Lol, I guess its perspective. Those look more "normal" to me than most other ancients posted. :) Btw, the Nezak issue I always hate how they...
Pretty coin. I would be interested too I guess since I also have coins just like that. Maybe it was so many were saved in manila envelopes at the...
Heck Anoob, you can do about every Sassanid ruler, all had unique hats until the end. My favorite hats have always been bashliks worn by early...
Thanks Gary. I guess I always heard Fisher translated Fu Bao, but left out the charms section, and only did the coins. That must have been wrong.
The hand is the most important part of the reverse. Its the first physical representation of God on a coin, (at least the Christian god). Very...
I always have loved the "hand of God" coins. I actually look for them whenever I am pawing through groups of LRB and buy any nice ones I find. IDK...
I agree. I think its safe to say all of us here appreciate aspects of PM investing. Maybe WHY we appreciate it, or maybe our PERCENT of...
Very true about JC changing the course of world events. This is one area I do not believe the Romans were given enough credit by most. We like...
Cool idea OP. I like how coins can take us on virtual vacations any time we wish. :) Living in Minnesota this is a real blessing, maybe that is...
What is this "duplicates" of which you speak? I mean, I have many examples of the same coin, but I label them as example 1a, 1b, 1c..... I have no...
My biggest Justinian is about 43mm, but most are around 38. 26 is a good sized half follis.
Interesting how they demonstrate the inflation in that short period. They are the same denomination, but Justiniiaj about bankrupted the nation by...
Very true. I like the man, as much as you can like a Roman emperor who has been dead almost 2000 years. However, how he got suckered in with that...
Mighty kind offer, but since I am diversified in farmland, PM, little bit of everything, I don't think I will need to take you up on your offer....
OTOH, to paraphrase some cheesy pseudo philosopher, "there always is another coin". Every time I get all mad about losing a coin, another comes...
The OP's coin looks like it has some serious scratches on the reverse, but am unsure if those are cleaning marks or what. Still, there appears to...
Crossed swords, arabic dating, I was going with Saudi Arabia, but with the 1979 date and the dove I am guessing Egypt.
I don't think the eye has been tooled. They made eyes like that frequently. Nice pickup, lucky I didn't see it. :)
Use it as a learning opportunity. I read many world coin threads I wasn't terribly interested in, but learned. Learning about any coin cannot...
Aw bummer, I thought it was a brilliant idea. Pretty similar to today, a man cannot take a pee without some government agency looking for money.
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