I think dryer coin myself, but agree that it is PMD.
Agreed with above.
If it is sovereign sized, it might be a gaming counter, or alternatively a Greek 'new year' token - the latter are often baked into bread /...
Staying out of the pricing question, @serafino, there are plenty of collectors in NA who collect Italian coins... in Canada (a smaller market than...
@Mithril - yes, it is a building, often referred to as a Chateau, or Chatel Tournois. The appellation would suggest that it specifically depicts...
Probably the Russian postage stamp money of 1917-18, or their Ukrainian equivalent issued 1918-19 - they only measure 3cmx2.5cm (1.18x.98in).
That is why I specifically mentioned the attribution to 'Pere' (father, the elder)... it is not often that Dupriez got things wrong - I found it...
Ok, so it arrived today, and it would seem that the coin appeared as lot 1527 of the Van de Vyvre (lower right of the plate), attributed to...
Not my field of expertise, but I would say, judging by the style, that this was produced a long time after he died.
Looks like a billon Denier Tournois issued by Charles II (the bad) of Navarre (1343-78), as lord of Evreux... a lot below of similar types....
I think that rather, the issue of being a completest vis-a-vis too wide a focus is at play here... Try to either find joy in the things you like...
@Robert Ransom - yes it is.
It is a fake, a good cast one, likely with some age. You can actually just make out the casting line along the edge...
Although the photos are not great, based on what I perceive to be wear on the brow, lower rear truncation and outer bun in the hair, I would go...
I'd likely be more interested in the reference material... what exactly do you have?
In Quebec, the term 'Piastre' is still commonly used to refer to $1CAD. In France, I have heard the term 'Decime' used for a 10 Euro cent. In...
That fibula seems to be in peachy condition! Nice!
I am not an expert on this type, but it looks to me like an improper cleaning... If it is a proof, it has had a remarkably hard life for what...
Your second set of photos have pushed me 100% to stain caused by some sort of corrosive substance - the lines are too fluid for a crack, and there...
@eddiespin - good point... I didn't look very closely. @Avery G. - is the line raised?
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