Hmm I wonder if they minted any gold coins. Even in low production. Or if they were like the early days of the Roman Republic and viewed gold as...
Well then who made this? [ATTACH] Definitely not one of these guys. [ATTACH]
But then who made this coin? It has the Lacadaemon symbol on it. (It looks like an upside down V) [ATTACH]
Me neither until I saw the Spartan tetradrachm coin I posted a picture of xD The Spartans strongly frowned upon accumulation of wealth. It was...
It may not have been used to pay Spartans themselves but I think we can all agree it still qualifies as a coin of Ancient Sparta. :)
You might want to see the picture above because I thought the same thing xD
I’ve seen a lot of Ancient Greek coins on this forum but strangely enough I’ve never seen anyone post a coin of Ancient Sparta. Originally I...
Maybe the Emperor got to see specimen examples before they produced the coins en masse? It’s crazy how many coins they made. Quietus ruled only...
Yes exactly! Ive always enjoyed the challenge of learning about a coin by studying it rather than just looking up everything I want to know....
That’s kind of what I tried to do. I was asking if using the portrait of an Emperor to approximate a mintage date was a valid & rational way to...
Here is another example: I could just go look for the answer online and know in 30 seconds with minimal effort. But instead I think like a...
I replied to him before I read your post. I always start from the newest post and work my way up with replies. Also even though I know the answer...
Yup it’s Fortuna on the back. I do look up the coins to learn about them and what the symbols are and what the text says and stuff. It’s just...
But he was 31 when he died and he only looks about 18 max in the portrait so I was just curious whether it’s possible to help date when a coin was...
I can’t remember if I said I won the auction on this but it finally arrived today and I think it’s even better than I was expecting. I’ve always...
But I don’t think many of those people are hanging out in this forum :P
Here’s mine :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ahhh ok that makes sense. I was gonna say I don’t think anyone on the forums has a genuine gold Stella since they are like $80,0000+ At most...
I thought the Stella was a gold $4 coin? Or is yours a modern bullion coin replica? I always liked the design although I do admit it’s pretty...
Very nice! I only have one silver commemorative. My uncle got me this one for Christmas [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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