I just got that in the mail the day before yesterday from your recommendation. I have only briefly thumbed through it so far but it looks very good.
Doug, The one difference I see between our coins is the small circle to the right of Christ's left foot on yours is in the field to the left of...
Thanks Kevin. I still have a lot to learn. As similar as they all are it's still an interesting series from an important place and time.
Yea, but in this case the dealer had it attributed 10 years too late which puts it with the wrong doge. I have learned to never trust a dealers...
Red, I am learning a bit more about them. I have been trying to pick up a couple of Medieval/Renaissance Italian references but they are all in...
My only holed coin is a penny of the Anglo Saxon King Edward the Confesser of England 1042-1066. [ATTACH]
I found a match on VCoins. I now see it's a simple matter of reading the legend and finding the Duke. I picked this up off of the infamous...
Facenating thread. Here is my example of this interesting coin. [ATTACH]
Super coins all. Here's my small contribution. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I wouldn't hesitate to bid on it if you like it. It's an interesting coin.
These book reviews have been great for me. I have already picked up 4 of the books reviewed plus a few that have not. I feel guilty for not doing...
Looks like a nice days digging to me.
Interesting post Peter. It's my dream to someday make it to Italy to see some of the historical sites. It would be hard to choose with just a...
I love that OP Hardin denarius with the Platform reverese. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think so Doug. You also often see adjacent letters at different heights and rotation.
Nice coin and I think it's a bit better than Fine for the type. You are right about the striking differences. The side portraits are always...
I guess it can't translate the PDF files but they are in Latin anyway. Just like the very familiar Roman coins. This is great. Thanks again.
That looks like it will be very helpful. My softwares translator seems to have done a decent job with it and made it very usable. Thank you for...
I love my Roman and hammered English coins but I have recently become interested in medieval Italian coins including Papal issues. I found a Papal...
You don't see many James I shillings with portrait detail like that. Very nice for sure.
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