Congratulations on this fine acquisition, @Curtisimo . For me, the provenance really adds a lot of interest to it. My Maximinus Daia, also from...
Two very nice coins, @DonnaML ! The bearded mask of Pan on your coin is in truly excellent style. My only Pansa was struck by the abovementioned...
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Simply fabulous! That’s a stellar collection.
I like both your coins but unfortunately don't know enough about Carolingian coins to distinguish between original and later immobilized issued....
That's a splendid coin you've shown. I especially like the Athena Nikephoros in the field. A very nice detail! My hemidrachm isn't as nice, but...
Today for medieval Monday: an unassuming little bracteate with a funny bull's head: [ATTACH] Duchy of Mecklenburg, anonymous issue, AR bracteate...
I've rearranged my medieval trays this week. I hadn't closely looked at some of the coins for quite a while. This one in particular is nicer than...
A 3 mark silver coin from 1913, commemorating te centennial of the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon: [ATTACH]
As fas as I understand, triga racing was an Etruscan tradition continued by the Romans only to some degree. Trigae also appear in ancient Greek...
That's a beautiful coin with an interesting ticket! I read: Sizilia Syrakosai Testa di Ceres ("head of Ceres") Rv Toro cozzante ("butting bull")...
That's a very nice early issue from Magdeburg! I also like your second bracteate (Berger 1534). Fortunately, the Welf takeover after Philip's...
@steve 5 , welcome to CoinTalk! You've certainly shown us a fascinating historical artifact and made a great metal detector find. Congratulations...
Interesting coins from an interesting period of Roman history. Collecting Flavians is very popular on this board – several forum members are...
Nice. That's a quintessential type to have in a collection of ancient coins. [ATTACH] Alexander III “the Great,” Kingdom of Macedonia, drachm,...
Thanks for the clarification! Some thoughts: b, d, e) What you describe as excess metal to me looks simply like banker's marks. If you punch a...
Very interesting post and artifacts. I have come across all sorts of medieval religious and heraldic badges, but horse pendants are new to me. I...
Do you have any particular reason to doubt this coin's authenticity? To me, the scratches and marks you mentioned look like fairly typical...
Interesting family story – it's a pity that such tradition-steeped trades and the respective skills and knowledge of craftsmanship have gone all...
I've got a badly marred example of the common denarius type showing Arabia with her camel and cinnamon sticks. It's nothing special per se, but it...
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