I purchased this small late 7th century AD imitation of the standing follis of Constans II a couple of months ago, and just got around to...
Here's a contribution for 1745: Ragusa, tallero, 1745. Purchased from Karl Stephens in June 1997. KM 17; Davenport 1637. 28.4 grams [ATTACH]
Here are two contributions, one for 1747 and another for 1746. An 8 escudos, 1447, Lima mint. Assayer V (Jose de Vargas y Flor). [ATTACH] A...
Thanks. I was considering a die shift as a possibility, but due to the differences between the two portraits I didn't think that it was in fact a...
That's a really nice example, one of the nicest that I've seen in while. Congrats (both for the purchase and the coin's removal from the slab)
This coin is a very recent acquisition, and since it has a reverse rooted the central design used on the Athenian new style tetradrachms, it was a...
Nice examples! Nabataea, Aretas IV, and Shuqailat I, Æ 17, Petra, yrs 26-48. [ATTACH] Nabataean, Aretas IV, (9 BC-AD 40). Two AR selas,...
This is my only coin of Nerva. Nerva, tetradrachm, Antioch, year 1 (96/97 AD). Prieur 149 [ATTACH]
Yes, bronze disease can be very aggressive and sometime appear almost overnight. It is very distinctive, white to a very light green, and, above...
You might look into the Irish gunmoney, token coinage issued by James II during his unsuccessful attempt to reclaim the British crown in 1689-90....
That's a very interesting portrait of Philip III of Spain, without his pointy beard. Nice purchase! Here's another rendering. Italy Philip III,...
That's a beautiful medal! Here's an 8 escudos cob dated 1750. Lima, Ferdinand VI, 8 escudos, 1750 R. Purchased from Pat Johnson. Salvaged from...
Chile, Ferdinand VI, 8 escudos, Santiago mint, 1751 J. Salvaged from the Nuestra Senora de la Luz. KM 3. Purchased from Pat Johnson in May...
The Mexican "cap and rays" 8 reales have a long and storied history as the dominant trade coin in China and other parts of Asia, and for a period...
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