Excellent book - highly recommend it. That and Spufford’s book are the best for understanding coins and money in Medieval Europe. It’s not a...
Good read! I had wondered about these horses: [ATTACH] Provincial Rome - Troas Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D. Alexandria Troas, AE 27, 26.89 mm x 8.9...
I too was only just able to get some photos of my AMCC win (and I might need to work on getting better photos...) - thanks @zumbly! [ATTACH]...
Well @Orielensis - double-posted again!
This has become a fascination no thread. While I did a write-up of my coin when I first bought it (here), I was more focused on the obverse than...
I have no answer for you, but I often view medieval art not so much as representational, but as symbolic. Someone (@Orielensis?) had a thread...
Well done @TIF! I may have to consider switching to this method.
The Nimes coin is excellent - I have been looking for one of these myself recently. The reverse on #7 is gorgeous despite the wear. Looks like a...
While I knew the handhellers could be found for cheap, it certainly isn’t easy finding medieval coins for under $25! I think the only sub $25...
I have dreams of one day putting together a guide on reading the Arabic dating on these coins by counting the minims which are visible on the edge...
I do like these Taris - wish I had the funds to pursue more of them! [ATTACH] Norman Italy - Sicily Roger II, r. 1130-1154 (1140-1154) Palermo...
the one I just posted? I admit to being no expert in these, so may I ask why you think it is a barbarous imitation? Unfortunately the lack of...
I thought I would tack on to this thread a recent purchase - it was advertised as a Kushan coin depicting the Buddha, but I knew better than that....
I have received mine, and will be sending mine out shortly (luckily, it does not have far to go...)
o_O thank god you posted it still. Love the list @Nap, even if I’m shocked Matilda didn’t make the cut! A stellar year
Last year I started compiling a ‘history of Coin Talk’s Top Ten’ to which I planned on adding links broken down by year. I ave not continued with...
[ATTACH] And since St. Nick was at the Council of Nicaea, I’ll leave a coin of the presider here (just to make this official...) [ATTACH]...
This is the problem of typing on an iPad with predictatext...
I was starting to get worried when I hadn’t seen any medieval sin the first five! Love the Cologne obol - I use Rainald’s successor as my...
Some gorgeous medieval pieces, but I just can’t stand CNG’s new site...
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