Ah ok, thanks a lot for correcting the attribution. So the coin dates to the 10th century rather than the 14th. It probably switched envelopes at...
I found another Xia-Dynasty coin in my "collection". Strangely, this one is dated to 1362-66 Da Shun Tong Bao Ming Yuzhan in the area of Sichuan...
The monetary system was in disarray at the time, a clear sign of economic turmoil. Not only were the official coins massively debased and...
Here are a few of my Tetricus I coins picked out at random [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks a lot everybody. I found the earlier thread as well: Thread on Eros mintmark I'm fascinated by this coin and its mintmark. It is...
Many thanks. Excellent article. I was happy to get this coin.
I seem to have one of these common types Tian Sheng Yuan Bao Date: 1149 - 1170 Weight: 3.67g (23.5mm) Green and brown patina and encrustations,...
I don't collect Chinese coins and unfortunately I know nothing about them, except for what is written on the coin envelops. I got a few hundred of...
Da An Tong Bao Date: 1075 - 1085 Weight: 4.8 g (25.5mm) Light green and brown patina and deposits, moon crescent on the reverse [ATTACH]
Date: 1107 - 1110 Weight: 4.32g (24mm) [ATTACH]
and another one GuangDingYuanBao Date: 1212-1223 Weight: 5.52g (24mm) Nice condition, brown patina, blank reverse [ATTACH] Found this on the...
another one: Date: 1206 - 1211 Weight: 4.66g (25mm) Uneven green and brown patina and encrustations, blank reverse [ATTACH]
Very interesting coin and writeup. Thanks a lot for sharing. I don't collect Chinese coins, but I have quite a few of them. I know nothing about...
I picked up the coin below recently, at a surprisingly low price (probably because of the green incrustations). I bought the coin because of the...
The OP coin is wonderful. However, I also think that it does not depict Helena, but a personification of Constantinopolis, which would be much...
Yet, this was common practice at the time. Since baptism was believed to remove all sins, it was usually administered late in life or on the death...
Wonderful coins shown here. The OP coin looks like bronze. I guess that is is just the photograph Here is my example: [ATTACH] Obv.: CAESAR...
I have only a couple of Celtic coins from different Celtic regions. I like the Celtic imagery. Had the Romans not conquered much of Europe,...
Here is a Salonina, which I found recently on Ebay. It was only about 15 Euros, so I bought it. Obv: SALONINA AVG Rev.: PIETAS AVGG Mint: Rome...
Same here. I really like my Jovian, despite some weaknesses on the reverse ... Obv.: DN IOVIANVS PF AVG Rev.: VICTORIA ROMANORVM Exergue: ANT...
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