There was an interesting film on television this morning, "Dime with a Halo", made by MGM in 1963. The dime, a 1929 Mercury, only makes an...
The date is below the obverse and (to me) is unreadable. The 50 dinars was minted 1293-1305 (1876-1888)....
I bought several Mughal India coins recently and spent some time attempting to read the Arabic text on them with the help of Richard Plant's book...
The above post is from 2006. The current article is on my website at: http://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmain_mexicopesochina.htm :)
A coin from France's King Louis XI (1461-1483): [IMG] France Louis XI Ecu d'Or Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint Obverse: Shield with three...
Nice coins. The 1898 Mo peso is a 1949 restrike. :)
The first Mongolian astronaut: [IMG] Mongolia 1 Tugrik 1981 - Soviet-Mongolian Space Flight Mongolian Cosmonaut Gurragchaa Jugderdemid flew on...
Hands on both sides of the coin: [IMG] Roman Empire - Constans Centenionalis Fel Temp Bronze, 21 mm, 4.02 gm, Catalog: RIC Siscia 218 Struck: AD...
An American Congresswoman once stated that politics "was all about the Benjamins" referring to United States $100 dollar bills which have a...
That is a nice Joan of Arc medal. The France Marianne-Rooster coin appeared on a French World War One poster. [IMG] France 20 francs 1912...
I have only one of these coins: [IMG] Russia 5 Kopeks 1779 Catherine II (Catherine the Great) Copper, 40 mm, 50.01 gm :)
To me the AH date looks like "300 and 9". :)
It looks like a Fatimid Dinar of Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah or Abu Muhammad Abdallah al-Mahdi Billah...
One can find these coins in unusual places: [IMG] Italy volcanic lava encased coin 5 centesimi 1919 :)
From the television program NCIS "Ephemera" episode shown February 18, 2020: [IMG] Silver dollar obverse and reverse shown early in the program...
Your "coin" is a brass "belly dance" costume coin with imitation Arabic writing on it. Here is a similar item: [IMG] Dance costume "coin" with...
Unfortunately the date has been worn off of picture E19... but it would be 1918 to 1928. Numista:...
[IMG] Are they common, Mr. Bond? :)
Another one? :)
A student’s purse that went missing in 1957 was discovered in 2019 between a set of lockers and a wall during repairs and has turned into a...
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