Ditto. Figure 26 in Anohin's book appears to illustrate the 'phenomenon of the gold-plated hole' we discussed here, but since I unfortunately...
Could it also be possible that the coins were struck from already holed and gold-plated flans? This would explain the “struck” look of the...
Do I see correctly that the "inside" of the hole is gold-plated, too? If so, that's quite fascinating. It would imply that the coin was already...
Thank you very much!
Künker has a good reputation among European collectors. They are in business for about 50 years now, and Ulrich Künker is, if I recall correctly,...
Here is my humble example from Nikopolis. I hope I got the attribution right – aber wenn Du das bestätigen könntest, Jochen, wäre ich Dir...
...and here it is. It's been a busy week, therefore this comes a bit late. [ATTACH] Carthage, AE17, late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, Sicilian mint....
@THCoins will be right. He knows these better than me.
Your coins 3, 5, and 6 belong to the class of coins usually referred to as “Gadhaiya Paisa.” Forum member @dougsmit has a very informative website...
Congratulations! That is indeed a beautiful example. Mine is the the "sword-type" and much more pedestrian (although it is missing two pedes on...
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