Thanks for the comments, everyone. @lordmarcovan : I was going to include a photo of the reverse on which I'd outline the undertype, but I...
Very nice coins! I visited Tanzania on safari in 2015 and hit most of the popular spots in the northern region (Arusha, Serengeti, Ngorongoro)....
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[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 12.69 g). Vonones I (8-12 AD), dated Gorpiaios, 322 Seleukid...
Very nice coin @DonnaML . My own Octavian is even lower in technical grade, but I think it's still not bad aesthetically, plus the lituus on the...
The Baltimore Whitman Expo is still on for November 18-20 at last report. Definitely hoping it will go on (if it can be done safely), there's...
I have a number of drachms of Khusro II (his are the most common Sasanian coins). Here's an especially nice example, also from Rayy, Year 30:...
@lordmarcovan : Yes, your attribution is correct for both mint (LD, Rayy) and regnal year (25) of Khusro II. If you want to learn more about...
Nice, it's probably my favorite US coin design of the pre-Constitution period. Here's my example: [ATTACH]
Ultimately, it comes down to your personal preference. As for me, if I owned that coin: [ATTACH] "I'm Mister Crowbar. And this is my friend,...
I already showed my "SPOOT" in the previous thread, here's a few other CWTs I have: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Do you mean the old cardboard folders? If so, place your thumb on the back of the folder (the thick paper/thin cardboard that is the back of the...
Wow, now I know what happened to Sadigh Galleries' unsold inventory. :vomit: Or, if you'd rather hear my opinion in musical form, let me turn it...
I'm at best a "casual" collector of Civil War Tokens, but just quoting what I can find in the Fifth Edition of "Patriotic Civil War Tokens" by...
Ooh, I see noow! Oone oof the cooins is an erroor. They spelled "spoot" with oonly oone "oo". What a foooolish goooof too make!
Noo, I doon't knoow what's the big deal: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Giovanni Dandolo (r.1280-1289), 48th Doge The most notable event of Giovanni Dandolo's reign was the introduction of the Venetian gold...
For the two square-holed coins: Top is the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795), Board of Works mint in Beijing. Bottom coin is Jiaqing emperor...
This is a common sestertius for Vespasian, but I really liked the portrait: [ATTACH]
Obverse: Seated figure (Saint Mark?) with sword, flag, and lion, text "All cowardice must die here" Reverse: text "The Assembly of...
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