No Fortunate Son - Commodus as Heir to the Throne'Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.' - Cassius Dio (72.35)Two denarii offer an insight into one of the most significant transitions of power in the Roman world. When Marcus Aurelius died in 180 AD and his nineteen-year-old son Commodus assumed sole power,...
Pros and Cons of Collecting Ancient CoinsU.S. and world coins represent two of the three most common and expansive areas of numismatics, with ancients comprising the third. And of these three numismatic groups, ancient coins are arguably the broadest; they include coins that span millennia and originate from locales across the globe.The majority of ancient coin collectors tend to center...
