Weighing only 0.71 g., the following coin seems strange,to me at least.I can't even guess the identity. Hope someone can recognize that...
Do we know in which century through History that man began to smoke??
On reverse, It looks like a deity riding a horse. Head Left.
It could include debased silver. In this case the proportion of silver would decrease on a wide scale.
Sooner or later you'll be digging gold coins by surprise. So beside enjoying the hobby, you could hopefully win a lot. Keep up the hunt. Good Luck.
@Makanudo .. The first reply of Theodosius in this thread shows that the metal of your coin is a billon (BI). That means it's an alloy of...
Did you check or guess what metal is your coin composed of ?
Not a word about the legend or description (ID) of this legendary coin ??!
You're right. That's Heraclius. I searched again and found the nearest match on Wildwinds. SB 804. Thank you.
It took me long and long hours to clean this Byzantine Follis. I could recognize the large M on reverse, along with the last 5 letters in right...
No. But I still have a few of the same hoard that I didn't clean. Here are a couple of them.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just finished cleaning these 2 Byzantine bronze Folles. They represent Emperors Justin and Justinian respectively and weigh 13.51 g. and 14.55...
Weighing only 0.67 g., the following bronze coin under Emperor Arcadius was struck in Antioch. It has Victory on reverse with Salus Republicae as...
Q.G. is perfectly right. Actually an Emperor might have more than one different monogram on his coins, depending on the Mint or even the date or...
Yes, as far as the monogram (crossed rho over attached w) is over the letter M. Thank you for this precise clarification.
Armed by your praiseworthy assistance, I searched for over an hour. The acknowledged "Table of Monograms"lists the monogram on my coin under...
The reverse of this follis has a crossed Rho over the big letter M. Under the CHRISTOGRAM there's an Attached W. Is that usual? and what meaning...
Harsh surface anyway.
Wish you a golden year 2018. Congrats..
O.K. I think the denomination of your silver coin is 5 Kurush. It should weigh around 6 g. At XF condition it's estimated at nearly 15-20...
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