i remember reading something about this as well. Although I am pretty sure the number 42. I believe it came up in a previous post about Ostrogoth...
First it appears that these coins are rather scarce, yet when found are ridiculously cheap. So I felt I had to hunt for one that that had all the...
@ ALL - Give up on the mystery coin? @ Seattlite- That can be fun.
Fabulous...You guys know where I stand on these coins... [ATTACH]
Naw man, there is virtually no way to tell, the reverse is irregular and the coin is scarce and not commonly collected, poorly studied, circulated...
The orientation is correct and Collect is a joker...
Ah I know you all have been eagerly waiting in suspense to see the bigger of the coin purchase from yesterday. First I would like to take a...
Hint: Not Indian Hint : s. 778 -782 AD This coin type is unique the this empire.
Man now I have to reshoot it.
You dont need it. Dont you have all this stuff committed to memory?
Mystery coin of the day....how good are you? Material - Silver Diameter - 11 mm Weight - 2.32 grams [ATTACH]
@ Steve - great coin man. WOW. @ All - Stay tuned for Part 2 of How I went medieval at a local coin show. If you liked this piece the next is far...
with props to Euratlas for the great map...
So there I am, true story, in a dusty basement of the Elk's club in West Haven, CT. There were only a handful of dealers most with coins minted in...
"The coins of the Indian Sultanates"#AS24; Rajgor -. Very rare, the rarest of all Sindi silver qanhari dirhams according to "the coins of the...
The Kidarites also known as the Small Kushan sought to preserve the splendor of the Kushan Empire and this particular ruler even named him self...
Aww jeeze your killing me here...
Oh I go there!
It was a good and rather light hearted read. Not being a true collector of Roman coins like many here, I must admit the Roman bronze are among the...
If it makes you feel better I paid almost twice what you did...
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