The coin is 3mm thick and 40mm wide. The weight is 29.94 grams. I've owned this crown since the late 1980s, originally purchased from Charlie...
Thanks! The coin is actually a crown, from 1602/03.
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Well, when push comes to shove, you can go to your credit card company and open a case. I think the misrepresentation documentation is strong and...
Would the seller offer the coin to you at a lower price becuase of the error? It might be worth a try.
The coins are obviously different. The MA Shops coin is a nice one, the tiny nick on the reverse notwithstanding. Setting aside the linguistic...
Here's another coin that has been treated for persistent bronze disease on the reverse. It's been a battle, and the results are not pretty. This...
That's par for the course with Google Translate.
I have cracked open many a slab for the following reasons: 1) I don't like the way the coin, especially an ancient coin, is mounted in the slab,...
That's a very interesting coin, Doug, and a good job halting the corrosion. If the coin makes you happy, that's the point of collecting....
Nice job! In these situations, I think it is always best to think of what has been saved, rather than dwelling on the loses. In my thread The...
This thread strikes me as having few "ifs" or "ands", but it definitely has plenty of butts! Tyche, reclining on a bed is probably the most...
This is coin #3 of the three coin lot that I recently received. The other two coins are a Severina antoninianus and a Caligula AE As. This coin...
"And," as they used to say on Monty Python, "now for somthing completely different." Here are two arab imiations of the Justin II/Sophia seated...
Here's a link to Forum's page that includes a Sasanian follis, in the style of Heraclius, along with some interesting, and bloody information....
Thank you. I am still learning; these crude coins are a challenge! Imitations are a fascinating, and often little understood branch of...
Here's a Sassanian imitation follis of Heraclius, I believe, 610-629, during the war between the Persian and the Byzantine empires, early in...
That's a really nicely designed site! Beautiful images as well.
Coins associated with the 1715 Fleet have always commanded a premium, especially if a coin has an accompanying certificate. I don't buy a coin...
While prices for ancients and just about everything else is shooting up, good buys do show up on occasion. The Caligula AE as, purchased about...
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