I would have gone with the top one hands down - it has the control mark below the horse visible. You should also bear in mind that this type...
I agree with Doug. There are some issues that were struck in attractive style and fine silver. This has one of the two, at least! Gobl attributes...
'Cob' is a specific type of Spanish coin, a crude silver/gold issue, generally struck at one of the New World mints. This is a 17th century...
Comment or not, I at least read all the ancient and world posts. I just see too many coins a day to get excited by varieties like these. In all...
Its a fake of a silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
SNG BM Black Sea is best for the Greek-era coinage of the Black Sea region. But I don't think this one is real.
Those look more like silversmith hallmarks than regular countermarks. I would start looking there.
I don't see any reason to believe this.
British and Italian copies of an Austrian coin. The Chinese chop marks were added during circulation.
You must remember as well that Maria Theresa thalers were produced from 1786 to the mid 1960's. The dates can only be roughly determined by die...
14th-17th century. Ilkhanid, Ottoman, Juchid? It would take me more time than I care to really find it. I advise you post it here: http://zeno.ru/
Neither is there a listing in Jones. But of course there are better Japanese listings for these. To confirm that its not an official Ming issue -...
It could be, but the calligraphy is not what I'd expect even for that. I haven't worked with such imitations enough to say. Can you show me any...
Its a coin Do Zhong tong bao coin of Zhu Yuanzhang, as Prince of Wu, cast 1361-1368. See Hartill 20.2. He was the founder of the Ming dynasty, and...
CILICIA, Tarsos. Anonymous issue. 164-27 BC. Turreted and draped head of Tyche right / Sandan standing right on horned, winged animal, within a...
Here's some more obscure Serapis types: [IMG] EGYPT, Arsinoe (Krokodilopolis) PB Tessera. (25mm, 7.23 g) Head of Pharoah right Serapis seated...
I was posting that snippet to inspire you to look for more. ;) Here ya go, in convenient pdf form:...
Forrer is online. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=genpub;view=toc;idno=AJK5386.0001.001 There are also pdfs of it, if you look...
A probable modern fake of an Alexander the Great silver tetradrachm. The symbols are control marks, that would have somehow indicated when and...
London mint; initial mark: hand. Struck 1590-1592. SCBC 2577.
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