Finally this is a Copper Star Denier of Bohemond III in Antioch 1163 to 1201 CE - a Crusader coin: [ATTACH]
These two are way outside my usual field, but they seemed cheap! First is labelled as a Silver Abbasi of al-Mansur dating 754 to 775 CE. Second is...
OK - I have done some shopping! These two are Indian. The first, the 1893 Rupee is straightforward. The second came marked as a Fanam of the...
GB Half Crown and Threepence for 1743: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Half Crown has sadly been in a brooch at some stage, but otherwise has good detail.
I am not good at grading - certainly not on the US scale, so I will simply give preference: I would go for the second one. The slightly yellowish...
My pickups from the recent Noonan's auction in London, all GB shillings: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Difficult to see - is this the missing WW on truncation coin from the recent Noonan's sale?
Here is the GB shilling for 1745 - this one without the "bragging" LIMA below the bust and instead with roses in the angles on the reverse. This...
Seems to have gone quiet here so I will move us on to 1747 - a GB Shilling: [ATTACH]
Good to see this thread resurrected! A few more that I don't think I have posted before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Lets go back a bit further. These two just arrived from Auction: Celtic Britain, Dubonni Silver Unit ca 20 to 43 AD: [ATTACH] Celtic Britain,...
Mid 18th century is a difficult period for me. I collect mainly British coins and not many were produced in that period. Here is quite a decent...
My best George I Crown is also from 1723 - the "South Sea Bubble" era: [ATTACH]
That's certainly a mighty fine pick up! Even if the figures quoted are a little optimistic, you will still make a substantial gain if you sell it.
Very nice indeed! One of the dates I haven' managed to get yet.
A couple from GB - A Crown and a Halfpenny: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Are you sure it is 10cm? That is over 4 inches and huge! 10mm sounds more likely. The writing is Arabic I believe, and I think I see the date...
... and a few non-British Crown size examples, part of my "tangent" collection added since last October: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OK - some GB Crowns I have added to my collection since the last picture posted: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, they are rather nice! [ATTACH]
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