Roman Egypt Tetradrachm of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) I bought this one recently from Forum Coins: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Provincial Roman...
These two ancient coins arrived today [IMG] Crispus AE3 Heraclea Mint Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right CRISPVS NOB CAES...
Wild Turkeys on Coins? Has anyone ever seen a legitimate coin depicting a Wild Turkey? :)
Bears are not illegal in California. There is a 700 pound bear roaming around the Lake Tahoe, he is apparently bulletproof....
Byzantine bronze cup-shaped trachy From the 9th - 12th century AD Without inscription, hard to identify the emperor who issued it :)
Nice coin! One doesn't see one of those every day. :)
The Sicily coin looks like a copper Grano of Charles II. Here is one from 1699 posted on a British metal-detecting website: [IMG]...
Canada "Victory nickel" struck from 1943 to 1945. The reverse features a torch and a large V that stands for both Victory and the coin's...
Today is Millard Fillmore Day President Millard Fillmore was born on January 7, 1800. He was president of the United States from 1850 to 1853....
There's the Mexico Cuauhtemoc 5 Pesos made in 1947 and 1948. 30 grams, 0.900 fine, quite larger than a US silver dollar. [IMG] My guess...
Here's mine: [IMG] Tetricus I Antoninianus - Salus Obverse: Radiate draped bust right IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG Reverse: Salus standing...
"He is making propositions at this woman, and she´s worried about" That was no woman, that was Elagabalus! :)
Amazing proof of Reincarnation! :smile
The Romans used Latin on their coins to ensure that the language would survive for thousands of years. People would keep finding Roman coins...
Another coin with Sol from the young whippersnapper himself: [IMG] Elagabalus Denarius - Sol standing Obverse: Laureate and draped bust...
A couple of weeks ago I received a 1944 US penny in change from the local Safeway store. :)
One can find common-date AU or Unc Morgan or Peace dollars at coin shows for around $25. I went through the same thing in 1969. :)
Looks like Craigslist pulled the ad.
An interesting and inexpensive method of alerting Ebay watchers. :)
US-Iraq war gold coins "Proven in Battle" Anyone know anything about these "coins"? Excerpt from an article in the December 28 2009 Los...
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