Counting my Saturnalia gift I posted earlier, the year 2023 was not a momentous year for adding to my collection. The two I did add are nice...
My wife and two adult sons surprised me with this wonderful Saturnalia gift. I had to wait until today to open it so we could all be on a zoom...
The second coin I purchased last month is from Ephesus. I had one similar, but it was in rougher condition, and the stag was facing right/head...
I won this coin and one other in the latest Agora Auction, 109. I've seen many of this type posted here and elsewhere. I've always admired them...
My last purchase of 2022 arrived a couple of days ago. In the meantime, I've done some research on it and cataloged it into my collection. I got...
My collection only expanded by 8 coins this past year, one of which I just won on the latest Agora auction and have not received yet. And another...
To say I was surprised would put it mildly. I never expected my family to collude to get me a present I really wanted this year and not socks or...
I've been wanting a Nero Temple of Janus coin for a long time, but they always seem out of reach financially. I found this one at auction last...
Well, we've shown our oldest and second oldest Ancient coin, so now how about showing your youngest Ancient in your collection. Don't worry about...
I don't think we'll continue on this theme much longer, but I thought it might be interesting to see the second oldest coin since contributors...
Since the exodus from CT, it's been mighty slow. So Just to keep the wheels at least running in order for them not to freeze up, Let us show our...
On this Memorial Day, I would like to say thank you to the families of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. I have two in my family...
Although I am not a Flavian specialist as some are on this board, in the main I do collect coins from the first century BC through the first...
This is the second coin I purchased last month from JAZ Numismatics. What is most interesting (to me) was the plethora of control marks on both...
Actually, I purchased two coins from JAZ, but I will list each in separate posts. The first I would like to share is this nice Augustus dupondius...
Already this year, I've more than doubled my purchases of last year (of course I only bought two coins last year). I find I'm always looking at...
Another coin from my son which is totally unknown to me. Any help is appreciated. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My son sent me a coin which I have no idea of it's identity other than he said it was a Spanish Maravedi. I do not have any references for such...
My first coin of 2022 is a coin I purchased at auction. The coin was mis-identified as Galerius with all the attribution attached including a RIC...
I didn't buy but a couple of coins last year, but at the end of the year I snagged this one from John Anthony and his JAZ Numismatics. [ATTACH]...
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