The coins of interest today are not Roman republican. They are from a time period that that has interested me from my first coin: a worn...

Ann Johnson writes about the challenges of differentiating provincial coinage of Caracalla and Elagabalus: Johnston, A. (1982). Caracalla...

When my focus shifted to the Roman republic, I sold most of my late roman bronzes. I kept a few that I particularly liked. My coins of...

Severus Alexander was the last Severan emperor. He ruled from AD 222-235, at age 13 succeeding his first cousin Elagabalus. Julia Maesa,...

Coins from Moesia Inferior don't make either edition of Harlan J. Berk's 100 Greatest Ancient Coins , maybe the next edition. There are...

With an Antoninianus of Probus with Salus reverse I have completed a set of 6 coins with a hidden message. I first learned of this...

Image: Emperor Probus, Abraham Bogaert, De Roomsche Monarchy , 1697 Today's coin of interest is a coin of Emperor Probus from AD 280. I...

[photo by Diliff used under CC BY-SA license] The Julio-Claudian dynasty began with the end of civil war and Octavian becoming the...

While you can spend thousands of dollars on a highly prized ancient coin, you can also get an interesting coin for under $5. This coin...

Why were these ancient imitations minted in such quantities? While the most sought after coins can reach astronomical prices, there is no...