Sounds familiar. That's why as small group of us formed a "club" founded the ADBC at the ANA show in Portland, Or. in 1998. It is now active to...
Yup, Heraclian's are always a challenge. Here a a couple I can quickly grab for this post.
Regardless of the others, the pieces you posted were worth the price of admission. While I collected Roman from that period and I never saw...
I see no evidence of tooling. It would fit into my Byz coin box quite nicely.
What a fantastic quote from Ed.Burke. Quite applicable to the times. Regarding the boullion note, its French, the two ll's would be pronounce with...
Nice example of an Arab/Byz coin I love these coins. They were issued in "proof", only to facilitate trade in the conquered regions. I am...
At our coin club we have what we call the "Ugly Coin Group". However, it is interesting to note that we (CoinTalk) seem to post the ones we like,...
And I've been throwing away to the rag bin my old ripped up jeans. What was I thinking? To quote P.T.Barnham..."There is a sucker born every 7...
Gee, and I thought I was taking leave of my senses.:woot:.
I'm curious about the delta in the exerge. There sure is a lot going on with that coin that could drive us all a bit crazy. Fun Stuff.
Ain't it Grand. Cheers!
Researching comes with being a numismatist and look forward to your continued quest. I have attached two pics, obv and rev of three Arab/Byz fols...
Thanks so much, I don't often get coins that need help especially "crustys". Looks like good reading with a cup of tea, or beverage of choice. I...
Always good to know dealers who understand and appreciate the folks who purchase from him.
Plague years strike. Good thing to remember, there were no newspapers and coins were one way to communicate with the masses. The public were very...
I'd go with the test strike if it is schyphate. A very intriguing bit for sure. I've been actively collecting Byz and Arab/Byz coins for the past...
Galba, Ok, how do you get the crud off? Do you mind sharing your tools? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks for posting the link to your FORUM collection. I am gobsmacked, what an extraordinary collection.
Fantastic posting mixing history and numismatics of the time. Very cool beans.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Fantastic c/m good get. Hear are a couple of mine. The first I won in an auction: "Byzantine Coins, Public Auction December 7,...
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