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Tell us about this coin. Gots to be maybe an angel or holy figure on reverse

 

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The Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity Lakshmi is on the reverse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi

 

Sultanate of Rum Silver Dirham of Kayqubad I (minted sometime between 1220 and 1237):

 

Roman Gold Solidus of Valens (minted in Antioch in 364):

 

Recents buys:

1934 Tunisia 20 Francs & 1956 Morocco 500 Francs.

 

Someone else on here posted this one recently and I liked it so I got my own. It's a halfpenny token from Walthamstow, Sussex in the UK.

 

Yes, they are rather nice!

 

Two new coins that came today. First is a 1796 Malta scudo. Second is a companion to one I recently posted, 1812 Walthamstow 1 penny token.

 

Here's some new bullion pieces. I especially like the golden eagle.

 

Abbasid Gold Dinar of Harun al-Rashid (minted in al-Rafiqa in either 805 or 806):

 

A new date for me from a Numista swap. 2012 is the usual type set date for these, so something different is enjoyable.

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Fatimid Emirate of Sicily Gold Stellate 1/4 Dinar of al-Mustansir (minted in either 1056 or 1057):

 

Great Seljuk Empire Gold Dinar of Alp Arslan (minted in Qazvin in either 1066 or 1067):

 

Kushan Gold Dinar of Kipunada (minted sometime between 335 and 350):

 

Sultanate of Malwa Gold Square Tanka of Ghiyath Shah (minted in either 1483 or 1484):

 

Picked this one up at the Long Beach show last week. 1906 Congo Free State 20 Centimes (PCGS MS66). Not a common coin to begin with, only 100,000 minted, but what sets this one apart is that it is fully prooflike. If proofs were minted, no one would argue it were a proof.



I've found one other example that looked similar. Appears to be from the same die.

Not sure if this was specially minted as a presentation piece or just a really unusual business strike, but it is awesome.

 

Empire of the Romans Gold Tremissis of Theodosius II (minted in Constantinople sometime between 408 and 420):

 

Khwarazmian Gold Dinar of Ala al-Din Muhammad (minted sometime between 1200 and 1220):