I love collecting ancient coins, but some people have some strange ideas about them. Here are a few I've encountered over the years:Myth #1: Ancient coins are all extremely rare, and all the real ones are in...
Introduction This is a very interesting and unfortunately, a very difficult question to answer. Unlike other numismatic areas, ancient numismatics has a diverse range of coins from a diverse range of cultures...
Introduction Tooling is part of what I consider the "unholy trinity" of Ancient Coins. Namely this group is made up of:1. Fakes 2. Repatination/Restoration 3. Tooling I've already discussed Repatination and...
Introduction A recent post on a Gold Investment blog has prompted me to reconsider my thoughts on differences between Collectors and Investors. I would like to discuss this within the context of available Gold...
ERIC is an encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins recently published by Rasiel Suarez of Dirty Old Coins. It is used to positively attribute and identify Roman coins minted between the reign of Augustus up until...
THE RELATIONSHIP OF PREHISTORIC MAN AND PEOPLE OF THE ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS WITH THE ANIMAL KINGDOM For thousands of years , animals have played a significant role in the imagination of man. In the religious...