Apparently they’re called the Eastern Arabic numerals. Here’s what they should look like.[ATTACH] Here’s what I think your coin is. It’s not a 20...
Yes to all. The calendar is lunar, so an AH year is about 3% shorter than our year. The formula for AH to AD is as follows: take 3% of the AH...
This looks like it’s from the reign of Selim III (1789-1807). The AH (Muslim calendar) date of his accession is at the bottom of the coin (1203,...
While we’re on that topic, how did the old silver and gold coins fit into the reformed system? Here’s a Meiji shu to show how late they made them,...
A yen was divided into 100 sen or 1000 rin from the 1870 to 1953. In 1953 they got rid of all the fractions and made the yen the only currency...
Today, Dumbarton Oaks’s Online Catalogue of Byzantine Coins launched. This makes me very happy! I had heard that the catalogues would be updated,...
Nope! There are many other types out there. If I was going by denomination even below the Koban, I am at least missing six coins.
Glenn Schinke. I agree!
I got to see a Koban there, but it was far out of my price range. [ATTACH][ATTACH] There are two Paulowania Kiri, the denomination, 1 Ryo, and the...
1 silver bu, Tempo era[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This piece was from 1837 to 1854. The legend on both sides is identical to the Ansei 1 shu, with the only...
Well, I went to the Summer FUN show. This time’s big theme for me was Pre-Meiji Japan. I feel like I came out pretty well, if buying every type I...
I went to the Summer FUN show again. For ancients, there really wasn’t much to show physically. I met three forum members in person though! That...
I’ll just use this thread as an opportunity to say that it was great meeting all of you, Aidan, Brian, and John. As for my acquisitions... A short...
A 1797 draped bust? If so, wow! That’s absolutely amazing!
Here you go! https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/11/national/japan-starts-minting-coins-featuring-new-reiwa-imperial-era/#.XSfnOWIpCEc
Just read an article - all Reiwa coins should be out by October. I really want one of the 500 yen that commemorate his enthronement. But that’s...
That’s so cool!
I bought a coin that I had been looking for for a while. Namely, the 1921 Peace Dollar. While it is common, I wanted one with a little more detail...
Andronicus II and Michael IX. Thessalonica mint. No Sear number. DOC 779. I like doing this because it serves as practice. Late trachies are where...
I will be there! One idea I have after last year’s experience is that we could all write our forum names on our name tags. Last year,...
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