For Lordmarcovan... Here is one of my early dated European coins. AV Goldgulden 1497 Frankfurt Mint 3.50g. 22mm. Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor...
Great minds think alike, I also have that book. I have early dated coins from 700AD -1400's....probably 40 or so. But that is unfair, they are...
Today, I have no appetite to get the modern stuff/ I cannot stand the "coloured coins/motifs like Superman/ modernistic art designs.Now, had i...
In 1988 I won this 10 piece 1969 Proof Set from Stacks Auction for $1200US. This set has 4 AV coins 1000/500/100/50 Shillings=230g/7oz gold! The...
Sorry...I goofed on my reply to largest Dukaten coinage(I just did my list from memory) I actually looked it up in Friedberg book... heaviest...
Sehr Schon!!!!! That has got to be the most magnificent coin design ever. Everything about that coin is totally awesome/ great design/ Teutonic...
350 grams/ 69mm. for 1621 Sigismund III Poland 100 Dukaten Commerated Polish victory over Ottoman Turks at Chocim.
Thanks guys! I would love to have you all over for a beer/ talk/look at coins!
There are many.... Poland 100 Dukaten Sigismund III 1621 Transylvania 100 Dukaten Michel Apafi 1689 Bohemia 100 Dukaten 1629 depicts younger...
Very nice! Great portrait.
This coin was struck at the Koblenz Mint circa 1365AD. Trier was an Archbishopric/ Kuno II Von Falkenstein 1362-88. obv. Shield within Octolobe...
This 0.86g. piece features the Arms of the Imperial City/ with Pascal Lamb reverse. Struck for Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I of Habsburg. In this...
I counted 246 "dukat" coins in my collection/ that does not include the 20 zecchini coins. Even more fascinating, the first dukats contained...
[ATTACH] Picked up this gem back in 2011. After Sulieman the Magnificent routed the Hungarian army at Mohacs in 1626/ Lajos II (Louis II) was also...
Steve....We had a Colorado Low move in on Sunday, which gave us 21cm. (8 inches) Luckily the ground is still warm, so most melted, today there is...
I used the term, "Roman Empire" from Augustus to Constantine I/ Western Roman Empire/ Eastern Roman Empire, after Constantine divided the old...
Really nice coins, I have nothing from these Emperors...but will try to fix that in future. Sadly, I won a FDC Trajan Decius Aureus/ and a Severus...
I just lost a really nice AV Dukat 1693 Prague Mint/ Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II I bid 2800/ went for 3000EUROS!:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(...
Hate to be a party pooper/ I have never sold any "Ancient coins". I started with these, when I bought a inexpensive mint state AV Solidus...
This is exactly the reason we love this great hobby. The "Master Engravers" are sadly missing in the modern minting facilities...
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