Greetings, About a year ago I received 2 interesting lots from auction house, IBelgica; based out of Mons, Belgium. The only information provided...
I've been meaning to make some wall hangings. I decided to give an online custom canvas shop an attempt. I went with Canvaschamp.com due to great...
A recent acquisition bared a familiar face upon inspection. Admittedly, during the auction; I didn't really inspect the impression closely. The...
I photograph my coins several times each, typically in a controlled environment. Yesterday and today, i tried a combination of natural sunlight...
Greetings, I didn't grasp the rarity of this new acquisition until I had it in hand. It was a spontaneous bid during a live auction I happened...
Dear friends of Ancient Mania, The stories of the atrocities that Antiochos IV had committed in Judea was one of the initial sparks that started...
I'm currently watching Season 2 of Roman Empire on Netflix. The first season was about Commodus. The second is about Caesar. I was half watching...
World coiners, A friend brought this in to me. I don't collect modern coins; though it looks authentic to me. I didn't weigh it, but it's heavy...
Finding definitive information on the pre-Hellenistic City of Nagidus has proven difficult. It seems any mention by Historians of Antiquity simply...
Newp from CNG 106. CNG got their hands on many of these, in incredible condition; so thought I'd scoop one up before they're hard to find again....
[ATTACH] CILICIA. Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. Stater Amazon, nude to the waist, kneeling left and stringing her bow; wearing bonnet and with her...
I've come to a point where I have not been able to attribute one of my own. What I know: - Obv Legend: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC (pretty common) -...
Through a series of attempting to get an auction house window to propagate on my work PC, which hates pop-ups, and spamming the left mouse button;...
I've had these for years. Never thought they were pretty enough to post; but I'm bored today and the first fouree is pretty neat looking....
A close friend of mine, whom I've known since age 8, has decided to diversify his portfolio. The idea for him to purchase ancients probably didn't...
I've had this lot of Republic Denarii for a while. I tried on several occasions to take decent photos that appropriately reflect the toning...
Going through what seems like an endless attribution ceremony; I've come to find a few of my BCD coins have "to scale" photos included with each...
I've been purchasing 70-75% Greek over the last year; but noticed a lack of forward facing. After seeing the relief on this specific piece, I had...
Careful preparations, several tools, and a horrible outcome. Enjoy ;) [MEDIA] -Michael
Ebay Listings by seller, Slavbos, (an alleged American seller out of Illinois) will be ending in 6 hours. This individual has placed coins in PCCB...
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