Whilst the inscriptions will be of huge assistance to identifying an ancient coin sometimes they are simply not legible, either through the steady wear of overuse or the ravages of spending nearly two thousand years in the soil: it’s a … Continue reading
Learning to identify Roman coins requires experience and lots of it, however when you get started it can sometimes feel like you can’t see the wood for the trees. Nevertheless there are some tips and sources that’ll make it significantly … Continue reading
This coin by Roman standards is a very common coin and is for that reason I have it. It is a GLORIA EXERCITVS issue of the emperor Constans, minted in Lyon and dating from around 337-341 AD. Most private coin … Continue reading
Everybody has a favourite possession, a treasured item, the one thing they never wish to sell. For me, this denarius of Vespasian is it. Casually given to me by my grandfather it was one of the first Roman coins that … Continue reading
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