A biscione, a big snake, was the coat of arms of the Visconti family who held the duchy of Milan for several centuries, and it continued to be...
The first part of my reply went missing! My opening sentence was to the effect that the 1939 farthing is the second most common date for...
n the whole of the 20th Century, the 1939 farthing had the second biggest mintage figures, 31.4 million, after 1943 with 33.3 million. The lowest...
It is very clearly an imitation, I wouldn't even call it a reproduction
The story is that Lady Godiva's husband, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, introduced new taxes that the poorer people were unable to pay. She begged him...
Matthew, look at your own coin. On the obverse after the letter X there is a stop, or dot, or period, call it what you will. And on the reverse,...
Just a little more info for you on your coin. There are three varieties of the 1773 farthing. The first (and rarest) has no stop after REX; the...
Very nice coin, but I think you need to adjust the lighting on your photos. These are copper coins but you wouldn't know from the colour in your pix
I hit the Post button before I had finished writing. I was trying to say that the O or C can't be the assayer's mark because there was no assayer...
As my Scottish grandfather used to say, "I hae me doots" (I have my doubts) about this 8 reales. I have no personal experience of coins from...
******ing spelling checker! I wrote 'fineness' and forgot to check the checker before I posted
The weight is wierd. 8 reales come in at 27.4 grams, 4 reales half that at 13.73 and the fondness should be .93055
Jlass
Hi Glass Even if you don't read Spanish, I would recommend that you buy Casa de Moneda de Madrid by Glen Murray. This is the history of the...
Los dos escudos me parecen genuinos. El peso oficial, en gramos, es 6.7661 gms, oro de 20 quilates (.849, redondeando) y lleva las iniciales de...
I may be wrong, I am not an expert on NZ coinage or die varieties, and while it is difficult to be certain from a photo, I would nevertheless...
In my old edition of British Commonwealth Coins, (1971), the section on New Zealand notes that there are at least 200 die varieties, caused by...
The coins are the property of Spain. Where they will end up however is another matter. In the municipal museum, in Alicante, Valencia or Madrid?...
For what it's worth, here are my thoughts on these coins. The first coin is a 4 maravedis which has been officially counterstamped to raise its...
Kin la Belle, as the locals used to call it when I was there in the 1970s. I picked up some very good artefacts at very reasonable prices, but no...
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