Yep. PMD. The "how" and the "why" are a mystery. I also wonder what it's sitting on top of, out of mere idle curiosity.
I agree.
Some of y'all knew I was gonna trot mine out again... ;) [IMG]
Nero dupondius with space shuttle blasting off on reverse. ;) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
As @furryfrog02 mentioned, that is a clashed die rather than a brockage. I used to confuse the terms in exactly the same way. Here is what an...
Thanks. I missed the "IIII" Roman numeral there. And there's clearly a PH there, so yep, one of the Philips.
I posted an earlier 2-maravedis of Ferdinand & Isabella last night.
Yep. It says MADE IN CHINA all over it, without actually saying that. One look at that cartooney Abe was enough.
It's not so much that I did any research as the fact that I've been a collector for 44 years, so I've crossed paths with plenty of stuff. Enough...
You did well. I bought one of those in the late 1990s myself. I knew I was buying a restrike, but it was pretty. Very prooflike, and very large...
It has the typical seawater corrosion, but for an El Cazador piece, that's not bad at all. Pretty typical quality for the finds from that wreck....
Thanks. Yep. The trouble is, there are zillions of varieties of very similar looking "lion and castle" copper "cob" coins from the 16th and 17th...
The reverse would almost pass, at a quick glance, but that obverse and Lincoln portrait are cartoonish. Compare with a real coin. (PCGS...
Blatant fake. Likely Chinese made.
I know next to nothing about Byzantine coins, but that's cool looking. Certainly a dramatic overstrike.
Spain: "New World Pirate Era Bronze Nummis c.1400-1600 AD" [sic], in "International Numismatic Bureau" holder [ATTACH] This was a cheap coin...
Just on the fly, without consulting Photograde, etc- that looks like F12 to me. I believe LIBERTY only needs to be full, not strong. I think...
Roman Provincial (Caesarea): bronze Æ28 of Severus Alexander, ca. 222-235 AD; Mount Argaeus [IMG] Obverse: head of Severus Alexander right....
Huh. Funny, the Fugio cent design never occurred to me at all. But now that you mention it, I see the vague similarity. You could be right, but...
Thank you. I had intended to link to that page in the OP, but forgot to do so. Have done so now.
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