Yeah, I looked for a silver Christopher Byzantine coin for about 8-9 years before locating one. Then, two months later another came for sale in a...
Another option is to find a dealer you trust, and let him know exactly what you are looking for and price range. A good dealer will see a ton more...
Very nice piece Goh. These are very scarce, and this is a very nice one. You are getting me more interested in my Chinese holdings. I go in and...
Wow, worst strike I have ever seen. Grease do you think?
This. I would not advocate buying hundreds, but if someone likes the design for a few bucks who gives a rip? Collectors collect things they like....
Kidara is an interesting figure. Basically the leader of a band of Red Huns who were the first Huns to enter Central Asia from China/Mongolia. The...
By the way, can Goh, @dltsrq, @Ancientnoob, and I have our own section? Bill too of course. I love this topic and discourse, just kind of want to...
Does Ziemal place either the Hirkod issues, (maybe he is saying they are really Kidara?), or the legend only issues? Does the earlier, heavier...
Love the coin Steve. I was not aware of the type. Cool mussel and very realistic.
Btw, this type also comes in larger modules, (early examples of the type), as well as some types have obverse legends, and a scarcer later type...
I cannot remember which, but its always listed as Antiochus imitation. The Hirkod, (local ruler), is a derivative of this type. Unfortunately we...
Hey @TIF I have shown some here over the years. I figured most wouldn't want the whole shebang. I was in contact with Steve about his purchase. :)...
And I bet you all of those ladies have a few baht of gold hidden away somewhere. No matter how poor they appear to you and I, most have some gold...
If the government tried to take farmland you would simply have 80% of the population rise up at once. Land rights for most of SE Asia are secure,...
Here is the coin I am talking about. They intentionally made it resemble the UK coinage in honor of the press the UK gave them, but made it...
I would not underestimate the holdings of the rural poor of gold sir. They are heavy savers, and most is held in physical gold. Of the few I know,...
Wow Walter, (@wprime ), nice article. Great to see another Thai collector. I collect Thai coins, especially medieval, since my wife is Thai and my...
I agree. A couple things at least going on. One is the original translation from Greek to another language. Then the translation of that language...
I remember the whole chat episode here. From my memory some words were supposedly said, and that might have been the end of it. However, it...
Yeah, most of this stuff will be dated in the 70s, especially around 1976. Literally tons of things like this made for the bicentennial.
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