The two major factors that drew me to collect ancient coins are their history and artistry. The Twelve Caesars period is, for me, the most...
One of the serendipitous benefits of focusing on a particular period (e.g., first century / 12 Caesars) or emperor is that many times, the whole...
Inasmuch as I've acquired only nine coins in the last three years, it's mathematically impossible for me to post a Top Ten for 2021 list (the...
Short story -- very fascinating! https://apple.news/Akq9hl5RET2eWy14bM-TJTA
Probably many collectors here are registered with CNG and regularly get CNG's emails, as I do. Just now I received Mike Gasvoda's (CNG's CEO)...
https://www.archaeology-world.com/in-mint-condition-millions-of-pounds-worth-of-pristine-5th-century-gold-coins-are-found-buried-in-a-pot-under-an-...
Apparently a necklace owned by Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. [ATTACH]
Ever since I started collecting ancient coins over a decade ago, I've admired the early Roman silver didrachm colloquially known as a quadrigatus....
Oh... wait a minute. I only acquired three coins in 2018, not 10. Sorry about that misleading title. My quest for Hadrian travel series coins...
A well-known and respected auction house listing. Read the bottom line. [ATTACH]
This aureus is somewhat of a departure for me. Finding high quality aurei of Hadrian’s travel series is difficult and competitive. In...
Continuing my quest for Hadrian’s travel series, this sestertius is the first of two travel series coins that I acquired in the recent NAC...
This is a repost of some of the material that I posted about Julius Caesar last year, but especially for those collectors new to this site, I...
Suppose you won this coin at auction in January 2017 for $42,000 including all fees: [ATTACH] Here's the coin's description: Elagabalus. AD...
Couldn't resist this... The coin below sold at the January 2017 Triton XX auction for $5,950 including buyer's premium: [ATTACH] It was...
Collected from the "What Your Budget Buys..." threads: For $20 or less: [IMG] (randygeki) [IMG] (Smojo) For $30 ($21 - $40): [IMG] (dougsmit)...
It had been suggested, following the overwhelming success of the "What Your Budget Buys" threads, we start threads comparing three similar coins...
These threads might be reaching the point of diminishing returns, but I thought it might be worthwhile to start at least one more category....
This Vespasian dupondius was the small bronze that I needed to complete my mint set of Vespasian. I was attracted to this coin for the somewhat...
In contrast to other common Roman coins during the time of the 12 Caesars, the aureus derives its name from the Latin word for gold; the as,...
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