I would rate Karl XII a better military leader. He won most battles/ Poltava in 1709 was a defeat/ due to Peter I having way larger army/ and Karl...
Looks like you had a great experience/ congrats on your new acquisitions:) I will participate in the auctions online. Picked up one at Triton...
There was a time when coin prices where more stable/ pre 1914 era. Why? Easy....every Country based their monetary system on the "Gold Standard"....
I remember reading many years ago about a German finder of a large hoard of Roman gold (on the order of 1000 pieces, I recall) who got...
I am in the same boat. Modern coinage, with few exceptions are boring/ drab/ silly in their themes ie "Superman" However the UK still produces...
Truly shows these criminals lacked brain cells. Who in their right mind would melt down rare gold coins/ artifacts....
Nice additions!:)
Me and you! I have not one in my coll. Then, again.....probably be fakes;)
I collect everything in gold/ electrum/ platinum/ paladium/ 670BC-present. I also collect AR Roman RR/ Imp. +Parthian. I have no specialty/ but I...
Most are going East to China/ India/ Gulf States/ Japan. Collectors there appreciate the rarity and beauty of classical coinage:) When we discuss...
There will now be a "Cone of silence" in Israel. Nothing will be reported/ finds kept secret/ unless someone rats out the person to the cops....
Thanks Al......probably most bidders where flat broke by the time it came up;) I really like the video feature, it shows the coins in detail from...
Most coins went way too high/ however the post 1500s coins where more sane. England AV Unite ND/ Second Coinage/ Tower Mint/ struck 1615/16...
Genghiz killed lots of Chinese soldiers in Battles/ however, Mao who is on Chinese statues/ currency/ coins today killed 20 times more Chinese...
I kept my cool/ and refused to enter into bidding wars. I did eventually, end up winning a coin that I thought to have zero chance on. England/ AV...
One of the coins I was after was a AV Dinara from Kanishka III who ruled over Taxilia/ while Vasu Deva II was King of the Kushan Empire. This coin...
Warren is bang on/ the United Kingdom ie "Treasure Act" is reasonable to both the "finder" and "land owner". So, in certain "draconian" Countries,...
Congratulations!!!!!:) John
I am sad that series is over/ Vikings and Knightfall where well done/ but not historically accurate.
2/10 is not bad. Which ones did you win?
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