I recently finished bottling a pinot noir and I'm having trouble thinking of a name. I thought it would be fun to hold a competition here for best...
Seems I've been lacking in the coin collecting game this past year or so. I've only bought about 20 coins since January '19 and yet I have 50ish I...
[ATTACH] Mark Antony. 32-31 B.C. AR denarius (17.31 mm, 3.34 g, 8 h). Patrae(?) mint. ANT · AVG III · VIR · R · P · C, praetorian galley right /...
I haven't had much time to post here lately but I thought I'd show off this beauty which arrived today. The coin has a nice chocolate patina that...
I managed to get out to the local coin show today. It was fun but I was a bit disappointed with the selection of ancients. I only recognized one...
I had a fairly busy year coinwise. I managed to add 144 coins so it was a bit difficult picking just 10. Maybe next year I should go for more...
I picked this one up a couple weeks ago and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite coins. I've always loved the bronze coins of Sicily and it...
Here's one I've had on my want list for a while now. I've been with the tradition of not posting coins before they arrive but I'm excited to have...
I picked both of these up over the last month or so and I guess it is my first completed set, albeit a very small one. I don't really know too...
These late Roman bronzes have really grown on me the last couple of months. I'm really starting to appreciate them more now then when I started...
This coin was listed as a bargain Easter coin at ~30 US and I'm so happy I got it. I had this coin on my watchlist the morning it was listed but...
So it's been exactly a year now since I've started collecting coins. I still remember holding my first ancient, (I dropped it within the first two...
My old man just bought me this tonight. Thanks Dad! At least someone I know takes an interest in my hobby. It's my first Nerva coin and I don't...
I won two lots from Agora in auction 63, a Vespasian denarius and a lot of 11 coins. I have gotten no shipping information from them whatsoever....
A couple weeks ago I came across a Crispus coin at auction. I really didn't have any clue about the history of Crispus, I just really liked the...
This type has been on my want list since I first saw it. I'd originally wanted a nice Seleukos/Elephant quadriga drachm but the dealer forgot to...
When I bought my first coin earlier in the year I really didn't think I'd be serious about collecting. I just thought it was a cool little piece...
It's certainly not the prettiest coin out there and its missing the reverse legend and two big test cuts but for 90£ shipped I'm not complaining....
So I asked a question in a recent thread but it didnt get much attention.. maybe its a stupid question... but Im curious if any emperor ever hated...
My newest addition. I've been mainly collecting silvers lately but I really like this one and I was the only bidder on it which worked out nicely...
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