Semi-related, as it doesn't have a "theme" (medieval coins seldom have "themes"), but is rather a celebratory donatio, a one-off issue to mark a...
Hi! There are pfennige of Richard from Aachen and Dortmund, but there are no deniers of Bretagne assigned to Arthur I. The coinage of Bretagne...
The controversy that I point out is also resumed in the source you mention (p. 185), but the strongest argument in favor of Mankaphas is the...
I have written some time ago a short article about the so-called Mankaphas coin and the controversy around it. My personal copy of the article was...
An interesting and historically significant crusader issue. On the obv it should read: + REX GUIDO D; bust facing, wearing crown with trefoils,...
You can read the legend starting at 6 o'clock in your picture: + YSABELLA P'ACh
Hi, Orfew. Your coin is not minted for Florent, but rather for Isabella as a widow princess 1297-cca.1300/1. Curiously enough Isabella's...
After wetting your beak with these 15th cent, how about you reach to an earlier age and get one of the most beautiful medieval coins? [ATTACH]...
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This giveaway would be a great starting point for anyone interested in ancient coins and also an important exercise for learning the skill of...
The SPQR spec is, in my opinion, the most important coin from the selection in terms of rarity and historical significance. As for desirability...
The more I look at your coin, the more interesting it gets, because it might also suggest that one celator might have worked on dies for multiple...
The style of the lettering and portraiture and the type are no doubt Cyzicus, from cca. 271-early 272. There seems to be a continuation in types...
The quadrantes, even the anonymous ones are marked as official imperial coinage. The "Mine coins" are not, so were probably not part of the...
Without the markings of the Senate can we really be sure that these "Mine coins" were part of the official regular Roman monetary system? The...
These Anglo-saxons sure loved their puppers.
Thanks, I'd appreciate some feedback.
O: Two aliens (maybe) coming in peace R: Alien pupper, rather hungry and in need of TLC
I'd really like to "hear" some thoughts from the trachea collectors and experts. Any thoughts?
Yes, I have considered a double strike, as I wrote in the short presentation above. I think it is very possible, as it is possible that the flan...
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