[ATTACH] John Lackland, for signing the Magna Carta. [ATTACH] Nero, for personifying the failure of a system with a single ruler, still going...
[ATTACH] This guy had some historical significance. I mean, we’re still all celebrating his birthday, right?
[ATTACH] Too youg to be ancient, but too fun to not be posted in this thread, the «brilledukat» (glass ducat) that was struck in very few numbers...
I have heard the scandinavian word «rådløs» used. It means «without counsel», and can mean that you don’t have the ability to make a decicion, or...
I need to throw in my lot with the Medieval Monday too. Here’s Aethelred the Unready, one of my favorite monarch names ever: [ATTACH] Aethelread...
I have solved the mystery. Even more sorry you didn’t get it now:) I won 2 auctions with 1 franc margin, so I feel lucky. Both stopped at 76 franc.
I’m sorry you didn’t get the coin, @Romancollector Given the size of your bid, I suspect you lost a spectacular coin. The auction had several of...
I’ve been luckier with them this weekend. Seems I got that 20fr margin that you didn’t have. I like timed auctions; it’s win or not win in the...
Very nice, @Sulla80 Congratulations! I received some very nice budget coins from Savoca on Friday, so I’m busy with coins too. Did anyone get...
Very nice, Donna! Congratulations. Nice portrait style! Balbinus is one of the emperors I don’t have. But I have a Pupienus: [ATTACH]
Fantastic coins, John. Spectacular. Wish you would get into coin photography, because it would be interesting to see how you view the coins. I’m...
I’m afraid I’ve had a similar experience: Had to ask for an invoice, and had to wait 2 months for the book to be delivered. That’s my first...
Those are 10 great coins, Donna. Well done:) If I was to pick 3 favorites, it would be the 3 last ones. If I was to pick one, I think you managed...
Thank you all for kind comments. I feel I need to spend this Christmas holiday reading up on @dougsmit ’s home page, about Syracuse tetradrachms...
Glad you stopped spending money on synthol and switched to coins and guitars, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Most of the rest of us just try to keep...
Norway and Switzerland have been doing fine outside the EU. I cheered for the Brits when they decided to go their own way. Challenges with this...
[ATTACH] The monolith showed up outside a lighting factory in Kristiansand, Norway, this weekend. Less spectacular surroundings than in Utah,...
Coins like that make coin collecting a lot of fun. Congratulations!
The big one looks like Marcus Aurelius. The small Roman probably Constantius II. Someone will come along and help you with the Medieval silver coin.
Here’s another guy who was fond of eating: [ATTACH] And the two presented earlier, Maximianus and Constantius Chlorus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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