It looks like KM396 which is a 5 Centavos from Mexico. If it is then it should weigh 1.3530 grams of 0.9030 Silver. The coin dated 1869 has a...
Do you like my new "favs" The Italy 500 Lire from the 20th Century is a long-time favorite coin of mine. Here are a couple of my new...
If you are referring to the two (2) Muhammad Reza, Pahlavi Shah coins posted in the other thread, they are made of Copper-Nickel.
The two coins are listed in my krause CD. I don't know why you couldn't find them. The first thing I do is translate the date. Left coin...
Do we know where this was minted & where it circulated?
1916-d & 1921-d Here are a couple better dates. :)
These last three Ptolemaic Tetradrachms are exciting coins. The brief stories presented are also great.
I hope that the coins are properly conserved. It would be unfortunate if someone took the coins from their holders & cleaned them with silver polish.
The same scratches are on the sphinx on the smaller brass coin to the upper-left.
I posted this as a teaser. The sphinx always has those scratches because they are part of the design. :)
There are a vast number of Egypt coins as you have described. You really must look at the 1900-2000 Krause catalog to appreciate this vast number...
This batch from 2010 included this beautiful silver coin. :) It's a shame about the three deep scratches on the sphinx face. :D
1939 Egypt
Tennessee man discovers grandparent’s treasure...
no AE Greek coins What you see posted is everything I currently have (ancient Greek). Thus far there is nothing electrum, gold, or bronze....
34 mm That is a big piece of history. Thanks for the nice post.
SICULO PUNIC, SICILY, Entella. AR Tetradrachm. 300-289 B.C. 16.72 grams, 23 mm Obv: Head of Hercules rt. in lion skin Rev: Horse head...
CORINTHIA, Corinth AR Stater ca. 400 B.C. 8.29 grams, 21 mm Obv: Pegasos w/ artfully pointed wing flying left Rev: Head of...
ATTICA, Athens, AR Tetradrachm. (Owl) 449-413 B.C. 17.1 grams, 23-25 mm Obv: Helmeted head of Athena facing rt in crested...
GAUL Massalia [Marseilles France] AR Obol. 3rd Century B.C. 0.74 grams, 11 mm Obv: Youthful Male Head (of Apollo?) facing left...
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