchased the Caligula sestertius last December, I...
This year, Moneta has provided me with coins I never imagined I would own any time soon. I was able to check off all the coins from my long-time...
[ATTACH] Diocletian Ar Argenteus Obv: DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate head of Diocletian facing right. Rev: VIRTVS MILITVM, the four Tetrarchs...
I consider this to be a nichest of the niche coin, so I don’t blame you!
After years of scouring eBay, VCoins, MA-Shops, and the inventories of countless online dealers and auction houses, I’ve finally acquired a...
Got this one for the nice looking bust of the stoic emperor, with a bonus of gold toning which was not apparent on the seller's photo. I know...
This coin marks the 1000th anniversary of Rome's founding, but to be honest, I mostly bought it for the hippopotamus. Ever since I missed out on...
My oldest denarius I got at a coin show. [ATTACH] Anonymous, minted circa 179-170 BC. AR Denarius (3.77g) Rome mint, Obv. Helmeted head of...
Break it out and enjoy the coins! I can understand if they are mint start aureii, but these have seen better days and are meant to be fondled....
Thanks to this hobby, I discovered Marcus Aurelius and his Meditations, and recently the Discourses of Epictetus. A common theme in these Stoic...
Nice find!
That's a nice chuck of gold!
Thank you for the clarification. Regarding your coin, I really like the details on Judaea as well as the expression of Vespasian.
Same story as the Tribute Penny, extremely common yet in high demand. In fact there is no proof that the coin mentioned in Bible was that...
I finally added this coin, something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. There are plenty available, so I held out for the right example at the...
A turtle, [ATTACH] Aegina Ar Stater 500-490/480 BC 17mm, 11.85g Obv: Smooth shell sea turtle. Rev: Proto-skew incuse pattern. Asyut Group...
That's definitely a fake. Just looking at the coin itself, there's this thing called honest wear, where even though most elements and the high...
That's nice looking coin! Although mine's worn and covered in oriental chopmarks. [ATTACH] And it's older cousin, the Cob Reales. [ATTACH]...
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