I didn't think this day would come (at least not until much later in my life) but I believe I've finally found my collection's official crown...
Merry Christmas everyone, Here are a few budget Julius Caesar Denarii from my collection. This one is my latest acquisition. It's off-center,...
So recently I just bought this Alexandrian tetradrachm of Nero which I thought had a great portrait with an appropriately dour, angry expression...
Now that the year's about to end and I don't plan on receiving anymore coins until the new year (I ordered three coins from Canada but they were...
In my 10 years of collecting ancient coins I had yet to expand my collection to the more popular eras of Roman history that command the highest...
Here's some of the coins I picked up in 2023 that I really like a lot. I mostly concentrated on completing a set of denarii from the Severan...
I bought this roman Q. Minucius Rufus republican denarius a few weeks ago, it has some great detail but also a lot of "dirt" on the surface. I...
Here's a coin I've had for a few months but neglected to post to CoinTalk for whatever reason. I've wanted this type for a while but lately even...
This is not my usual area of interest, I mostly consider myself a student of medieval and late Roman numismatics, but this was a cheap puzzle I...
A couple of weeks ago, I purchased this common seated Pax denarius of Vespasian to complete my Flavian type set and the latest addition to my 12...
Another couple of Judaea Capta silver Titus. 79-81CE AR denarius. "Judaea Capta" commemorative, depicting triumphal return to Rome following the...
My latest denarius completes a 2-rat set. [ATTACH] Jugurtha in chains, public domain image by M. S. Maélla, from La conjuracion de Catilina y la...
Hello, could you help me please? I have recently bought a Hadrian denar. What do you think about it, could it be fake? Thank you for your help!...
[ATTACH] Image Source: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz by Thomé, Otto Wilhelm, 1903 If you keep asking, "What evidence is there...
Just in the mail, this common denarius of Severus Alexander - this is RIC 238 I believe, IOVI PROPVGNATORI where Jupiter is holding an eagle....
Ancient coins offer no shortage of stories of political and military battles. The two coins that I feature today are from political opponents in...
A triga is a three-horse chariot, but in this case it's a three-coin thread! A quadriga is a four-horse chariot, although some coins depict...
A few weeks ago I spontaneously bid and then surprisingly won five Roman coins on Ebay (I genuinely didn't think my $29 bid would be enough). The...
I wanted some opinions on this denarius I am about to purchase. Do you think it looks ok? It is not very often that I feel strange about a coin...
Roman Republic. C. Antestius AR Denarius (3.81g, 19mm) Obv: C•ANTESTI (ANTE ligate) to l. Head of Roma r., X below chin. Rev: ROMA in exergue. The...
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