This one's nice... http://cgi.ebay.com/GB-2001-LG-Calendar-Art-Medal-SHAKESPEARE_W0QQitemZ250050452375QQcmdZViewItem...
A 1/10 oz Gold Eagle is 16.5mm to help you judge size. Is it "worth it". Who's to say? That's something only you can answer for yourself.
I'm not sure what the characters in the right field are either. I've read that some think they were some kind of control mark used by the mint....
You can post it over on ancients.info for Barry Murphy or someone to look at, but I don't think it's been tooled.
Not a great pic (just a quicky scan), but I guess this would be mine... [IMG] Crispus (317 - 326 A.D.) Attribution: RIC 218 (RIC VII) Mint:...
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Caracalla's real name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Many of his coins, as well as those of Elagabalus, use some form of Antonius Pius in the...
Bought myself a nice Caracalla denarius for my birthday. Hope you like it, I've been looking for the right one for a while... [IMG]...
The only coin mag I subscribe to is The Celator.
Looks like some kind of tourist piece.
Looking at some old auction prices $800-$1,000 if the grade is accurate & it's authentic.
Tried it, but the link is only good for folks who got it specifically in their email. :(
Here ya go... http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/2005PMinnDDRImages.htm
I'm not big on slabs either. It is a service of some value though when so many coins are cleaned or otherwise messed with, not to mention out...
Wonderful coin!
I've got my wheats in a Dansco album. It works well.
It almost has a Kushan or Bactrian or some other Indo-Greek area look to it, however those would be centuries older than the 17th century. Like...
If you mean the Valentinian it could be worth anywhere fron $5 to thousands depending on condition, denomination, type/rarity.
Any cardboad 2x2 I've seen uses mylar for the window & is pvc free. For Airtites try Valley Coin or JP's corner
That's my third one (all my ancients can be seen through the link in my sig). Just picked this one up the other day. No others of him (so far).
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