I'll see your Biga and raise you to a Quadriga! [ATTACH] Philistis, wife of Hieron II. Greek AR 16 litrae. Syracuse 270-230 BCE, Obv: Diademed...
To me the 19th century saw the pinnacle of coin design. This is another I particularly love: [ATTACH]
I posted this a couple of years ago but still one of my favourite "artistic" finds to date: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Some from the Isle of Man on the subject of "Man in Flight". All Silver proofs: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There are when I look - some 2400! It may be because he does not quote postage to the US, in which case his listings will not appear for you. More...
I have just listed around 30 Silver proof, mostly Crown size, World coins on Ebay....
Doing a clear out of Crown Size Silver proofs, so I have photographed these. (Not really my sort of thing, but some are quite attractive...)...
I was also interested as to why they switched to the "Bon Pour" token like coinage in 1921 and have found this on another forum. (Thanks to "Ian"...
Maybe someone else can come in with the history to explain why they used "Chamber of Commerce" token-like coinage in the 1920s, but this is...
I'll plug on with the older ones - Edward the Confessor penny, S1182 "Hammer Cross" type: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My oldest Penny: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Athelwulf Penny S1051. He reigned in Wessex 839 to 855AD. Obverse reads AFTHELVVLF REX. Reverse has HUNR...
If you do not get an answer here, try zeno.ru - they specialise in Asian coins of all sorts and have subscribers from all languages and nations....
[Rant on] This has already been discussed on a UK based forum and the consensus is that it is NOT a proof. There seems to be an assumption in the...
Certainly makes a strong case, but as before I am really not an expert on varieties. I suggest a post on predecimal.com as that is the home of...
Thanks for the tag! I believe this is Obverse 6 and Reverse G - Freeman 277, which is the right one for the "F over P in Half" variation, but I am...
A couple of 18th Century Halfpennies picked up in the last week: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The 1774 is clearly a "Non-Regal" or...
Celtic (Iron Age British coins) should be good for this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If you miss a notification and don't view the thread notified, CT will stop sending you notifications on that thread until you do view. I have...
The Spink book is printed each year - Philip Skingley version is from years back, Emma Howard is current, so go for that. There are still two...
Philip and Mary Sixpence - 1554: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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