That is a gorgeous coin! I love the symbolism. I long for the day I’ll have the budget to add pieces such as this. Well done @panzerman !
I miss John’s auctions too. I’ll admit to having thoughts about starting my own monthly/bi-weekly auction to fill the void, but I do worry about...
Of dated coins, I primarily have 16th Century coins as well. I’ll just post this one (as I haven’t posted it in a while): [ATTACH] Hungary...
Thanks for your work on this Nick! I’m looking forward to reading the various articles
I’ll admit ignorance to where the exact number of jurors comes from. I could say specifically that Brown worked in the Exchequer and thus...
I suspect the person in question might be Thomas Brown? He was an Englishman who worked for the Normans in Southern Italy and returned to...
Thanks as always John! PM on the way!
Lovely coin! That wouldn’t happen to be an ex-SteveX would it? Here is a relatively recent purchase I haven’t posted yet (been doing some...
Welcome @muskathund! There is no firm chronology of the Norman coins during William’s time. There are some general reckonings based on...
Very nice!
I love that image of the castle above the comb. I wonder if this is meant to represent “Caesar’s Tower.” Here is the image from the OP: [ATTACH]...
Not a coin of Carausius, but I did go in and purchase a coin from Forum I had been eyeing for a while. I’ll post it when it arrives in the mail
As best I can tell from google translate, they are coins that they think were offered as some kind of sacrifice. It sheds new light on there...
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The story is in Danish, so you may need a translator, but this is an amazing find! I think that Viking ship coin is new and hasn’t been found...
Sorry for your loss - here’s my furry animal (about 7 years old): [ATTACH] And the best medieval cat coin I have: [ATTACH] Norman Italy -...
I was just in England, and I am so disappointed that this opened up after I left, and will likely be done before I have a chance to get back
Man... why do you guys have to make this so hard? Awesome coins, both.
The older ones are in paperback as print on demand. The Southern Italy one was only $85 in this format. The photos aren’t as good as the...
17 volumes are planned, three of which (so far) are split into two books. So as of now, 20 books long, 5 have been published, 9 are in...
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