I realise I'm reviving a rather old thread but recently acquired this Otho Semis weighing about 7.8 gm. and would want some more info on it. They...
Some guy must have taken his share from the mint before they went into circulation ;):D John this is a 'golden' opportunity to get to your magic...
Great wins @kirispupis. I too looked at the Philistian imitations but was concentrating on another era entirely. Bidding was not as frenzied as I...
But the value today is in the portrait not so much the metal value. Many monarchs used old coins to strike new ones in their name and portraits,...
Come to think of it, she didn't mint very much in silver either. Most (if not all) of the silver coins carry joint busts of Marc Antony and Cleo,...
Cleopatra VII, lover of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, descendant of one of the richest dynasties (Ptolemaic Egypt), ruler of the bread basket of...
I agree with a lot of what you've said. There is much that is unknown about religions and much that has been left to us humans to interpret.....I...
That would be a momentous occasion....1000 AV coins. We'd all love to celebrate that day with you.
John, I think you'll find that lot 90 in the auction was a previously unknown and very rare variety. It has a finer milled edge and was only...
I prefer this shield reverse to the 2005 and 2012 sovereigns. Good buy
Perhaps the items I'm selling are better discussed in a private conversation and not posted on the chat forum. Several of my coins were much MUCH...
No one's judging them on the performance of their computing skills. The thread just got a bit diverted, that's all;)
Not that one. A couple of JC denarii and a few other decent gold coins which should not have been in an E-Sale. I see their E-Sales as a place...
That was a rare happy experience. I also bought some denarii and aurii from them, most of which had issues, never mentioned in their listings so I...
Recently added an even larger denomination, Royal Mint 1,000 pounds (2 kg.) silver in PF70UC to my collection. Mintage of only 40 pieces, 150 mm....
I thought I had lost track of their auction date or was suffering from old age dementia. WHEW....what a relief!!! Not professional but as it is...
Thank you Q. There was a very high grade 1935 Raised Edge proof in the same auction but I was more interested in the 1934. You should try to find...
Thanks John. I would love to see one of those 105 zecchini coins.......must be one huelluva coin
Some coins just become instant classics. Many of us here remember how the 1989 gold 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign issue, of all...
WOW.....nice acquisitions @red_spork. That's what fascinates me about ancients and the vast knowledge of the members who contribute to this forum....
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