Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine Empire....
ONLY ONE OF THESE SILVER ROMAN COINS IS A GENUINE COIN, THE REAL THING, CAN YOU SPOT IT??? As many as 30 - 40 % of ancient coins sold on ebay, at the moment,are modern fakes. So be patient about which coin...
Developing an Ancient Coin and Antiquities business on eBay is easy, low cost and lots of fun if you enjoy ancient history, or at least have an interest.Research The very first thing you should do is watch the...
HERE IS A LIST OF GENUINE SELLERS OF ANCIENT COINS AND ARTIFACTS. The reason why I have put this list together, is so that ebay members, both beginners and long term collectors, of ancient coins and artefacts,...
As someone who has collected ancient coins for almost 20 years and who occasionally buys and sells them on eBay, I get the distinct impression that many people come to this fascinating hobby for the first time...
This is a brief and rather simplified guide to the weights of authentic examples of some of the ancient coin types which are popular with collectors, fakes of which, in my opinion, you are quite likely to...
There are a great many books published on Roman Coins in different languages and price points. A good place to start is two books by Richard Plant. These are contain many line drawings, and should help you on...
Not all Ancient Silver coins are made from solid silver. This does not mean that the coin is either a fake or an ancient attempt to fake the coin. First of all, I will explain just what I mean by the coins not...
Reference Chronology of the Bible Note: B.C.=B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and A.D.=C.E. (Common Era)Basic Dates (first four are very “approximate”) 4000 B.C.E.Adam and Eve [Masoretic text tradition]1900...
At first glance many Roman coins legends make no sense at all but with a bit of training it becomes second nature. I hunted for a guide to all the abbreviations and mintmarks when I started so I thought that...