I think it's beautiful. I've never owned any Augustan silver.
I'd love to visit Cappadocia, but I'll pass on the balloon ride. I'm sure the view is phenomenal and the ride enjoyable to doughtier souls, but...
Germany (Nürnberg): silver Augsburg Confession medal by Daniel Dockler the Younger, 1730 [ATTACH] Obverse: Allegorical scene of the Augsburg...
I just bid on (and lost- *snif*) a Henry the Lion bracteate like that. I liked that it was from Braunschweig- or Brunswick- because I live in...
Alas, I have no Roman or ancient coins for which the discovery provenance is known. I can assure you I will rectify that situation as soon as...
Thanks for letting me know, @greed ball. It was the oldest coin in my Pick Bin stock, too. Neat coin- not as tiny as some ancient Greek bronzes....
A little acetone would take care of any old varnish, I would imagine?
Believe me, I know.
That's a great looking find! The pictures were adequate, too. I've seen (and taken) much worse.
Oh. That guy. [ATTACH]
Sicily (Norman Kings): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166 AD [IMG]
It's a good question, for which I have no idea. Reckon a specialist will have to answer that one.
Crosses, continued. Germany (Weimar Republic): specimen gold medal memorializing the victims of the schooner "Niobe" shipwreck, 1932 [ATTACH]
In light of that last one, let's change the theme to: Coins with crosses. Extra credit: see how many crosses you can get on a single coin.
Cyprus. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Later PCGS VF35. [IMG]
That one has been on my want list for more than a year. I want a proof.
Great Britain: silver South Sea Company sixpence of George I, 1723; double-struck mint error [ATTACH] Obverse: GEORGIVS • D • G • M • BR • ET •...
Island states and colonies continued, then. Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. [IMG]
Ugly was half the appeal, here. Leopold would not be half as interesting if he had been handsome, without being nicknamed "Hogmouth". You gotta...
Y'all repeat what the theme is every once in a while! Geez, I'm totally lost! Where are we? What's the theme? :confused: [MEDIA]
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