I am not too familiar with bank tokens either. However, I believe your 3 first tokens are merchant tokens, also called Conder tokens. Don't...
I was about to say Valentinian. Same era, though. Mid- to late 4th century. The coin is probably not worth much, I'm afraid :(
Thank you for good links. I dug out my "Coinage in the Roman world" by Burnett, and found more about the moneyers. Interesting office, which...
Do you know wether these slaves made the dies themself, or was there one die maker and several hammering slaves? And do you btw have a good link...
So, you are indirectly saying my question should have been "why did he change the angle of the die completely on the 2nd strike?" Thanks for...
"Most ancient coins were struck more than once." Most ancient coins don't really look like the obverse on the coin in the OP.
Very cool coin, Bob! New addition? I think you are on to something with your theory. The question now is, why did he strike the obverse twice? :)
Hey CW, thanks. And thanks for taking the time to read it :) The coin arrived yesterday, and was the kick I needed in order to pick up my...
Congrats with the new old IHC, CW! Here's a coin I find extraordinary: [IMG] This is a denarius from the late Roman Republic. It was struck...
Wow, Larry! That's a keeper for sure! Tremendous token, and great photo work as always!
I think these are the most beautiful coins ever made: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
There are these albums for Norwegian coins:...
Here's another Morgan. Less impressive toning, but a nice CC. [IMG] [IMG]
I have a rainbow toned coin :) I really like it. [IMG] [IMG]
Niiice token, Larry. And pics, of course. Here's a question; I've got this New York token which is bigger than all other cwts I've seen. I...
I came across this today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-04-05-scrip_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip It is not only interesting from a...
Happy birthday, Mike!
Do I own any civil war tokens? Yes, luckily I do. And you and cwtokenman are to blame for that, Larry. When I see nice numismatography of...
Hi Ed. As you say, it's nice to see people from the ebay board over here too. This is really a good site, with a lot of knowledgable people. I'm...
Hi Larry My question looking at the odd token is; how were the blanks made? That token looks like an ancient coin in shape, only with a...
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