I don't know any kids that collect coins from circulation today :(. There isn't the incentive to look anymore because there are so few...
Aethelred, Nice score with a superb & accurate portrait ;). He doesn't look like the kind of guy you would mess with :nailbiting:.... [IMG]
panzerman, Nice score on the 1/2 Scudo d'oro ;)! The portrait of Saint Peter is beautifully done & the tastefully engraved background rays accent...
Patrick1, If your coin has a plain edge & is not reeded it's a 1954 issue. If it's attracted to a magnet it's a 1954 issue.
jlblonde, Attached are photos of my favorite African colonial coin struck in the city of Oea, in the North African province of Syrtica, while...
Pavlos, Nice score on a very early coin. Despite the tiny size the celator got a great high relief image of a satyr. The early Greeks had no...
Ditto on the 2nd coin.
The Mexico City Mint (Mo mint mark) is the oldest continually operating mint in North & South America, & they have a rich tradition of striking...
Loong Siew, The oldest images of Buddha came from Gandharan Region as seen in the photo below. This example is in the Tokyo National Museum,...
J.C., I think you can feel confident the coin is real & not fake. It isn't profitable for counterfeiters to fake this type of coin. You are...
panzerman, That aureus is breathtaking :jawdrop:, a museum piece for sure!
maridvnvm, Here is my only example of a follis from Alexandria. AD 305-307. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
red spork, It was a long auction so you might have to wait 2 days. Congrats on winning something ;).
J.C. I think gsimonel is right on. Attached below is the same type coin from another mint. Your coin is worth about $5.00 [IMG][IMG]
panzerman, Congrats on your score! I noticed the price you paid was no bargain :smuggrin:. Everything was going for crazy prices. I ended up...
JC, Better photos would be helpful.
Loong Siew, You're right about the "heavenly horses". The Chinese valued highly the beautiful & swift horses they got from the tribes of the...
Mat, For comparison here is a Pierreale I acquired over 20 years ago of Frederick II. AD 1296 - 1337 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Loong Siew, Nice score on the Yuezhi coin & fascinating write-up! When the Han Dynasty expanded westward they disrupted all the cultures they...
AussieCollector, This morning I did listen to the podcast In Fairness to Phocas with my morning coffee & enjoyed the narrators presentation; then...
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