United States, dollar, 1799. 26.7 grams [ATTACH]
Thank you all for the corrections. It is a fascinating coin with a very "eastern' character.
Thanks!
This is a coin that I purchased purely for the reverse. I don't really collect Roman provincial coins on any systematic basis, but instead on...
Thanks for the information and additional photo. Yes, I agree that it is a fake, but given the crude nature of the coin and its lead...
Here's a Tiberius II Constantine follis that I purchased last year from my local coin dealer. Here's the before cleaning photo: Tiberius II...
That trident Zeus is holding is unusual. I've never seen that before.
Interesting. Are you sure the metal is lead? I say this because a number of salvaged 1740 MF 4 reales (your coin is not an 8 reales based on the...
You might want to take a look at the article provided through a link by GinoLR. I haven't read it yet, but it looks really interesting. Did...
The Spanish and Portuguese colonizing South America, Central America, the Caribbean and areas of North America would need to bring coins with them...
Thanks! Yes, the obverse legend ends with GRATI followed by a square. That's the first time I have seen this anomaly, but it could be more...
I think the flan shape is reflective of the period. It seems that as the production of sestertii proceeded from the first century AD into the...
Wow! Thanks for posting. It is quite remarkable that a coin like this, way below weight standard, would get their approval. These copies are...
I agree, and I think any attempt to remove the horn silver, which appears quite thick might reveal corrosion underneath it, which would make...
Here's a mixture of artifacts and other objects of interest, including minerals and fossils (excluding myself). Roman bronze bull, crica 2nd...
That's a very attractive coin with excellent centering, sharp strike and on a broad flan, well above typical examples of this type. Congrats!
At that weight your coin is likely salvaged, but in very good condition nonetheless. I guess records of assayer names for Toledo during the...
That's a very nice coin with a nicely centered strike. The assayer is P with a small o above. This is a variety of the plain P assayer for this...
That's a very nice coin! I don't own an example and it is on my want list. I thought I saw one in a group lot a month or two ago, but that lot...
Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan Kingdom, imitation BI tetradrachm in the Athenian style, 2nd-1st centuries BC. From CNG eAuction 529, lot 348. 13.02...
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