CoinTalk ancient-coin threads, part 2 (Go to Part 1)
Excerpted from CT's ancients forum. They are a personal selection of mine from posts began August 16 to October 13, 2019 (and a few later). Many topics are not addressed on this page, but CT has a good search engine and you can probably find posts on any topic you have in mind. For current threads, see here: https://www.cointalk.com/forums/ancients/ . Search at the upper right.
Threads are linked to because, in my opinion, they
1) Illustrate a collectable theme
2) Respond to concerns many collectors have
3) Go deeper into some interesting topic you have heard of but don't know much about
4) Have an especially informative initial post
They are categorized as for Beginners, about general Roman and particular emperors, about both Roman and Greek, Byzantine, other series, Medieval.
Beginners (See page 1 for threads about how to begin collecting ancient coins)
Ancients as an Investment
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-an-alternative-asset.346400/
My own page on coins as an investment: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/investment.html
Avoiding fakes
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spotting-fake-ancients.344936/
My own page on avoiding fakes on eBay: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html
Attractive ancient coins can cost under $25
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-affordable-hobby-2019-favorites-under-25.351593/#post-3932300
Roman, mostly Particular Emperors
The rape of the Sabine Women (Republican coins)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-rape-of-the-sabine-women.345394/
Caesar's elephant and snake
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/caesars-elephant-and-snake-what-do-they-mean.343865/
Domitian
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-first-year-denarii-of-domitian.345758/
Trajan: the Best Emperor and the Mystery of the River God
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/trajan-the-best-emperor-and-the-mystery-of-the-river-god.318843/
Hadrian visits Africa
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hadrian-benefactor-of-africa.347308/
Antoninus Pius
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/otd-in-86-ce-mr-perfect-is-born-but-does-anybody-really-care-about-antoninus-pius.347167/
Julia Domna
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mat-avgg-mat-sen-m-patr.342635/#post-3651373
Trajan Decius DIVI series
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/
Severina, wife of Aurelian
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/severina-possibly-the-1st-and-only-woman-to-rule-classical-rome-in-her-own-name.298983/
Crispus, son of Constantine
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/crispus-the-rapist.348131/
Julian's bull type
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/julian-the-beard-and-the-bull.341242/
Titus restored types of earlier emperors
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-titus-restoration-collection-grows-%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6.347778/
The Roman mint of Lugdunum (Lyons)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-lugdunum-mint-challenge.347454/
Figures viewed from the rear
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-from-the-bottom-up-or-tons-of-buns.343447/
VOTA coins of the Roman Empire
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vota-coins-of-the-roman-empire.345025/
Coins that are unusually-well-rendered for the type
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/unusually-well-rendered-for-the-type.334751/
Coins with Pax (Peace) personified:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/orantes-pacem-in-terris.353050/
Representing the sack of Rome in 410 AD in your collection (this is a wonderful thread)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-most-ironic-lrb-or-how-to-represent-the-sack-of-rome-in-your-collection.353676/
General
Test cuts and banker's marks (an outstanding explantion on the second page)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/question-about-cuts-gouges-around-medusas-mouth-in-plautius-plancus-denarius.357302/page-2#post-4289302
Coins with Pegaus
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fly-me-to-the-moon-and-let-me-play-amongst-the-pegasus.341663/
Unusual headgear
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/weird-headgear-silly-crowns-and-ludicrous-diadems-if-you-got-them-go-ahead.347140/
Byzantine:
A Introduction to Byzantine Coins
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/introduction-to-byzantine-coins-491-1453.345591/
Beautiful Byzantine coins in members' collections
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/beautiful-byzantines.352446/
Late Byzantine cup-shaped coins
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-trouble-with-t%CC%B6r%CC%B6i%CC%B6b%CC%B6b%CC%B6l%CC%B6e%CC%B6s%CC%B6-trachys.308085/
Other Series:
Coins of the Kingdom of the Bosporus (in the North Black Sea Area)
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bosporan-kingdom-sauromates-ii-el-stater.360957/
and
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-kingdom-of-the-bosporus.367814/
Indo-Sasanian coins evolve from Sasanian coins of Peroz
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/indo-sassanian-the-evolution-of-the-gadhaiya-paisa.348516/
Medieval
Coins of the Normans
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-some-thoughts-on-the-normans-and-their-coins.297556/
Coins from all of Spain's history before 1500
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/finally-dived-into-a-collecting-area-ive-been-looking-forward-to-for-a-long-time.345957/
Coins of the Vikings
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/used-and-abused-coins-and-the-vikings.346862/
The spread of the Black Death and a few realted coins
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-caffa-and-the-black-death.282461/
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