Lovely and interesting all three coins. Was all Viking coinage from York struck when the inhabitant had already converted to christianity?...
Nice catch, Martin! Good for you that you took the time to read the legend while others did not. As you say, quite bit scarcer that Legio Gemmina...
Same for me, Mat. Some folks posted some coins here a while back, and they so wet my appetite that I know think I 'have' to have them!...:) I...
What did Gaius (Caligula) really look like? This is one of the portraits displayed by Wikipedia. The similarity to that displayed in his coins is...
Very nice coin, ValiantKnight! A well struck example.
Thank you, Mat and ancientcoinguru. Very kind:) panzerman - another great ducat, and what a level of detail!
Furchtbar !
Very interesting Hadrian denarius, Eric. I am guessing the attribution to an eastern mint is in the style of the bust and galley, correct?
Well, now I am getting worried for you, my friend! What kind of 'feelings' ?
Definitively the details of a VF30 coin, even a little better in my opinion. The obverse has a very nice appearance; the reverse, well, less so....
Nice coin, sir, and welcome to the wonderful world ancient coinage!
Thank you all for your comments:). And Panzerman, those examples are just superb! I forgot to add before, please post any of your medieval...
I fully agree with Aethelred concerning Coint Talk. Have said it before, but I'll say it again: the ancients section of C.T is today the most...
Issue struck by the Archbishopric of Mainz: MAINZ ERZBISTUM Johann II. von Nassau, 1397-1419. Goldgulden no date. Struck in Bingen 1414-1417...
Issue struck by the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Franken: Brandenburg-Franken (Markgrafschaft). Under Albrecht Achilles. 1464-1486. Goldgulden....
One of the peculiarities of being interested in many areas of numismatics is that when interest wanes in one area, it usually increases in...
Two scarce coins which well illustrate the tumultuous events of the years 68-69. Congratulation on finding them! I have built a little collection...
I think S-139 or 140 come pretty close, as far as I can tell tom the pictures. Probably S-139.
Good analysis TC. Just want to point out that there are differences between the picture of the 1797 NC-4 shown in Breen's Encyclopedia (p. 411)...
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