Fabulous coins.
Yes, and copper.
I just posted this coin on another thread, and then decided that it really deserves its own. In 1894 Germany, a recently united country under...
Before the heat really builds up (no air conditioning), I took some pics of the "Bird of Paradise" 5 marks, 1894. This is a coin that I purchased...
The two photos look like the same coin. From personal experience photographing bronze coins, especially dark ones with rough surfaces, can be...
No, but it is an established fact that they do grow on tress..... [ATTACH]
Thank you. Later today, I hope to be able to photograph and post a bird of paradise 5 marks, unless the heat is too much, in which case it will...
Here's a pretty graphic scene, on a tetradrachm of Paeonia, 340-315 BC, acquired in 2018: [IMG] Next: A coin depicting concord or peace.
I love the blue azurite and green malachite patina on you coin!
I think of my collection as a collection on steroids. By that I mean I collect by type, but also by specialized areas of interest. Undoubtedly...
Here's my Aes Grave, 241-325 BC. [ATTACH] Next: In honor of Labor Day, how about a coin with a labor theme, such as the Labors of Hercules, or a...
Here's my shekel, Bybos, 435-425 BC, with a ram on the reverse, incused, beneath a vulture. [ATTACH] Next: A coin with a goat.
Here's a Martinusdaalder, County of Horn, Philip de Montmorency, 1540-56. The obverse of this coin depicts St. Martin and the beggar, a popular...
Each coin that you acquire has a story to tell. Slabs have minimal information, and as you observe they make decent photos a challenge. The vast...
I gave the coin a quick bath in distilled water with a pinch of detergent, no more that a few minutes, followed by a gentle rubbing with...
It is in pretty rough condition, and dark. Here's the auction photo: [IMG] This image is much lighter. My photo is darker because the coin is...
I picked up this coin recently, as an auction leftover lot. It probably didn't sell because it is quite dark, with rough surfaces, but no...
I was planning on making this post another thread, but then I thought that this coin would fit nicely in thread on the 1635 50 reales of Segovia....
It seems that history is littered with people who are remembered primarily for being murdered. The two sons of Edward IV, allegedly murdered at...
Here's a recent arrival, a rather downcast Athena - a late-ish mass production owl, I'd say. This was lot 334, Roma Numismatics E-Sale 74....
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