Just won this at today’s Roma auction. I have a Shekel dated CY 137 which equates to AD 11/12 but, to me, a half shekel lifetime issue seems to be...
Remembered in history for beheading two of his wives and numerous other close friends and advisors, Henry VIII would have qualified as a...
I've been picking up some Cleos this year, some good and some quite worn but quite difficult issues to find. This one has seen better days but...
I guess we're going a bit early with this heading this year but what the heck......before everyone gets busy with family and holidays, here are my...
I'm sure we all are especially happy and proud of some of the bargains we snagged during the year and sad about some we lost out on. Let's make...
6. Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera Æ 21mm. Damascus, dated SE 280 = 33/2 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra to...
Saw quite a few posts of people doing their top 10s for 2021 and it struck me, it’s almost that time of the year again. It has been a tough year...
Cleopatra VII, lover of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, descendant of one of the richest dynasties (Ptolemaic Egypt), ruler of the bread basket of...
Some coins just become instant classics. Many of us here remember how the 1989 gold 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign issue, of all...
Gave my Avatar coin a Botox shot........I think it looks much better in an MS64+, just shy of the single highest graded (MS65) coin. The toning is...
Our good friend John (@panzerman) once narrated a story about trying to educate some of the people in his local coin club by displaying a 10...
Is it common to find ancients (I'm talking Lysimachus with diademed head of Alexander III tetradrachms) struck from EXACTLY the same dies or is it...
Elizabeth I, dated 1601 It has been described as a pattern groat and some times a medalet/medal. A very elaborate portrait of the Queen in all her...
I've been looking for an unusual Greek stater for a while now. Unfortunately, even with the comparatively vast numbers of Alexander III staters...
He had 24 legions of between 4,500-5,000 foot soldiers in each legion drawing approximately 225-300 dinarii a year. Millions were produced, tens...
Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I (The Tyrant) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] AR Dekadrachm (36mm, 40.89 g, 7h). Reverse Signed by Euainetos. Struck circa...
Despite the difficulties in 2020, I did add a few coins to my collection. Some of these I would love to retain but some have shown unexpectedly...
Recently acquired this AU but harshly cleaned half sovereign. They are not cheap but are rated R6 with only 10-15 known examples and I've not seen...
I have to say at the outset that I’ve seen better years than 2020 and it is one I’d sooner cross out from memory. The uncertainty, fear,...
This rather attractive lifetime denarius IMHO was on offer at Roma and I feel I was lucky to get it at a decent price. Auctioneer's description:...
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