POST MING DAMAGE Another fiendish plot by Ming the Merciless! :)
The 1954 British film "Fire Over Africa" is about glamorous woman secret agent Joanna Dane (Maureen O'Hara) who is assigned to identify the head...
From the LM Collection: [IMG] Faustina Junior Denarius - Ceres Silver, 18 mm, 2.33 gm, Catalog: RIC 669 Struck: AD 161-164 Rome Obverse: Faustina...
On July 20, 2024, I found an interesting book, Numismatic Rogues Gallery, on the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) which was about criminals...
[IMG] Elongated Cent - Monterey, California Coinstar find in 2018 The coin is recent zinc model as it weighs 2.5 grams and was probably sold at...
Two more Mauritius coins: I just had to get one of these: [IMG] Mauritius 10 Rupees 1971 - Independence and Dodo bird Copper-nickel, 35.0 mm,...
Many of these coins are mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's famous 1883 novel Treasure Island. It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones's...
In the 1960's I collected world coins and owned the book A Catalog of Modern World Coins by R. S. Yeoman, seventh edition, published in 1967....
Mine was "backorder" a couple of days ago and today I received an email that it was shipped. :)
"Pompeii the New Dig" - "House of Treasures" is a 2025 documentary which is being shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) television stations...
I would suspect that the show's producers would have a hard time getting a real one. :)
The Cash coins were issued by the Madras Presidency sub-division of the East India Company and are sometimes listed under "Madras Presidency"....
I just had to have some Uzbekistan coins. Oddly enough, I once visited Uzbekistan and the legendary cities of Samarkand and Bokhara. [IMG] :)
I just had to buy some Kazakhstan coins. Oddly enough, I once visited Kazakhstan. [IMG] Because Kazakhstan has the World's Best. :)
I agree with the date 1925. :)
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Looks like: Iran 100 Dinar Pahlevi AH 1305 (1926) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces35009.html Iran 1/4 Qiran Shah Ahmad 1332-1343...
These are Iran 2 Qiran or 2000 Dinar coins. The top lion coin looks like this: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces62128.html Mozaffar ad-Din...
The British East India Company minted coins under the names of some Mughal emperors, including Shah Alam II who reigned mostly over the city of...
In "High School Caesar" the main character carries and shows a United States Liberty Head $20 gold coin. :)
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