2023 Lost & Found Provenances, Part One was for Greek coins. Now, Roman Provincial. The Provinces are the prime real estate – for cultivating...
Alexandrian Billon/Potin Tetradrachms are great, but I've also been adding Drachms and other bronzes over time. [ATTACH] The AE Drachms are...
For those interested in “object biography” and/or ancient coin provenance hunting, it is useful to see how others do it. I’ve tried to give enough...
Did anyone else participate in Kuenker's auction of the Alois Wenninger Library? Or any other recent book purchases to share? Or books you've...
Well, after years of waiting, two in a month: Sear Byzantine Coins and Their Values "plate coins," both from Byzantine Sicily, of types I was...
Some new captives & related coin types. If there are any corrections or anything I should know, please don’t hesitate! [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
How much do you look into group lots before bidding, or do you do it "impressionistically"? What are some memorable ones? How much can you find...
Anyone have an upgrade of a type already in their collection to share? Or Commodus? coins relating to Roman-Germanic or Roman-Sarmatian wars? Or...
There was a related thread recently, Aesthetics or Historical Interest. Clearly, we almost always like to have a little bit of both. But what...
A pair of Republican Quinarii I’ve been wanting for a few years now...especially the first one… I finally found the right ones in Jacquier...
I thought a numismatic game of "guess the collector tag" might be fun. First, some preliminaries and background (or jump ahead to the "game"!)....
The publisher’s blurb for Michael Molnar’s (1999) Star of Bethlehem… book begins: “Could the $50 purchase of a coin by a Rutgers University...
Here's a relatively rare new addition to my "Captives" collection. Elagabalus AE26 from Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum. One captive can be...
Almost every Roman ruler from Julius Caesar and Augustus through Leo and Zeno produced coins depicting captives – most often appearing with a...
I just received a fun selection of Claudius II Gothicus Tetradrachms from Egypt, Alexandria, struck in 269/270 CE (Year 2). One has an...
It seems like it's been a long time since there were any posts on collections or accumulations or piles of ancient coin literature (books, auction...
I collect “Numismatic Literature / Coin Exhibits” or "Groupings" -- not the best phrases... Maybe just "Books and Coins that Go Together." Am I...
I’m sure others here bought coins from the same collection sale, so I thought it might be worth sharing some background info on the...
Quick View Thumbnails (minus the two images direct from CT Gallery): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Is it time for a new...
Thumbnails for a quick preview (all images w/ captions & links also in an imgur album, incl. summary pricing data for the 20 coins (since it's...
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