As the English visitor may have noticed, this site is primarily intended to suit Dutch speaking collectors of ancient coins. This means the resource material in this section of the web site is for the most part written in Dutch. However, a few of the articles and columns have been written originally in English, so they are included here. Also to be found below, in the coming year, are translations of some articles that I thought to hold some interesting insights not easily found elsewhere. This is especially true of the ‘Gallery of Engraving Errors’, that focuses on my private collecting interest. This galery is intended to grow, so all contributions of ‘error coins’ are warmly welcomed. Have fun reading – Gert.
E n g r a v i n g E r r o r s
Gallery of Engraving Errors – A database of coins featuring different types of engraving errors on ancient coins, including a comment. (Translation under construction)'B a r b a r o u s' i m i t a t i o n s
'Barbarous' imitations – A collection of fourth and fifth century 'barbarous' imitations
A r t i c l e s
The translation of the codewords EQVITI, IOBI and HPKOYΛI – On the translation of the code words on ‘coded’ antoniniani of Probus, Diocletian and Maximian.
Meaningful control marks on tetrarchy coinage of Rome and Carthage – On control marks referring to the imperial ‘houses’ of the Jovii and the Herculii.
The Constantinian commemorative issues of 317/18 – On the series of coins Constantine the Great struck for his forefathers.
Early Roman Imperial Coins countermarked in Late Antiquity – On obsolete early imperials recycled in Late Antiquity.
A Lead Tessera of Octavia, daughter of Augustus – a very rare Julio-Claudian portrait.
*N E W* Monk of Wittem Collection - An insight into the history of collecting ancients.
C o l u m n s
Hercules Victor – What is Hercules holding behind his back? (August 2005)A coin of Constans - On a unique obverse legend. (September 2005)
Fides, Concordia of Providentia? – Who is that woman? (October 2005)
A very special coded coin – on a Maximian antoninianus that doesn't exist (November 2005)
A 'barbaric' imitation of Magnentius – an insight in the methods of an irregular 4th century workshop (January 2006)