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The most recent Roman denarius added to my collection allows us to travel in time to the sacred grove of the goddess Diana on the...

Little is known about the moneyer Lucius Papius but during his tenure running the Roman mint in 79 BC, he issued one of the most...

'Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.' - Cassius Dio (72.35) Two denarii recently added to my...

The flames would have taken hold quickly, climbing up to play amongst the ancient rafters. The temple was, after all, as old as the...

In 76 BC a 'dark cloud' was hanging over Rome. For five years, the Republic had been repeatedly humiliated by one of its own – a general...

Though I was recently lucky enough to add an excellent example of Publius Satrienus’ famous she-wolf denarius minted around 77 BC (see...

"..a thirsty she-wolf coming down from the surrounding hills, attracted by the crying of the children, came to Romulus and Remus, gave...

I am very pleased to add to my collection this equally historical and handsome Roman Republican denarius serratus, minted by the moneyer...

"Having spent the greater part of his life as a figure of ridicule, he became emperor in his fiftieth year by a remarkable freak of...

I was recently lucky enough to add to my collection this beautiful Republican denarius serratus minted in 82 BC by the moneyer Gaius...

My latest Roman coin acquisition offers a spectacular look at one of the most famous foundational myths of Rome: the Rape of the Sabine...

My latest acquisition highlights not only the insight Roman coins can provide into murky historical events around which contemporary...

Collectors of ancient coins soon learn to see themselves, not as owners, but temporary custodians of their beloved miniature works of...

The silver denarius was the workhorse of the Roman numismatic system. The most common denomination minted for many successive centuries...

The Didcot Hoard on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford This incredible Roman hoard was found by metal detectorist Bill Darley in...

“He was a man of joyous life and well versed in letters. In the palace his stay was but a short one but he was considerate of his family,...

“But when he came to the Forum of Trajan, a creation which in my view has no like under the cope of heaven and which even the gods...