Here's my two from Vespasian: [IMG] Vespasian Denarius - Concordia Obverse: Laureate head right, (IMP CAES) VESP AVG PM COS IIII...
The Roman emperor on the left coin looks like Antoninus Pius, but the legend is hard to make out. Could be a Roman provinial coin for a Greek...
Question: What coins circulated in Spain around 1924? I read a novel set in Spain in 1924 where the author mentioned some Spanish coins paid...
Ebay banning Nazi items is an old story.
Does that mean that if they are fake, they are worth more? ;)
My father was a travelling salesman during the 1930's and kept a whole bunch of these tax tokens in a jar. I still have them.
Ugly, wasn't he? Justifies the American Revolution just to keep this guy off of US coins. Language please this is a family orientated forum
Here's mine: [IMG] Gallienus AE Antoninianus - Sol Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right, GALLIENVS AVG Reverse: Sol standing left,...
The first one commemorates Ben-Hur winning his chariot race. The second one commemorates the one day per year that Caligula was a nice guy.
Mine is a Roman silver denarius of Maximinus I (235-238 AD), who was supposedly 8' tall. Otherwise known as "Big Max".
Sol Invicti was the old Roman sun god. His birthday was December 25.
I was not making a joke. There was an American woman tourist who was on a cruise ship which stopped near an ancient port in Turkey. She bought...
Don't buy any "ancient" coins in Turkey, even ones you know are fake, and try to take them out of the country. You may have a "Midnight...
I only buy gold coins certified as "Cromwell-free" by Irish Leprechauns.
I refuse to collect coins from Mongolia until the Mongolian govenment apologizes for war crimes committed by Ghengiz Khan.
I am supporting a hungry coin-operated washing machine.
Al Capone didn't think he had to pay taxes either. Tour guides still point to his cell at Alcatraz.
This film is unusual in that it used a coin to advertise the film but the coin did not appear in the film itself. This 1979 film starred...
Here's an India temple token I have had since the 1960's when I would pick up coins from dealers foreign coin "junkboxes": [IMG] Size:...
I have a token identical to your "Look" magazine token. The center token appears to be a "Masonic Penny".
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