Thanks.. they're actually not too hard to get..
One of the most famous and significant crusades in history, it pitted the Christian armies of Europe led by Richard I against the Islamic armies...
No doubt.. even as bullion they do look beautiful and worth keeping at least 1
Thanks @stevex6 .. animals on coins sure is nice even if they are snakes.. and happy Friday everyone
Cool.. please do share some interesting photos of yours ...:happy:
Yes.. I should have been clearer about the post 1780 Re-strikes :joyful:. Excellent examples!!! Thanks all for sharing your examples....
Very nice piece. A variant when she was much younger. The design at the reverse does bear semblance to also another popular thaler Which was the...
You can try this site for a good write up on these and variants. http://www.theresia.name/en/ http://www.1messydesk.com/MTTs/m_theresia_talers.html
The grandmother of Europe, Maria Theresa from the House of Habsburg was one of Europe's most iconic rulers. As empress of the Austrian-Hungarian...
Here's mine... Phrygia. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
These pieces are not very scarce on the hartill Scale. But they are interesting nevertheless to see something different on cash coins. I collect a...
Totally.. talk about a cult gone wrong
Please don't mention it. Those were bloody times. Take into account the casualties of the Taiping rebellion as well, the death toll was enormous
In fact, most of History's genocides were from the east.. the Mongols, Ottomans, Dzungars Etc..
Oh yeah.. obvious Abbasid influences there
Thank you. The Kufic script coin were also known as Proto-Qarakhanid coins as these people eventually formed the Qarakhanid Empire in Central Asia...
Here's my Venetian coin Francesco Contarini. 95th Doge of Venice. Scudo Della Croce. One of Venice's shortest reigning Doges who ruled for only...
Thanks..glad to share :pompous:
Yes.. your absolutely right. It's this one [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fun Trivia: Americans may not know who General Zuo Zongtang is but would definitely know about General Cho's chicken. FYI, General Zuo has nothing...
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