For me as an economist, that makes no sense. 1) Money is not leaving the stock market. Every stock that somebody sells is a stock that somebody...
I contacted their main numismatist (Dr. Josef Fischer) maybe two or three years ago asking about these fakes. (Yes, they have been selling these...
The upcoming auction by Emporium Hamburg is, as usual chock full of modern fakes: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=sale&sid=3792 Lots 546 to...
Yes, that is a possibility. From what I can make out on these badly worn coins, they look official to me, but it is hard to tell.
The extent of the loss of metal on the pieces from Ukraine is obvious when you compare the position of the horse's mouth. On the pieces from...
One more example, which I found on the internet, unfortunately without reverse picture. [ATTACH]
I saw one of the originals in the coin cabinet in Munich (Germany). This maybe the piece, but I am not sure. [ATTACH]
Here is the Constantine medallion, which was sold sold in 2018 by NAC, for comparison. It has a lot of excess metal, suggesting perhaps that...
Yes 3.49 grams is way too light. I hadn't noticed the picture with the medallion on the scales. I found a picture of the other Constantine...
Curiously enough, this is the second piece that I have seen being auctioned on this Ukrainian auction site. The other one was sold a few years...
This coin (pendant) is currently on offer on a Ukrainian auction website. Terrible condition, but what a rarity. The piece was found in the...
I am professionally interested in the question of the "nature of money". Some economists and anthropologists argue that money is credit and always...
I think the image of the crowned and bearded emperor on the first coin does not have to refer to a specific emperor or king. It may be an ideal or...
This feudal penny of Regensburg shows the imperial eagle on the obverse. It looks to me that imperial imagery was not off-limits for a duke....
The coin below is described (see link) as a penny of Regensburg, minted jointly by the Duke of Bavaria and the Bishop of Regensburg (i.e. a feudal...
Very interesting coins. Just a theory, but I could imagine that the 7 heads in the arches represent the 7 electoral princes (Kurfürsten), meaning...
I put the coin on my scales again and let it fully adjust. The final weight came in at a whopping 7.05 grams. The flan is clearly too large for...
That is interesting to know. I'll recheck the weight on mine, but I'm sure that it is on the heavy side. I suppose with some fourrees a low weight...
I shall re-check the weight. My Chinese scales are not reliable. If I put a coin on it, the displayed weight usually adjusts for as long as I...
I just had a good look at the lettering. The coin is probably not from official dies. The rendering of some letters is very strange indeed. As I...
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