(Yes, that was clickbait :D) I avidly collect coins with unusual modes of transportation and a Volteius Lion biga has been on the hit list for at...
My eyes did a cartoon sproing! when scrolling through a recent NAC auction. It was in a section I usually just breeze through or even skip...
Goodbye, 2020 and Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s hope 2021 brings healing and prosperity to all. Life has been generally good for me in the...
The Alexandrian calendar used during the time of coinage of Roman Egypt began on the 1st of Thoth, which equates to August 29th of the Julian...
Many times a coin catches my eye because of something interesting about its looks. Maybe it has fine artistry. Maybe it's a type I haven't seen...
Cheers, fellow CoinTalkers :) Life has been a constant challenge since the back-to-back category 5 hurricanes of 2017 which caused so much...
@Deacon Ray, a graphics whiz, came up with a beautiful solution for storing coins in paper envelopes (see this thread). One of the problems with...
Many of us on like black backgrounds for our coin images. Achieving a uniformly black background can be a challenge. Ideally, we would like for...
[ATTACH] CALABRIA, Tarentum circa 344-340 BCE per CNG's cataloger; 380-345 BCE per Cote/Ratto; AR nomos (didrachm); 21 mm, 7.72 gm, 9h Obv:...
The names by which we know Roman emperors today are often different from the names given at birth. Some common names are modern monikers; others...
Hello US collectors, What is your opinion on the effect of a scratch on the value of a 1907 Saint-Gaudens high relief wire rim $20? The coin is...
Trying something new... a video presentation. The coins are below if you don't want to spend 5 minutes listening to me talk :D. Perhaps tomorrow...
It seems ridiculous that I waited six years to acquire an owl tet-- arguably the most recognizable, most iconic (icoinic?) ancient coin. There...
We've recently seen Apollo Didymeus thanks to this detailed post by @Jochen-- the description of the ancient "animatronics" of the cult statue was...
U.S. Mint Introduces New Double-Stuf Quarters [IMG] https://www.theonion.com/u-s-mint-introduces-new-double-stuf-quarters-1819592058
[ATTACH] TROAS, Dardanos c. 450-420 BCE AR obol; 9 mm, 0.56 gm Obv: cock standing left Rev: cross-hatch pattern Ref: Nomismata 3, 303;...
[IMG] SYRIA, uncertain 3rd century CE AE11, 4.4 gm Obv: Ram leaping left, head reverted Rev: Scales; countermark with helmeted bust right Ref:...
Wow, what a hectic year-- especially here at the end. It hasn't been a pleasant year at all with one difficult thing after another, but coins and...
This coin is very special for completely non-numismatic reasons. It's historically important... but not for its ancient history. The value is in...
I like mystery coins-- that's why I'm quick to jump in when someone posts a coin for attribution. Digging for coin identification is fun....
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