I voted for Octavian in the poll, since I do have one of his coins (as Augustus), and do not yet have any Antony/Cleopatra ones (which is...
Now across the Aegean to Greece. Greece (Attica): ca. 440-404 BC silver "Owl" tetradrachm of Athens [IMG]
Yes, "wow" kind of falls short sometimes. I just let my cat Bean say it for me, when something is really special. :cat: [IMG]
Let's hop on over to Switzerland next. Swiss Cantons (Zürich): 1739 silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings) [IMG]
I reckon the "must be a straight line" rule does not count the earth's curvature, but rather refers to a straight line on a flat, two-dimensional map.
My last acquisition of 2025. Germany (Weimar Republic): specimen gold medal memorializing the schooner "Niobe" shipwreck, 1932 [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
@panzerman- that puts me up to 40 golds and 1 electrum in my collection now. I've still got a long long way to go to catch up to you! ;)
Here it is- my last acquisition of 2025. :) Germany (Weimar Republic): 1932 specimen gold medal memorializing the schooner "Niobe" shipwreck...
Germany (Weimar Republic): 1932 specimen gold medal memorializing the schooner "Niobe" shipwreck PCGS SP66. Cert. #37874373. Numista-69196,...
I see your point. While I have owned a couple of them, they're sufficiently enough out of my wheelhouse that I couldn't confidently say yeah or...
Nice one! I can recall owning two antoninianii of Philip the Arab. Both were OK, but your new one looks much nicer. [IMG] [IMG]
The rules of this thread can be challenging. I've often had to look at a map to see if there was an unbroken straight line across the ocean...
As it happens, my final 2025 acquisition was also a medal portraying a sailing ship, albeit from almost a century later. In this case, a 1932...
Ooh, lovely! I can understand the impulse that led to that purchase. Nice writeup and great photos, as always.
South of the border we go… United States: 1799 silver Draped Bust dollar [IMG]
Canada Canada: 1977 gold proof 100 dollars of Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee issue [IMG]
Keep the ship theme going… Germany (Weimar Republic): 1927-A silver 3-reichsmark, Bremerhaven commemorative [IMG]
I forgot how some of Hadrian’s coins had Trajan’s name on them.
I'll be doing more than that- I’ve got some work for you.
Weimar Germany: Gold specimen medal commemorating the tragic loss of the sailing ship Niobe, 1932. New theme: ships. [ATTACH]
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