@lordmarcovan : Yes, your attribution is correct for both mint (LD, Rayy) and regnal year (25) of Khusro II. If you want to learn more about...
Nice, it's probably my favorite US coin design of the pre-Constitution period. Here's my example: [ATTACH]
Ultimately, it comes down to your personal preference. As for me, if I owned that coin: [ATTACH] "I'm Mister Crowbar. And this is my friend,...
I already showed my "SPOOT" in the previous thread, here's a few other CWTs I have: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Do you mean the old cardboard folders? If so, place your thumb on the back of the folder (the thick paper/thin cardboard that is the back of the...
Wow, now I know what happened to Sadigh Galleries' unsold inventory. :vomit: Or, if you'd rather hear my opinion in musical form, let me turn it...
I'm at best a "casual" collector of Civil War Tokens, but just quoting what I can find in the Fifth Edition of "Patriotic Civil War Tokens" by...
Ooh, I see noow! Oone oof the cooins is an erroor. They spelled "spoot" with oonly oone "oo". What a foooolish goooof too make!
Noo, I doon't knoow what's the big deal: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Giovanni Dandolo (r.1280-1289), 48th Doge The most notable event of Giovanni Dandolo's reign was the introduction of the Venetian gold...
For the two square-holed coins: Top is the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795), Board of Works mint in Beijing. Bottom coin is Jiaqing emperor...
This is a common sestertius for Vespasian, but I really liked the portrait: [ATTACH]
Obverse: Seated figure (Saint Mark?) with sword, flag, and lion, text "All cowardice must die here" Reverse: text "The Assembly of...
Here's another coin I won this year: [ATTACH] Hephthalites in Northern Tokharistan, Kobadian. AR/billon drachm (30 mm, 2.78 g). Anonymous, c....
A story I heard from a fellow student at college in the early 90s: She is Jewish and grew up in Minnesota. When she was about 12, another girl...
I've been quiet lately due to being busy at work, but I'm still kicking and still collecting, so I'll take a few minutes to catch up on posting my...
I've posted this coin previously, but it's such a lovely little coin that I don't mind showing it off again: an obol of Eukratides I: [ATTACH]
To quote from Richard Plant's invaluable book "Arabic Coins and How to Read Them", p.8: "One other fact must be noted, that in the 800's and...
Good.
Ghana: [ATTACH]
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