Despite the fact that coin shows here are uncommon and usually focused only on modern currency, this weekend I still took the chance to visit a...
The Mensch & Bauer collection that was auctioned by Leu over the space of several months featured a stunning selection of coins of Gallienus,...
Hello everybody, I have a group of antoniniani that I'd like to sell, the prices and the shipping fees are negotiable, so PM me if you're...
When, last year, I posted my top 10 list for 2021 (I apologize for my long hiatus in making new threads, but I promise a few more will be coming...
It still feels like yesterday when, exactly one year ago, I uploaded my Top 10 list for 2020, and now that 2021 has flown by as well, I think it's...
Welcome back to what is almost certainly going to be the last issue of T-Bone Tuesday for this year :), unless a surprise comes up for sale at the...
Almost a year ago (time flies so fast!) I posted a thread in which I discussed a coin of Claudius II from the Antioch mint with an unusual error...
After a pretty long hiatus "T-Bone Tuesday" is finally back with a new installment, to everyone's delight, I'm sure :p! Unfortunately the time...
Every numismatist has at least one "white whale", a coin that is very significant for his collection but also happens to be incredibly challenging...
As the mother of their legenday progenitor Aeneas, the goddess Venus was very important for the Romans and appeared on plenty of coins in a...
If T-Bone can have a Tuesday, and the two Faustinae a Friday, then why can't Tacitus get a day for himself as well :p? Obviously, though, we...
By now, it seems like most of Gallus' reverse types have been covered by @Roman Collector in his excellent "T-Bone Tuesday" series, and as a...
While the main focus of my collection is and always will be antoniniani, I do pick up other coins that interest me from time to time, and usually...
I've already found quite a few unattributed rare coins in budget auctions, but I think this example might beat them all (unfortunately the photos...
The Tacitus I talked about last Thursday was not the only unassuming rarity from Siscia that I have managed to pick up; in the same auction, I...
I always enjoy taking a look through budget auctions, because you can often find coins that, while not in excellent condition, are still rare and...
In Roman Imperial coinage, it's quite easy to find reverses that were used for both a senior emperor and his junior colleague; what's harder to...
While I normally put historical interest and rarity over grade and condition, it is undeniable that a common coin in an excellent state of...
While my main interest in numismatics has always been Roman Imperial coinage, I can't deny that I have also taken a liking to Bactrian and...
I've just received this morning the coins which were generously offered by @Curtisimo as part of the prices of this year's edition of the "Guess...
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