[IMG] SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Trajan Decius AD 249-251. Billon Tetradrachm Obverse: ΑYΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟYΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY CЄB Laureate, draped...
I picked up this little gem from a box of un-assorted LRBs. Looks to be an ae4 of Valentinian II. My eye was drawn to the vivid details on the...
For how long can we find late roman coins like those of Constantine been used in the Byzantine era. I know for example that older roman coins...
Hello to everyone. I have been collecting ancient coins for a quite some time, but these are my first two ancient rings I buy, so I can say I am...
Need information on a coin.. having a hard time finding anything about this one.. please please......... thanks Ben
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...
I know these are terrible scans, but it is the best I can do. The coins just aren't in good shape. Can you see enough to make a guess as to who...
I've been following these conversations and such about the ancient coins, Roman in general and I can't believe the knowledge flowing through here....
When I started collecting Roman coins, I was impressed by how many I emperors knew. I can barely name a dozen British prime ministers, and I’ve...
I don't know whether Macrinus is anyone's favorite emperor - but due to the quality of engraving on this recent acquisition, he could become mine:...
While looking to create my top 10 ancients list for this: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/it-is-about-that-time-to-start-thinking.370239/, I’ve...
I was wondering if anyone could help me understand how we can tell Cato's the eldest from Cato's the youngest coins. I was looking at wildwinds...
Good Morning, I have come across these 3 Roman coins which have been tested to confirm that the metal content is silver with small quantities of...
I've been slowly educating myself on ancient coins, and made my first purchase of roman coins recently. First is a roman republic denarius from...
This spontaneous "snack" for €10 arrived today, and I thought I'd take the opportunity to post it: [ATTACH] Constantius Gallus, Roman Empire, AE2,...
Hi everyone! I'm a newb from the states, been collecting ancients for about a year now and learning a lot. So i finally decided to actually join...
Hello everyone, I'm considering updating my roman silver coin storage set-up to something more long term. I was thinking storing the coins in...
A friend of mine has asked me for help with investigating this item he acquired a few years back from a antiques shop (not an antiquities...
[IMG] Hi all. I recently bought these denarii for what I believe was a good price from a well established ebay seller. Im relatively new to...
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