This is my favorite non-Italian, Renaissance, (non) coin. [ATTACH] Charles IX, ca. 1570. Nuremberg Jeton. 27mm, 4.10 gr. Obv : JUPITER ET...
@panzerman post some more!
Great coins everyone!
I've been posting on the ancient board for awhile, but I thought I might trot out some of my coins here for a change. I've been focusing my...
There are also coins from the collection of Queen Christina of Sweden. Many of these form the base of the Vatican's coin collection. Again, not...
@lordmarcovan I'm no expert but the sharpness of the edges on many of the devices on Coin A (especially on the reverse) give me pause for a coin...
you should look at the italian auctions on bidinside or deamoneta. coins of this type often sell for 50-70 euro.
I don't mind the toning on coin a, but I do think it looks tooled...
@Greg Heinrich a galla placidia solidus is a dream coin, but I don't think I'll have the means for that in the foreseeable future.
@David@PCC They do all have that same "look." Does anyone know how it's produced? I'd describe it as really smooth weirdly laminated surface...
Yes, they also have an ebay store I believe. these are so crude to begin with that I have a hard time telling if the style is right. Also there's...
My new Galla Placidia came in the mail today. I was very excited until I dug a little too deeply into forvm's boards and made some unpleasant...
I would definitely go for a lot of gold. Some of the coins that first come to mind: Nectanebo II [IMG] Zoe & Theodora [IMG] Irene [IMG]...
I ended up improvising my own method: I filed a corner with a jewelry file until I had nearly broken it open and then used a flat head screwdriver...
My first gold coin, and my third coin with dies engraved by Benvenuto Cellini arrived in the mail today from Heritage. This coin was minted after...
Mary I, as the first Queen of England to successfully rule in her own right, with her large presence in the historical imagination, and her...
Great tip! I emailed them...
My first slabbed purchase is on its way from HA, and I'm anxious to free it. I've perused some of the old threads on slab cracking and watched a...
A trio of ladies to revive this thread: This one came in the mail today [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Eleanor of Aquitaine. ANGLO-GALLIC. 1189-1204. AR...
ha! I was shocked to get one, too
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