Great article and interesting coin! There was also a Sacred Black Stone of Elagabal: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Provincial AE - Sacred Stone of...
how the heck did he Graduate? Mrs. Robinson helped him with his homework. :)
[IMG] Nepal Silver Mohar SE 1791 (AD 1869) Surendra Vikrama Size: 27mm Weight: 5.54gm Why would tourists come to Nepal? All we have are...
[IMG] British East Africa 5 Cents 1936 - King Edward VIII [IMG] British East Africa 10 Cents 1936 - King Edward VIII [IMG] British East Africa 1...
Check this out on Ebay: 1888 $1 Morgan Silver Dollar - Bullet Shot PANCHO VILLA Good Luck Coin Casino...
I thought that Peter Ustinov was excellent as Nero in "Quo Vadis". :)
The studio issued a cartoon to go along with the film. It was also titled "We're in the Money". [IMG] Cartoon Title [IMG] Cartoon Coins :)
Somebody informed me that Charles Barber designed these medals, but I do not have any actual reference for that. :)
Another Bridge Medal: This one has no family connection, it came from the usual source for odd items: [IMG] Samuel J. Bridge Medal awarded...
I have been looking at appearances of coins and numismatic items in films for some time, and I have found the best one: "Gold Diggers of 1933"...
Might be a Heraclius (610-641) 30 Nummia (30 is an unusual denomination). This guy has a picture of a similar coin:...
I bought these two Byzantine coins from Forum at the same time. Both have small amounts of graffiti on them. [IMG] Heraclius AU Solidus Heraclius...
The catch also contained some 270 copper coins of Sultanate period besides coins from the fairly recent British Empire and the United States. :)
Looks like Turkey 2 piastres AH 1293 Year 11 (AD 1886) :)
Turkey Abdul Hamid II piastre. :)
Here's his cousin: [IMG] Justinian AE Follis Size: 30mm, Weight: 17.98gm, Catalog: Sear 158, Struck: AD 527-538 :)
He's using a photograph of the Farouk coin. :)
The item looks like either play money or a gaming piece. :)
Will the cans be graded and sold as "exonumia"? :)
I just watched the old Western film "Winchester 73" and it made me wonder about something. In the film, there is a rifle shooting contest where...
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