Yep, it's properly "beastly". I do not like a lot of the "monster toned" Franklins out there. This one I do.
Cool issue. I was once fortunate enough to cherrypick one from a bulk World coin lot, around 2005-'06! The brass splasher in it was nice and...
Now you've got me wondering about coins from Tamerlane.
So said the old paper envelope. I got it from CNG.
Crusader States (Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus): silver gros petit of Henry II, ca. 1285-1324 (PCGS VF35; ex-J. Schulman, Amsterdam, 1939) [IMG]
Scotland: silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage, ca. 1249-1286, Edinburgh mint [IMG]
Turkey (Seljuks of Rûm): silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II; lion & sun, AH 638 (1240-1241) [IMG]
England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy [IMG]
England: silver Short Cross penny of King John (1199-1216), struck in the name of Henry II, ca. 1205 (PCGS AU55) [IMG]
German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): silver bracteate of William Longsword, ca. 1195-1213 [ATTACH]
Sicily (Norman Kings): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166 [ATTACH]
England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Edward the Confessor, struck ca. 1062-1065 [ATTACH]
Not bad for 15 bucks. I’d hang that on my hat.
The Quarter Master's handiwork will be traveling to Spain!
This coin was not selected by the final winner of Giveaway #85, so it has now been rolled over as one of the prize options in Giveaway #86.
LordM Giveaway #86 (pick your prize) Contest status: CLOSED Drawing: (@MJ1927 won Coin B) Shipped 1 April 2023 Winner's notice of receipt...
For the benefit of the non-Ancients collectors who may come here to read this, this is a Roman bronze As of the emperor Claudius, who ruled from...
Ooh, I like that... and wow, pretty big!
Time for the drawing. Our lucky number was... 5! [ATTACH] And Post #5 was by... @expat! Coingratulations, @expat! Remind me of your address...
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