Nice coin @Mat! Yours is about twice the size of mine, and has the Cyrillic legend:)
Hi, here's my second entry.... Russian Wire Money https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-first-russian-silver-wire-coin.298767/
Pishpash had a thread devoted to Russian Wire Money in January, which you can check out here:...
You have some awesome coins @1934 Wreath Crown!
Great early RR @red_spork and for only $51, fantastic buy! I have one early Roma/Dioscuri type (branch series) from an uncertain mint in Sicily,...
Good advice! Especially since I am upgrading some of my coins as well. I am sorry for your loss.
I also only see the error messages
@4to2centBC, excellent method to present your coins, great idea! I also use Abafil cases/trays, but just have an excel list for attribution. I...
Very nice coin, what a great Father's Day gift!
Wow, that's a really big one! I have a disk-shaped aes formatum (135 mm, ~1500 g), basically one-half of a circular shaped bronze ignot. Your...
I also recommend this atlas. It's a fun read, and I learned a lot.
Lots of research went into this map, well done!
Gosh, I have so much to learn! :shame: I certainly knew how ancients were minted (struck or cast) but have never heard anyone refer to them as...
I've only been collecting medieval for less than a year, so I may change my cutoff when I become more knowledgeable. I have no hammered coins,...
Thanks to @chrisild and @Bill in Burl for the additional info.
When I decided to collect medieval coins, I started looking for a cutoff date (I cannot collect everything). So I asked the ancient dealers at...
Interesting, I never knew any coins were made of porcelain. Did other countries produce porcelain coins? Or were they just minted as notgelds?
Nice bears everyone! I notice an animal theme among @ancientone's coins....an eagle, bear, and lions:)
Great idea @lordmarcovan, count me in! Here's my post on the The French King who never ruled...
I have collected ancient Greek and Roman coins for years, but recently added Byzantine and medieval to my collecting interests. I try not to buy...
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