The Byzantine solidus that's featured in my thumbnail (my only gold coin) is about the size of a penny at 19.3mm.
I've always been looking to get a big brass Sestertius myself, the cheap ones tend to look really messed up, but every once in a while, a nice one...
I thought you meant the current queen with the headline for a second lol. Very nice queen and write-up! :)
Don't think my favorite coin will change for quite a while. This is about as good as it gets when it comes to my personal collection so far. :)...
Very nice! Doesn't get much more historic than that! You should be proud to own it. :)
Sorry I didn't clarify that statement. What I meant to say was that coins were never minted when the pharaohs held absolute authority (think...
The Egyptians never minted coins during their prime and those designs look very Greek in nature, and the texture of the coin itself looks like...
I forgot to mention it at first, I'll have to go back and edit the post to include more of the specifics, but yes, it's a drachm. :)
I think there was more to the word but the rest of the coin may have slowly worn or maybe was a slightly tight flan. I don't know much about the...
Troas, Abydus mint, which is on the coast of Anatolia according to the information slip that came with the coin. :)
Just got my first Greek coin right here that features one of the most beautiful reverses I've ever seen firsthand (Zeus enthroned with the eagle...
I just bought a similar coin to jello's. This is from after Alexander's death though. I love it! :)[ATTACH]
I've already posted this particular coin before, but my solidus thumbnail has Heraclius and his two sons Constantine III and Heraklonas.
All these coins are great! Thanks for sharing! :)
Those are extremely nice coins also! Some of the finest of that type I've seen personally.
Lucky dog! Those are beautiful! Great finds! :D
Thanks everybody! This will probably be the only gold coin I get for a long while, since like you guys said, they are expensive. I'm probably just...
Does anyone have any cool ancient or medieval gold coins they want to show off? I just recently purchased this beauty from Forum Ancient Coins...
Emperor Heraclius and Constantine III Gold Solidus (!!!!!) aEF, 4.336 g., 19.3mm., Constantinople mint, 639-641 C.E. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks!
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