I really had to get my French ears back on. What a show, and a great story.
Fun post, can't wait to see further info. There were a lot of coins cast during the Spanish War of Succession whereby dies and machinery were not...
Regarding Justinian I, here is one of my collection of barbarous issues.
Fantastic thread. You all covered a lot of territory. I do have a problem, not enough time for the amount of "stuff" I need to catch up on, but...
I too like Lord Marcovan I have not done much with Lincs, they got too small, though I did complete the collection including the keys. I switched...
I agree, the "1" is too high, 6 is most likely. I had to refresh my point of view as I don't delve into Linc's very often anymore. I do have a 22...
As far as condition, the 22 weak D's reverse can have a soft reverse, or a sharp reverse which should guide one when purchasing for a collection....
Outstanding! Thanks for the post, Cheers.
Had the same thing happen at the 1998 ANA Convention in Portland, Oregon. A group of us were showing off out Byzantine collections. I wanted to...
Most Excellent series, and great eye appeal.
Good posting! I prefer the in hand approach. It has taken a lot of trial, error, and experimentation. If you can properly photo copper/bronze,...
Glad you enjoyed them Numismat, this is my hobby, I do it for fun. Pass it on.
Could be, the 8 and 4 reales have heavy red tone. I'll have another look. Money of necessity struck by Arabs after invasion into Byzantine...
There is an excellent book on counterfeit 8 reales. Counterfeit Portrait Eight-Reales, "The Un-real Reales by Robert Gurney. Published by...
Regarding the eyes to heaven. His mother Helena was a Christian. She did all she could to convert him. Bear in mind, soldiers of the Empire were...
A rather well made counterfeit, also have a 4 reales from the same counterfeiter.
Ah cha,cha,cha, to quote The Schnoz. Lots of fun, thanks.
I pulled out my trust Price and it is Abydos, closest variety is 1534b. Now I can rest and put my eyes back into my sockets. Fun coin, thanks...
I too have been wrestling with that problem. My quick solution is start by photoing and entering in a spread sheet with the next coin, or most...
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