You were exactly the person I was thinking about when I posted.
If we had to judge our coin collections by the moral stature of the rulers represented, we'd have to throw most everything out.
The problem is we've got some very polite, well-spoken YNs here as well. And anyway, if someone blindly takes the advice of one anonymous poster...
The beetle king!
I wonder how many crosses you had to burn to be a member in good standing...
Gil, do you know anything about the scholarship concerning who minted these coins? ERIC says they were all minted posthumously, and since she was...
Cool stuff, guys. :thumb:
The online resources are great, of course, but I love physical books, and wouldn't hesitate to drop $20 on the Bowers. Excellent find!
Great thread, guys! Keep it coming. :thumb:
I'll add this to your thread even though I posted it elsewhere. A coin issued by Alexander the Great's father... [IMG]
Since you're asking about worth, I've paid between $15 and $20 for nicely-toned, uncirculated 40% Kennedys.
You're a mod now? He made two different threads about two different coins.
I definitely like the copper toning on the reverse! Nice find.
It's definitely a nice coin! A closer shot would give us a better chance at grading it.
This coin arrived today and I got a chance to take a proper pic... [IMG]
The seller's pictures are dark. I did an Auto-Level on the color to see if there might be anything there, and it appears to have some green...
A 9mm coin is an itsy-bitsy bit of a thing. I've got a few myself. When you blow it up to fill a computer screen, it can look rather crude. Hold...
Well, it does look like billon, and the devices are "off" enough to suggest a barbarous issue. What I've noticed about the barbarous coins,...
It doesn't appear that Visigothic coins are common at all, from what searching I've done so far, so congratulations again!
xGAJx - Things aren't always what they seem, so if you're asking questions, that's great, but it's better to hold off on judgment until you hear...
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