Here is a medieval Bulgarian coin I had on my old "Holey Coin Vest". It was a gift from a Collectors Universe member in Bulgaria. [IMG]
Nice pickup.
Yes! Thank You! Precisely the sort of comparison I was referring to.
@Aethelred: your pix of the coin I used to (and still) affectionately refer to as "Big Al" look pretty good. Big Al is welcome back into my...
Yes, it looks like heat-induced toning to me. Except for the darkish patch behind FDR's head, it's not unattractive, though it's not really worth...
These huge/tiny contrasts are really fun. I wish I'd remembered to do a photo like that with this little thing while it was still raw. [IMG]
Lovely coin. I have no "Cappadocians", but I'd love to visit that area, particularly the cave dwellings.
Very nice, @dadams! Coingrats! I've had two Alexander tets, both posthumous (and a drachm, of which no pictures survive). I bought one of those...
Knights. German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 [IMG] (PCGS XF45; population 1 - the...
I will say I've been very tempted by an item or two in his lists. Might give him a go one day.
I agree; somewhere on the high end of FR02 or low end of AG03. Down in these lower grades, the rim ding might not hold it back, since a certain...
It looks like it could be a lamination of some kind, maybe?
Does look nice n' silvery. What happened to the obverse legends? Looks almost like it was anepigraphic on purpose.
Ditto to what @zumbly said. Looks fine to me. I'm not into Late Roman bronze, but I do like the Victory reverse on these.
Funny you should mention that. I saw it just a moment ago ... opened it ... saw zero pictures ... and closed it. I'm sure Frank's a reputable...
Ain't that a rush? I'll bet you've done a lot of detecting on your property since, eh?
Believe me, if I could create such awesome looking displays, I too would rethink my stance on slabs (at least for my ancients). That's a...
I suppose folks were a lot better at detecting a debased coin back then. Did they use balance scales a lot, or were they attentive to variations...
Were there actual aureii of this type, or is that fourree a contemporary "fantasy" of sorts? I have never been able to get past my reaction to...
I'm not at all sure (and am in fact very, very dubious) that this is a actual coin at all, but rather some kind of jewelry based on that design of...
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