I used to buy world coins from Karl back in the 80's through the 90's and a bit beyond, before eBay became a big deal on the con market. Now that...
I'm not sure. It could very well be a copy, but if I were to try to date it, possibly from the Qin or Han dynasties. It could be a much later...
I've never gone hog-wild about collecting coins with boars, having pigged out on Athenian tetradrachms, and squealing with joy with each new...
Here's another coin that shows up with some regularity in hoards in the eastern Mediterranean region. It is from Pamphylia, Side, an important...
That's a very nice example of the British trade dollar. It's a truly beautiful design. Here's an example of the SSC crown that was minted during...
Nicely struck - great coin!
Okay, Next: Any coin that has Asclepius with a serpent. The rod or staff of Asclepius would also qualify.
I would like to share with you an area of numismatics that has been my concentration for nearly 40 years, trade coinage. It is hard to say when...
We'll go double. Here is a double rupee, Mysore, Tipu Sutan, dated AM 1216, RY 6. 22.7 grams [ATTACH] Next: A tetradrachm of Sulla
Surprisingly, some of these fakes/copies/replicas command respectable prices. This information is from CoinQuest: "There are many replicas of...
Here's a youthful Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. [ATTACH] Next: A coin that was used widely for trade in ancient times.
A very distinctive proboscis. That's such a severe hook, it could have been used to open bottles of soda pop!
I've got my fair share as well...
Here's a Gordian III BI tetradrachm of Antioch that I won in a recent Roma auction. [IMG] Next: A very clever modern copy of an ancient coin.
I knew it was some in drawer, and I found it today. It's not the greatest and it's not the worst. I think it is made of silver, but of unknown...
Thanks. This is my only Byzantine coin for "type". I had a few more, but sold them to raise funds a long time ago.
You could also try checking with art supply stores. I'm pretty sure they sell acid-free paper stock.
I came across this odd Byzantine coin, very thin and shaped like a mini dipping sauce cup. When I acquired this coin, I cannot say with any...
That's a really nice high relief portrait of Vespasian. Acetone (100%) will remove the wax, but you might end up with a very rough surface, and...
I dig it!
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