Anyone have RIC II Part 3 yet? My regular US sellers dont have it in stock yet (that I know of) and was hoping someone knew of a source that wont...
[IMG] Auction 9 is Now Online! Our ninth auction of ancient coins is now available for perusal. There are a number of interesting...
I've never been one to clean coins. After ruining some coins early in my career I decided to simply stay away from the idea. But, I have had...
I'm pleased to announce that some of the final coins from the James Pickering Collection (@jamesicus here on CT) of ancient and British are now on...
[ATTACH] A pic of some things I bought yesterday and today. Decent, some more than that, but I’m hoping I can find that elusive “wow” coin...
Anyone in the west planning to attend the coin show this weekend in Santa Clara California? I’ll have a table there, as will other ancients...
Every so often one comes across some interesting things with ancient coins. Its why they are so fascinating and enjoyable. Take the coin below....
Picked this up today. Years ago I had a sublime dupondius with Pegasus (foolishly sold), but when I saw this I knew I had to have it within...
This past weekend I had a table in the Sacramento show. As a small affair I was not certain I would find anything for myself, but happily I found...
One of the things that I love about our hobby is that we have the free range to endlessly speculate about various aspects of ancient coinage....
[ATTACH] Greek Coin Types And Their Identification, Richard Plant, original 1979 edition, 343pp, hardcovers New old stock (new copies, just...
Full disclosure, I know nothing about Arab-Byzantine coins. It's not a subject I have ever looked at, so the coin below may not indeed be such an...
This lovely but humble coin arrived last week. Many know that I enjoy sestertii most of all and I could not pass this one up when I saw it (and...
I have a number of coins yet to be added to my website (there is a large backlog) and I thought I could clear some things out by offering...
I was doing some research and came across this coin. While I have never specialized in Alexandrian types I have never seen anything like this...
Why on earth did I pay $35 for this coin? I'm a sucker for odd objects. And the seller had no idea what was so unusual about this, it was just...
I am sure many of you got this same e-mail and I have seen it quoted a few times in random posts. I think though that it deserves its own thread....
Some of my favorite coins are those which I never knew I needed or wanted until I saw them. I recently picked up this lovely coin: [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] Galba, 68 - 69 AD AE Sestertius, Rome Mint, 36mm, 26.49 grams, Struck November 68 AD Obverse: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, Laureate head...
Well, I know what they are, but I am looking for some input. All three, different sources, different decades: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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