"It's a big one too. Comes in at 3 troy ounces and is a little larger than a silver dollar, but three times the thickness." WOW! Lots of really...
"Here is an assortment of his works." I'm on it! Hilde thanks you, and so do I!!
"For your enjoyment, another amazing piece of exonumia by Louis-Oscar Roty" You've every right to be proud of it! Very beautiful, especially the...
VERY nice! My Sweet Hilde was a beekeeper until about ten years ago...that would make a fine gift for her. Where, oh where, pray, might a fellow...
Some of the most beautiful Women in the world are shown on French medals and coins...incredibly evocative, and awesomely attractive. This is one...
No acid. No alkali. No acetone. No ketchup. No spit, snot or other Precious Bodily Fluids. When the need arises to remedy an otherwise nearly...
Coins got leg cramps?
Isn't she lovely!? On the throne at 10, reigned just shy of 58 years. My dear mother was born in Holland, 1912; Wilhelmina had been Queen 22 years...
Outrageously fine detail! Thanks for highlighting it...a really lovely piece! wlw
That's lovely! Now that you've broken the barrier to dogs, I'll show one of mine: ~58.5mm, ~114gm; Ag, I hope...but untested. I've been...
Well, you could say that...but judging from the perspective of Kentucky, above, I'd say perhaps too condensed! Must be a lot more meat to the Life...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] ~73.4mm X ~87.2mm, 246.5gm, 1.000 Ag My lady translates: "Born 12 May 1803 in Darmstadt "Died 18 April 1873 in Munich...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 40.3mm, 25.9gm, 1.000 Ag My lady translates the Reverse: "We must come together in the duty for good" 25 September...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] ALFRED de MUSSET This is: ~72mm, ~204gm, 1975 Cornucopia, BRONZE Around the Obverse rim: PARLOUT OU JAI VOULU DORMIR. PARLOUT...
To return to the OP's original theme...but without the antiquity: This is ~73.5mm, 184gm, 1975 Cornucopia, BRONZE. A commemorative...Architecture...
"Every Mountain Shall Be Made Low" I'm a California native, and the story of the railroad through the Sierras was an achievement my father...
A magnificent trio! Thanks for sharing!! wlw
The original Bronze, Mutualite', is marked <cornucopia> BRONZE. It is ~55.7mm X ~71mm; weight is 133 grams.
Very Nice! The imagery of the protecting shield, and illuminating torch, the mother and children...all powerful! Stay tuned...
I've got several (a couple dozen or so) Bronzes...and a few of Silver. Not all are French. What dividing line exists between Medal and Medallion?...
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