That coin is a beautiful example! Congrats!
Here are two eastern imitation owls, probably of Persian origin. The coins have different countermarks, but I think at least the obverse dies...
Mexico, Republic, 8 reale,s 1823 JM, Mexico City. KM 376.2 26.9 grams [ATTACH]
A very nice example! If you're interested in reading some of the history behind your coin, here's a Wikipedia link:...
Nice coin! Well, if you "in-cista", here's my worn example. Mysia, Pergamon, cisophoric tetradrachm, circa 76-67 BC. Pinder 109 12.1 grams...
Here are a couple of Soviet summer Olympics 10 rubles, 1980. Judo (actually, this is a good illustration of one way to resolve a disagreement on...
A beautiful coin it is! A fine example. Alexandria had a large Greek population during Roman times and going back to the Ptolemaic kings,...
Nice acquisition and a very good price! Very nice coins posted! Coins of Nero always draws my memory back to spring 1992 when my wife and I...
How about another Postumus coin, any denomination?
That's a nice Faustina II dupondius for under 40 euros, very nicely centered! Here's a sestertius that came by way of Roma, E-Sale 94, lot 900....
Canada, 10 dollars, 1976, Olympics Montreal. KM 87 [ATTACH]
I was looking for another ancient in the collection that does not include a lyre. No luck. So, here's an overstrike done by our old friend...
Those two videos are very interesting and disturbing. I've stayed away from coins with certificates and salvaged coins in general, unless they...
The OP coin is a cob minted in Mexico City, around 1714-15. The surfaces show typical erosion (corrosion) from emersion in salt water for...
While not a coin, this US Treasury medal does have one special feature. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a great discovery and acquisition! The other coins are also very nice. Group lots can be a lot of fun, with always the possibility of a...
Strike up the band! [MEDIA]
I don't have very many Roman Republic coins, but this one has a cool reverse, so I bought it from my local coin dealer. I don't know if cherubs...
Yes, very dark indeed. I have several 10 marks tokens and one 20 marks token. The latter is likely a fake.
That's a very nice, well centered example of a very desirable coin! There certainly seems to be die matches for your coin and the other two, with...
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