Those are both beautiful denarii with great character. A+
Nice article. Golly. You would think CoinNews would know the difference between a die and a hub. :rolleyes:
You need to give me a warning before you post that coin so I can fasten my seat belt.
Incidentally, I recently viewed the collection of colonial coins at the John D. Rockefeller Library in Williamsburg, and it's chock full of...
That site is the best online source of information on Colonials I've ever found. I came across it a few years ago, and I think I've read every...
I've only lately become interested in coins that would have circulated in America during the colonial period, and this one certainly fits the...
I think R/S is the Seville mintmark, J is the assayer's mark. I can't speak to its authenticity, but the damage doesn't bother me. The second pic...
Just so you know, you can enjoy collecting without getting consumed by the grading game. 1895 was a busy year.
My understanding is that the British Crown had to borrow money to pay the Hessians, so it doesn't necessarily follow that they were paid in...
Most colonial coinage was the coinage that powered world trade during the 18th-century. So in most archeological digs, you find a predominance of...
Ugh. i have that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach for you. But it sounds like you don't mind too much.
Great coin as always, Steve. What's the story behind the fake? Was it sold to you as authentic?
Really breaking the rules here. Not Greek and not bronze, but a double play - Salus, and the only representation on coinage of Valetudo (that I...
Athena. Nabataean Kingdom: Early Kings AE16, 3.3g, 10h; Damascus Mint, after c. 120 BC. Obv.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian...
Apollo. Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC) AE16, 5.7g, 12h Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia. Rev.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; youth on horseback...
Zeus. Ptolemy III Eurgetes, 246-221 BC AE16: 2.77g, 12h; Tyre mint, Club series Obv.: Diademed bust of Zeus Ammon right. Rev.: Eagle standing...
Not Greek, but still...Saturn. Anonymous Roman Republic AE Semis 21mm, 8.6g, anonymous, after 211 BC. Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn right; S...
I suspect the white balance needs to be tweaked. I doubt the coin has that purplish hue. At any rate, it's a gorgeous piece. Just how many titles...
Beautimous!
Nice coin! They really should make a movie about Allectus.
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