I have two tiny Greek AE's of my own. Plus, I was just bidding on an early Archaic electrum 1/24 stater, 8-7th centuries BC, as old as it gets! Of...
Its a Spanish-Philippines Quarto, I believe. A rather nice example of a notoriously poorly struck series, too. Can't say more, I'm afraid - I'm...
There's another, more dangerous disease out there. The outbiddies. I have severe case right now.
Confuse-A-Numismatist, Ltd.
Well, I told you it was tough. This coin is a rare unlisted variation, a spelling error. As such, no exact reference was available! However, this...
Not Roman at all. Probably German, judging by the RECHE PFENN legend.
Agreed. Its a fake. Sorry. :-(
Is it bad if I like the Amero designs more than the current US Mint coinage? lol!
Hontonai, that site is going to look very awkward on My Favorites list. It comes up as "Japanese Dating"!
Four. And all in the past year.
Wonderful obverse design!
Keep reading up, then. There's a TON of resources online, if you know where to look. Check out the Resources section. FYI - this is more of a...
Doh! I misread my source, my apologies. That would be St Mark on the reverse, and he is nimbate. I completely forgot about the different types of...
More powerful than a governor. Because Venice was a city-state, the Doge was the highest power. This may help:...
As I stated in the attribution, the reverse depicts the Doge being handed the investiture banner by Christ. This symbolizes that the Doge is...
Sorry, Mr Toad, but you're wrong. That most certainly is Christ. Same as on most Byzantine coins. As audacious it may seem to you to show Christ...
The fall of the Western Roman Empire. I'm really not sure what I consider ancient. Byzantine coins certainly count, at least up until the...
Holy Snickers! Awesome!
Splendid note! Although, I still prefer the Educational series.
People have been close. But not quite close enough. Check the reverse legend closely!
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