I've collected modern American and British decimal because that as my pocket change where I've lived. It was my interest in medieval history...
I meant to show off this guy again for this thread. Only Bactrian I have, but I do enjoy the look of these coins, and am tempted to seek out more...
I suppose aesthetically, the medieval coins may be a bit boring, but I find they have a certain rugged charm (and since I'm a medievalist, that...
I guess my Siglos of Darius I/Xerxes would be the start of my Silk Road collection, as it was these early Persian emperors who built the Royal...
I suppose this would count as my final coin in my set of pennies for English monarchs (until Lizzy goes and chuck comes in...) [ATTACH] While...
My heart actually sank for Mikey when I saw AJ's post... Hilarious though! Love the coin Mikey!
Well, here's this guy again: [ATTACH] Norman Kingdom of Sicily William II, "The Good" r. 1166-1189 A.D. Messina Mint, AE Follaro 16.7mm x 1.7...
Okay, I'll take H to feature the coin I just bought from Red_Spork: [ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedon Alexander III (the Great), r. 336-323 B.C. (c....
To add more 12th century coins to the thread, here is one I purchased way back in 2000 when I was first getting into numismatics, and wasn't yet...
Excellent Quant! Would you have an explanation as to why Hungary was imitating Arabic coins in the twelfth century?
Nice THC! Yours is defiantly the better example, since you get the full legend.
Thanks Chris - I have not seen those coins (nor the one you posted - Eastern Europe is not my strong suit...)! I did a quick look, but I couldn't...
Not at all Bing! Gorgeous coin!
Here is a recent purchase due to a coupon I received to Forum - A Follaro of William II of Norman Sicily. While there's nothing too special about...
Gorgeous coin TIF! I was wondering when some of the Adams collection was going to start popping up here...
I had been wondering recently if any of the iron "coins" of Sparta had survived. I know Herodotus mentions them, but they wouldn't have been in...
I hadn't heard that Shapur turned Valen's skull into a drinking cup, but there are at least two other similar stories out there about different...
I wish I had gotten started on these earlier. Really bummed out I missed that 2014 proof...
I love this story of Emperor Xuan Zong, Yang Guifei, and An Lushan - I make my students read "the Song of Everlasting Sorrow" each year when we...
Well, there were only 2 tables with ancients. Some good stuff, but they were easily the most crowded tables at the show. It felt a little...
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