Other than being a Greek coin I don't know what it is and there isn't much to go on. This coin was in a lot. More than likely a Claudius I quadrans that I received as a bonus coin. I have it soaking in some distilled water right now. This is a Russian silver wire coin that I haven't attributed yet. I got this one for $7 which isn't a bad price. You guys think this is it. I'm going to be getting more coins tomorrow, more than likely. lol
Daryl, I really like the Russian silver wire coin .... => I have that coin-type somewhere on my want-list
I like the Russian wire very much, and the castle on the Spanish is great. I have a handful of coins like the first two as well - stuff I got in mixed lots that wouldn't sell any other way. They're not terribly enjoyable to own, but c'est la vie.
Very nice fibula Mikey. I saw quite a few ancient artifacts at the last Baltimore show, but I know nothing about them, so as intrigued as I was, I didn't buy any. I would have no idea as to their authenticity or whether I was overpaying or not... I saw a box of Roman arrowheads with lovely, dark green patinas. But how do you know they're ancient?
Exactly my thoughts, especially when I see so many 'pristine' examples ---but for a few bucks I took a chance---at least on the 'old' and dark green patina types..and, I bought them at a Forum Auction (and some proto- money), so I feel a little more comfortable about it ---all for pocket change, and well below what seems to be market value.
The arrowheads were only $7 apiece, so one wouldn't have set me back. But still, they looked like something I could have hammered out in the garage myself. I don't want to spend even seven bucks on a modern tourist trinket.
cool odds and end, i really like wire money...what cool weird coinage! i believe yours is tsar mikhail fedorovich romanov, compare your coin with this one.. http://www.metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/wire_ money/pages/44_kopek_mikhail.htm this page is great for wire money. Tsar Vasiliy Ivanovich Shuiskiy ivan iv peter the great
Since, I'm practicing with my camera again and adding a few coin images I purchased without sellers photos........here's an 8 Reale, Mexico Mint, with the pillar reverse---reputedly, the origin of our $ sign.
My last 'odds and ends'.....a 15 Kopek of 1914 and a double denarius Rezeczospolita of 1569 and a Crown Penny Rezeczospolita of 1624:
Other than they are Polish medieval coins(Crown issues?) and Silver---I haven't attributed anything else. They were offered on Forum Auctions and the pitiful bids seemed too irresistible for them, so I purchased them months ago for about $15.00 combined with shipping..... and I really liked the Horseman and Eagle(?)
the first i'm pretty sure is a coin of sigismund ii (SA = sigismund augustus), i believe it is a silver denar? the eagle may be a coin of john iii, on the reverse i can see SIG III, that was his father? less sure about that one.
Hi Chris, I'm Back.. Yes, the first was listed as a 'double denarius' and the other as a 'crown penny'. I still haven't gone any further than that...but you've given me a start. Thanks !
I like the wire money but it gets a bit frustrating finding ones that have enough detail that I find them pleasing. I have seen examples where someone assembled a set of six coins off center in different ways to show all the detail on one type. Most of the ones I have showed some little part of the detail that attracted me. Two Mikhails complement each other although they are not identical types. The first has a broad flan which means it is thin and has weak face detail even though the head is on flan and there is more legend than most show. The second is thicker and not badly centered with a lot of face on the Tsar. Usually at least as ugly as mine is what I consider an interesting sidelight of the silver wire issues. In 1654 during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, the government issued copper wire coins equated in value with the old silver ones. This wrecked the already troubled economy. Unrest peaked in 1662 when thousands rioted in the streets of Moscow and were squashed by government troops. The upper classes and the tsar were sufficiently scared by the event that the next coins returned to silver. Copper kopecks are crude and unpopular compared to silver except with people like me who like the story that accompanies them. https://www.google.com/search?q=cop...2.3939j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
