Cisalpine Republic, scudo, 1800, year 8. Davenport 199 23.12 grams [ATTACH] Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8 escudos, 1809 HJ. KM 160 27.0 grams [ATTACH]
Weight? That's an interesting stamp, possibly a collector's stamps? These coins were issued in larger denominations - 2 and 5 pounds - as well...
Lucilla, AE sestertius, AD 164-169. From Roma E-Sale 82, lot 1393. Ex Vitangelo. RIC III 1742-Aurelius [ATTACH] How about Claudius (the...
Potosi, 8 reales, 1791PR. [ATTACH] Germany, Free City of Regensburg, thaler, Francis II. KM 469 28.03 grams [ATTACH]
Wonderful examples posted! These coins have an important historical context, that of the rivalry between the Achaemenid Empire and Athens and...
I've purchased ancients in the past from eternitycoin, an eBay seller based in Beverly Hills, California. He sells mainly slabbed coins, but also...
Potosi 8 reales cob, Charles III, (1)770 V(Y). KM 45 26.9 grams [ATTACH] Potosi, 8 reales, Charles III, 1770 JR. KM50 27.3 grams [ATTACH]...
Here's a pickup from last month: Attica, Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm. Circa 159/8 BC. Lysan-, Glaukos and Mened-, magistrates. Helmeted head...
Mexico, 4 reales, Philip V, 1735 MF. KM 94 Gilboy M-4-7-a 13.23 grams [ATTACH] Lima, 8 escudos, Philip V, 1738 N. KM 38.2 [ATTACH]
Russia, Peter I, ruble, 1721 (Cyrillic date), Moscow. KM 157.5, Uzd 599 27.81 grams [ATTACH] Russia, Peter II, ruble, 1727 CHE, St...
It could be a hair locket. It is interesting that it has the form of an Aramaic character, but stranger things have happened. Also, I don't know...
My local coin dealer, Sal is about to embark on a trip to Italy, including a visit to his extended family in Sicily. So, I went through his...
Lima, 8 escudos, Luis I, 1725, Assayer M. KM 40 26.69 grams [ATTACH] Brazil, John V, 20000 reis, Minas Gerais, 1727. FR 33 53.50 grams...
Thank you for the information. I've attempted to include site location information, however dubious it might be from the sellers, to the labels...
Here are two gold cobs. I'm glad that I was able to buy some decades ago when they were "affordable", so to speak. Mexico, 8 escudos, Philip V,...
Yes, and that is really the crux of the issue with ancient coins. My post is very graphic, and while I find the packaging designed to deceive, it...
This is the first shipment of this type for me, and probably the last. As for the coin itself, I think there is a high likelihood that it is...
Thanks. Turkey has strict export restrictions on any antiquity found or residing within its border. Anyone attempting to take artifacts and...
I got a message from a seller earlier this year to be on the lookout for a coat, a gift. I replied that I don't want a coat, only the coin that I...
Brazil, 640 reis, Peter II, 1700 P (Pernambuco). KM 90.2 18.35 grams [ATTACH] Brazil, Pernambuco, 640 reis, 1701. KM90.2 18.66 grams...
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