Time for 1659? Viceroy of Peru, Lima, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1659, Assayer V. "Star of Lima" KM 18.1 27.6 grams This two-year type is rare...
Thank you for the link! The two other references that I use for assayer information is Dan Sedwick's The Practical Book of Cobs for Spanish...
Nice banker's marks! That last owl is an Early Transitional, circa 393 - 355 B.C, very scarce. Here's a link for more information:...
Netherlands, United Provinces, West Friesland, ducaton, 1660. Davenport 4939 32.53 grams [ATTACH] Germany, Rietberg, Johann IV, lion Daalder,...
I'm not sure if I posted this thread before on this forum, but with the passing of Brian Wilson, I thought it would be nice do a little memorial,...
That's a gorgeous coin with excellent color and strike.
Yes, it is impossible to know whether the hoards are coming from one source or more than one. The common thread seems to be Syria, which makes...
A single test cut on a silver coin causes the metal to be displaced but not removed. To achieve that, a second cut would be necessary, and given...
There has been an influx of what I guess falls under the umbrella of eastern imitation or pharaonic owls over the past few years. It seems that...
The final series of owls, known as new style owls, were minted in the second to first centuries BC. They feature broad flans, a Hellenistic style...
With the rich silver deposits in Laurium, as well as tax revenues from allies and the silver treasury of the Delian League, the Athenians were...
Nice owl! My experience regarding NGC's surface grading is that they look at the surfaces for deposits, toning (color), porosity, corrosion, etc....
Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, 2 thalers, 1662-LW. Davenport LS174 57.5 grams [ATTACH] Netherlands, United Provinces, Zeeland, ducaton (silver...
Thanks! I think the reverse depicts a hierarchy of goddesses, at least based on size, very much in the way some Medieval period art depicts...
Here's a decent denarius of Faustina I, in VF-ish condition, which I purchased last month for $45. Faustina I, denarius, Rome, 140 AD. Cohen 234...
Here's a Roman provincial coin, quite corroded and very dark, but with an interesting reverse. I think I posted it a couple of years ago - foggy...
A very interesting thread, with excellent examples posted! Tigranes II of Armenia incorporated the seated Tyche in his now abundant...
Here's a threesome. New Spain, Philip IV, Mexico City, 8 reales 1663 P. Purchased from John Cob in Mexico City in April 1991. KM 45 27.25 grams...
Nice coin! This is my only Athenian bronze coin. Attica, Athens AE 14 130-90 BC. HGC 4, 1734; Kroll 1993, no. 100. 4.19 grams [ATTACH] Here's...
Besancon, thaler, 1664. Davenport 5070 27.96 grams [ATTACH] Viceroy of Peru, Philip IV, Potosi, 8 reales. 1664 E. KM 21 25.9 grams [ATTACH]
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