The Sphinx: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Provincial Egypt Bronze Drachm - Sphinx Obverse: Laureate head left, "AYT K T AIL ADP ANTWNINOC CEB EYC"...
About four years ago one of my relatives by marriage told me that her aunt had died. The aunt was elderly, had dementia, and had been buying...
I also have a Bohemond coin but not in as good shape: [IMG] Crusader State of Antioch, Bohemond III, AD 1163-1201 Billon silver, 17 mm, 0.59 gm :)
Islamic Mughal India coins. Some of them: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-to-do-at-home-mughal-islamic-coins-from-india.357730 :)
A French gros from Louis XI, the "Spider King" of France (AD 1461-1483), who kept wild turkeys as pets: [IMG] France Louis XI Gros de Roi...
This Coin World article may answer the 1964 clad coins question:...
Fascinating article. I have been reading Steven Runciman's History of the Crusades but haven't got to that part yet. :)
The king we all know and love: [IMG] Egypt 2 Piastres 1944 - King Farouk Silver, 19 mm, 2.8 gm :)
My Avatar Coin: [IMG] Maximinus Thrax Denarius Salus Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Reverse: Salus...
When I was a kid in 1964 I started collecting world coins and used the book A Catalog of Modern World Coins by R. S. Yeoman, sixth edition,...
This looks like something out of Science Fiction: Officials are warning residents to not plant seeds sent from China. If you receive a package...
In the old days coins really circulated: [IMG] Spanish America 2 Reales 1776 Mexico City mint Silver, 27 mm, 5.66 gm This worn coin weighs 5.66...
A Caesar at Sweet Sixteen: [IMG] Roman Empire Sestertius - Emperor Nero - Roma Seated Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356 Struck: AD 67...
A local house is known as the "Chicken Ranch" as the owners keep a number of the birds. They have this little item on display, a bowl or cup with...
This Antoninus Pius sestertius came cheap but provided me with days of fun trying to identify it as it was not listed in the RIC or Cohen Roman...
One would need separate reference works for each of these different items. :)
Coin 6, the one with two shields and five shields may be an Aalst Belgium copper medal dated 1617. https://www.imago-images.com/st/0095761355 :)
Please look again. I added a Numista link. :)
Clemens August von Bayern, 1719-1761. 1/6 Taler 1755, Köln. https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/114600 Numista:...
[IMG] Roman Empire Sestertius - Emperor Nero Roma Seated Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356 Struck: AD 67 Rome Obverse: Laureate head...
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