Box o' Mystery

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by lordmarcovan, Mar 6, 2019.

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  1. AnYangMan

    AnYangMan Well-Known Member

    Think you already knew it, but these last pictures confirm that the knives and spade are sadly unoriginal. A bummer, but let’s hope something neat at the bottom!
     
    AnYangMan, Mar 19, 2019
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  3. Ken Dorney

    Ken Dorney Yea, I'm Cool That Way...

    I am not so sure its a bummer really. Look at the tags that are associated with them. They look quite old, so those repro's are antique and still have some nominal value. They have their own story to tell.
     
    Ken Dorney, Mar 19, 2019
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  4. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    TypeCoin971793, Mar 19, 2019
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  5. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I think I saw Jimmy Hoffa's head in one of the photos...:)
     
    Kentucky, Mar 19, 2019
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

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  7. Jay GT4

    Jay GT4 Well-Known Member

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    Jay GT4, Mar 20, 2019
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Admittedly, the handwriting on that envelope is difficult to read.

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    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2019
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  9. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    It would take a Sherlock Holmes to decipher that hand writing (I exaggerate !). :pompous:
     
    Bert Gedin, Mar 26, 2019
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  10. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    Surely, lordmarcovan, you'll be asking your distant relative what she wants done with her coins ???
     
    Bert Gedin, Mar 26, 2019
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    They're to be going off to two different dealers for offers.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2019
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  12. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    If one of the dealers is absolutely useless, I hope the one they choose is Perfection personified !!! (Reply to lordmarcovan re. his relatives visiting two different dealers).
     
    Bert Gedin, Mar 26, 2019
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Huh?

    Oh, I think I see what you meant.

    The Romans and ancients are going to @Aethelred. The Chinese stuff will go to @Ken Dorney, if it proves worth his while. First I'll post pix of that stuff, once I have the chance. Just coming off the road after a death in the family.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 26, 2019
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  14. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    Sorry to hear about your loss.

    You’ve picked two winners to send the items to.

    Steve
     
    Stevearino, Mar 26, 2019
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  15. lehmansterms

    lehmansterms Many view intelligence as a hideous deformity

    I believe it was Crassus - member of the so-called 1st Triumvirate with J. Caesar and Pompey - who after losing a battle with Persians (or some other Mesopotamian group who supposedly either had molten gold poured in/on him or perhaps the story is garbled and it was his skull which was covered with gold to make a "chalice" for the victor.
    There's also a fairly good chance that Valerian was simply killed in the battle with the Sasanian Persians in 258 and the whole footstool/tanned skin on wall or as upholstery story was official "spin" to rile-up popular opinion and feelings against the Persian Empire in order to make mounting a follow-up excursion easier to sell.
     
    lehmansterms, Mar 26, 2019
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    All right, then. Here are just a few more semi-random, quickie glimpses of the Chinese stuff. There are some cash coins, and a few do appear to be ancient.

    There is a smattering of other Far Eastern material from places like Thailand, and just a little bit of silver.

    Much of this stuff appears to be from the Chinese Republic in the early 20th century (there's a lot with those crossed flags).

    There is also a brothel token of some kind (likely a 20th century fantasy issue, which is just a tiny bit too R-rated to post here), and one or two other pieces which might be tokens.

    It's a pretty good-sized accumulation which slightly overflows the box it is in, which is roughly the size of a child's shoebox.

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    lordmarcovan, Apr 3, 2019
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  17. ycon

    ycon Renaissance Man

    That Galba is a Paduan! Not super valuable--as a cast-- but still quite nice and interesting! Much better than a run of the mill fake.

    It's Klawans 3, I believe. I had a similar one that I sold after getting a struck paduan.

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    Here are many more from acsearch https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...s=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=
     
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Oh, thank you for that bit of information. Neat! I knew it was likely to be an older copy, since this is an older accumulation, after all, but it never dawned on me that it might be a Paduan. That's cool.
     
    lordmarcovan, Apr 4, 2019
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