Precisely. From the Latin aes (pl aeres). AR is silver (argentum). Gold is AV (aureum). Lead is PB (plumbum).
Like, when you go to a show and can't find a blessed thing there for your collection. So you pick up a cheap little Jefferson with nice toning. Or...
We don't have to own it? OHHHHHHHHHH! [IMG] http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=7452 Silver medallion of Hadrian. Unique, the second silver...
I love these threads. I really. feel like I'm getting to know your coins on a personal level! :D Lehigh's Pink Eye dollar and t$'s quarter eagle...
So today, rather than working on my thesis like I should be, I messed around with a bunch of coins I'd put on the "back burner." I've been saving...
Please post images of both sides as well as the size (in millimeters) and weight if possible.
Gorgeous half-dime, Kanga!
Aww, doesn't anyone read my description? ;) "c/m: XLII carved to left of bust. Retarrifed by Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy as 42 nummi, 6th...
I think what BNB wanted to ask at the beginning was for us to post our rare AND valuable coins. Of course, the way he asked it came across as very...
Not in a while. I've balanced my collecting interests among rarity, price, and beauty almost perfectly for my budget. When I get bored from a lack...
The sixth is Seleukid, not Roman.
I see it now! T over a cross. Las Monedas Epsanolas desde los Reyes Catalicos al Estado Espanol by Castan and Cayon, 1976 edition. #201.
Ugh. I have a reference for Spanish coins. But I can't figure out what the mintmark is on this one.
Very good! Much better than the uncleaned junk you've posted before. ;)
The second is Emperor De Zong, 1 cash. Guanzhou, Guangdong mint, 1889-1890 AD. Hartill 22.1334. Interesting note. At this time, the Guangzhou...
The first one I think is a Wu Zhu, which would be somewhere between 119 BC and the 2nd century AD. But I can't make out the characters.
Counterfeit detection of either ancient or modern coins is a very difficult skill to acquire. There have been numerous threads on it around here,...
These would not have sprues. They would have been cast first in one sided molds, then attached. You should also see a seam running around the edge...
The main damning characteristic, apart from the fact that they should almost all be silver and are not, is the general soapy look of the metal,...
Not bad, two of the better ladies to have in your harem. Now, if you brought out a Matilda or Plotina...
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