Aurelians attempt to restore Roman coinage is interesting. It didn't go too well, but he is still one of the few emperors of the era that you can...
I've been waiting for a letter from the Leu. Usually I don't wait for letters. They arrive when they arrive. But this time I was waiting for it....
Great coins, Donna . And thank you for another thorough write-up. I like both, have bid on both types several times, but have none of them in the...
Sweet. My 3 old green cash coins from the Quing dynasty are among the few coins in my collection that I haven't photographed, checked out and...
Portraits mean a lot to me when I’m buying a coin. I can live with a less then perfect reverse if the obverse is good. Didn’t feel very original...
I remember buying them uncleaned on ebay for less than 5$ each. You can put up a date collection!
No worries, my friend. Welcome to Cointalk! (But you need to figure out how to post pictures, because your collection sounds interesting, and I...
Thanks. Of course you have spent more, and so will probably I:) Which books about Byzantine coins do you recommend? That’s your field of interest,...
Yes. I need to get that one. The Wilkes catalog gives a good overview with lots of photos, but no fun stories. And we’re kinda in it for the...
Yes. But more important to me is that they are not made to participate in the economy the way a coin should do. A proof coin is the product in...
I recently took some photos of my coins from the period: [ATTACH] Galerius Augustus, 305-11 AD. AE2, Antioch 308 AD Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL...
I like the Sutherland book. The second one looks interesting, but I’m trying to resist the urge to collect the Gaul empire... and whatever coins I...
If they make a business strike silver dollar with both portraits of Liberty, either one on each side, or a portrait style like the Lafayette, I’m...
I don’t collect US coins anymore, but I have some keepers. I’m quite fond of this coin. It’s a wonderful design, one of the best of the 20th...
I’m just happy to get an answer. It may be a good idea to move the thread to coin chat. Not US coins, who cares about them... :p
If I was to interpret the symbols on the helmet of Napoleon, I’m thinking: Star: Leader Eagle: Conqueror Thunderbolt: Power Snake: Public safety...
The snake appears in different settings on Greek and Roman coins. There are the symbolisms that furryfrog states above, but I am of the...
[ATTACH] This is most of my numismatic library. In addition, I have all the Sear volumes of the latest edition. I’m currently reading «Ancient...
It’s the first Medieval Monday of 2021! As it’s January and the God of the month looks both forward and back, I’ll be posting a coin that has...
[ATTACH] Those are nice, Doug. I like the peacock! I’ve got 2922 too. I think these are nice to collect. Turns out it was right that I would...
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