Here are two coins for 1654: New Spain, Mexico, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1654 P. KM 45 26.3 grams [ATTACH] England, Commonwealth, half crown,...
Viceroy of Peru, Potosi, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1655. From UBS Auktion 45, lot 2775, 9-98. Salvaged. KM 21 26.8 grams [ATTACH] [IMG] PORTRAIT OF...
New Spain, Mexico, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1656 P. KM 45 26.8 grams [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, 1656
Thank you for the information! Stylistically the coin is quite different, especially with the obverse, from the Alexandrian tetradrachms of...
Nice coins posted! Here's one more contribution. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, tetradrachm Alexandria, 285-246 BC. 13.87 grams [ATTACH]
Nice coins! Here's a Vesta: Caligula, AE as, Vesta, 37-38 AD. 13.0 grams [ATTACH]
Here's a coin for 1657: New Spain, Mexico, 8 reales, Philip IV, 1657/6, assayer P. Salvaged. KM unlisted 24.7 grams [ATTACH] [IMG] Saint...
Oliver Cromwell, crown, 1658/7. S-2945A 30.1 grams [ATTACH] Viceroy of Peru, Potosi, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1658 E. KM 21 27.35 grams [ATTACH]...
Time for 1659? Viceroy of Peru, Lima, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1659, Assayer V. "Star of Lima" KM 18.1 27.6 grams This two-year type is rare...
Thank you for the link! The two other references that I use for assayer information is Dan Sedwick's The Practical Book of Cobs for Spanish...
Nice banker's marks! That last owl is an Early Transitional, circa 393 - 355 B.C, very scarce. Here's a link for more information:...
Netherlands, United Provinces, West Friesland, ducaton, 1660. Davenport 4939 32.53 grams [ATTACH] Germany, Rietberg, Johann IV, lion Daalder,...
I'm not sure if I posted this thread before on this forum, but with the passing of Brian Wilson, I thought it would be nice do a little memorial,...
That's a gorgeous coin with excellent color and strike.
Yes, it is impossible to know whether the hoards are coming from one source or more than one. The common thread seems to be Syria, which makes...
A single test cut on a silver coin causes the metal to be displaced but not removed. To achieve that, a second cut would be necessary, and given...
There has been an influx of what I guess falls under the umbrella of eastern imitation or pharaonic owls over the past few years. It seems that...
The final series of owls, known as new style owls, were minted in the second to first centuries BC. They feature broad flans, a Hellenistic style...
With the rich silver deposits in Laurium, as well as tax revenues from allies and the silver treasury of the Delian League, the Athenians were...
Nice owl! My experience regarding NGC's surface grading is that they look at the surfaces for deposits, toning (color), porosity, corrosion, etc....
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