Papal States - 5 Baiocchi - 1852 (Small lions on a relatively large coin) 40.70 mm. 39.80 gms. [IMG]
Netherlands - One Guilder - 1930 [IMG]
Jersey - 1/13th Shilling - 1858 [IMG]
East India Company - Quarter Anna - 1835 [IMG]
Belgium, 5 Centimes, 1852 [IMG]
LOOK AWAY CAT LOVERS. Two kitties in this one (well sort of) one was skinned and the other appears to have been cut in half..... Lysimachos,...
One of the big problems with some coins of Probus is that the same type with matching obverse legend, bust type, reverse legend and reverse type...
All no officina mark coins at Lugdunum are rare. Whether they justify mega bucks or not is just about the demand. How many collectors are there...
And here is another ugly addition to my Lugdunum collection. This one suffers from some surface corrosion but it is very welcome. Probus - RIC...
XXIΓ•ΛI Maximianus Herculius - Antoninianus Obv:- IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:- CONSERVATOR AVGG,...
Doug, I am afraid that I do not have any die linkage between these reverse dies and either the other COS I or COS II dies. I am always on the look...
It is worth mentioning that the style of the engraving is much more akin to that of the COS II issue than that I have traditionally associated...
A lovely coin with delicate young features. These have a great feel in hand. Martin
Doug, I have been trawling through my COS I coins and stumbled across a coin from the same die pair as your OP coin. I thought that I recognised...
Here is my example from the same obverse die. This would seem to confirm the COS I reading. [IMG] Martin
Steve, According to my family and work colleagues "Grumpy" is my default state of affairs. It has been set to this for a few months here. I will...
I went out on a limb with my next acquisition. I bought it knowing that the style was a little odd looking and with the reverse legend being...
I know that this is an old thread bit I thought that I could resurrect it given that I have finally taken the plunge and bought a whole example...
The portrait on this Sestertius of Hadrian is quite pleasing but the reverse is a let down. Ho hum. Hadrian Sestertius Obv:- IMP CAES DIVI TRA...
No longer a coin but someone took two cartwheel twopence pieces and joined them to make this box. It is entirely unpractical but I keep it with...
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