The two kings Timurid Timur (Tamerlane) and Mughal Shah Jahan both called themselves "Sahib Qiran" which meant the "Lord of the Auspicious...
It could be an undated 1/4 mohur of Mughal Akbar. :)
I managed to lose a GSA Carson City silver dollar which I bought during the sales of the early 1970's. I noticed the coin missing in the early...
This Antoninus Pius sestertius came cheap but provided me with days of fun trying to identify it as it was not listed in the RIC or Cohen Roman...
It looks like an Indian Islamic temple token and apparently there are many varieties. The Colonnade mosque series of Indian Islamic temple tokens...
Valence is a town in south-east France. The bishops of Valence had heard about the First Crusade (AD 1096-1099) and that the Crusaders would be...
The United States started minting the clad copper coins in 1965 specifically for vending machines. The copper matched the electronic conductivity...
This little 4" x 3" plastic coin saving bank is from the Cleveland Trust Company of Cleveland, Ohio. A friend showed it to me. It was full of old...
Richard I of England issued no coins for England as he spent little time there, mainly raising money for his crusading. He did issue coins for...
Excellent article! Here's my contribution, a Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential political token with the US Capitol and a dirigible on the...
[IMG] Crusaders Bishops of Valence Denier Billon Silver, 17 mm, 1.19 gm Struck at Valence in south-east France approximately AD 1096 to 1099...
He's writing about "worn" nickels. :)
[IMG] Kuwait 100 fils 1975 Copper-nickel, 26 mm, 6.5 gm :)
Nice coins! :)
A very nice old Moroccan coin! Mark Twain encountered one of these Moroccan gold coins in 1867 during his trip to Europe and the Middle East:...
The 1957 British film "Ill Met by Moonlight" is based on the World War II true story of two British Army officers who land on the Greek island of...
A Black As from Antoninus Pius: [IMG] Antoninus Pius As Bronze, 26 mm, 11.72 gm, Catalog: RIC 900a Cohen 729 Struck: AD 152-153 Rome Obverse:...
My Alexius I coin: [IMG] Alexius AE Follis Christ Bronze, 14x24 mm, 2.96 gm Struck: AD 1081-1085 Constantinople Obverse: Christ facing with cross...
The coin looks like one of these for sale at this belly dance costume store:...
"Semiquincentennial" Why am I reminded of "Mary Poppins"? :)
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