[IMG] Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. Reiterstumpf Type. Burgenland or Western Slovakia, circa 2nd century BC. Celticised, beardless and...
Here are two more contributions. Paeonia, Audoleon, 315-286 BC Tetradrachm Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right / Horse walking right;...
It looks like the 12 hour rule has past... so, how about an elephant?
That's a gorgeous example.
Here's an anonymous Byzantine follis, Class A3, of Basil II and Constantine VIII, c. 1023 - 11 November 1028 CE. [ATTACH] Next: A coin...
Thank you for the link to your post on imitative owls. There seems to be a good number of Egyptian owls being sold as Athenian these days. The...
In terms of "value", there are two types: intrinsic and extrinsic. Extrinsic value is the monetary value of a given coin. Intrinsic value is the...
That's a really nice presentation. Thank you. While the Ptolemaic Dynasty was marked with inept, corrupt and brutal kings, at least it concluded...
The search is over. Here is the Edward VI crown, 1551, Tower Mint. This coin was acquired at the Davisson Ltd. Auction 17 in June 2002, Lot 195....
One new photo and another re-shoot from an earlier posting. First, the new coin. This is a groat of Henry VIII, 5'th bust, Bristol Mint,...
Another way to look at your coin, taking a very long term view is that, when it is discovered in an archaeological dig site in the year 5052, it...
I agree. There are factors that determine a coin's desirability that go beyond the issue of rarity. But I also think a key factor is a...
That's an interesting exercise, but I guess I'm set in my ways, and prefer to think of the Roman emperors in the mind's eye, with the help of...
That's a very nice example, with a legible month as well. The "Y" on my coin's year is there, but rather blurry
Thank you for the suggestion. Backgrounds can be tricky and reducing the saturation in this case is a good idea.
Those are nice examples and excellent photos.
I think I have the year for this coin, 498 = 186 AD.
I think the objects that we have or had also serve as reminders of days gone by. I certainly associate certain coins that I picked up at coin...
Yes, the process is the path that our lives take, and all that has happened leads us to the present. I guess it is almost a Buddhist view that the...
Yes, circumstances force us to do things that we regret, but with time we recover, and, in collecting, improve on what we acquire through...
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