Specifically RIC 298 minted AD159-60 in Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev: FELIC SAEC COS...
Lightly connected with the OP, here is a recent Windhoek skyline photo. Seventy years have made some changes.. Only the Church is still an...
This note is quite rare, apologies for the condition. Not many were made, and excepting the 1958 printing - most worked to death. Three...
Finally got the small brother to the above. Quite a bit scarcer, no more pricey. [ATTACH]
A quick look around shows in circulated condition about $600-700, not much more than the gold in it. Your coin was minted AH1271/AD1854-5. They...
Looks to be a Lugdunum dupondius RIC 523. Very nice condition too. Online Coins of the Roman Empire: RIC I (second edition) Nero 523
Probably a call to Legacy Customer Service, since they still maintain the PCGS Currency database it seems......
Almost certainly in fact - since they would not have circulated if better. Trajan finally finished them off - seeing the examples in the OP you...
Just in from CNG Islamic 6 - a tiny piece of Medieval gold from Morocco. [ATTACH]
Interesting local banknotes for sure. #1: 1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes (06) - Commune of Nice #2: 50 Centimes -...
These don't get out much - my interest was due to the fact my Dad worked in Sierra Leone between 1942-56. Would almost certainly recognise it -...
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Retrograde legends are common for these, only the more skilled engravers could manage to engrave retrograde on the die. Books illustrate the...
Never bought from CNG - you must be new. The only problem with them is that every collector on the planet is registered.. Bargains are few and...
Reading the sources really throws up a lot of the little details, Tibet recalled the tangka in 1923 for example. News to me for sure.. I've only...
A 'like' hardly does justice. A requiem for your friend, and well told.. Rest in peace Jim.
I don't collect US at all - but the Walkers are probably the best design the US Mint came out with. They even look good in worn condition! This...
Looks like cabinet friction, the eye gets drawn to it since the protected areas are toned. Still a nice coin at a decent grade however.
I'm not sure they will have much financial value, but as examples of 'life in the day' priceless. The following pair cost me about £15 for both -...
Victor was close, you have nailed it. Good stuff.
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