Who are we? What are our policies and guarantees? We were one of the first web only ancient coin dealers on the Internet and have been in business since 1996 offering value priced ancient coins and antiquities.
Originally, there were 2 principals, John Darling on the west coast and Kevin Barry on the east. Several years ago John left the business for time and family reasons, leaving Kevin to run the show alone. Since, by that time, the business was already established as 'Barry & Darling' it was decided to continue under that name rather than starting again under a new name.
Kevin purchased his first ancient coin in 1978 (an Alexadrian bronze of Probus which he still has) and has been quietly involved in the hobby ever since. His current interests include ancient counterfeits, Paduan imitations and the coins of the usurpers. In 1999 he founded the Moneta-L email list which has become the most successful discussion group on ancient coins on the Internet. He is also the co-author of a monthly column on ancient coins and the Internet that appears in The Celator magazine.
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