... or continue with ships, as you like. Ships or coins with pictures of coins.
An oft-posted newp of mine (but can you blame me?) ;) How about coins with pictures of coins on them next? (That's a rather subtle detail on...
I think this "Coins in Art" topic is deserving of its own thread. I shall have to look for other examples to post.
Naw, those actually saw a little circulation. @panzerman's examples are higher grade. ;)
I can see Philip (II?) of Spain on some of those (big!) gold pieces, too, I think. So much gold on that table. She was a wealthy lady, or at...
This one is pretty interesting. It's a 1934 Lincoln cent, but the reverse seems to have been encased in some kind of copper shell which...
One of two of these pieces i found in a bulk lot. Keep sailin'. [ATTACH]
@MAMIE- when you get your computer issues sorted out, why not post a picture of your coin in your own thread. This one is almost ten years old.
Ships and boats, continued. [IMG]
And, yes, that's a great painting! I love Old Master paintings that show coins, too! Kitchen Scene, Anonymous, Spain ca. 17th century [IMG]...
Ditto. I knew it was from the Low Countries, but didn't know that was called a Brabant cross. Makes sense.
OK, still no word from @Granbeck, so she moves down a slot and @Dougmeister gets third pick from the prizes. And I already know his choice,...
Small flag on foremast of the sailing junk. Let's do ships & boats, again. Been done before, I know, but it's a good theme. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
BTW, the crossed batons (scepters?) motif reminded me immediately of this (much later) 1797 kronenthaler from the Austrian Netherlands, which I...
The shadow in the photo indeed looks like an elliptical planchet clip, but "clip" has more than one numismatic definition. In the context...
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