Great addition! I think that I have around 300+ Dukaten coins in my coll. All the way from tiny 1/32 Dukat from Regensburg to the 10 Dukaten from...
My main group where "papilionidae" of the World. In other words I specialized in "Swallowtail Butterflies" This group includes Parnassius/...
Here is one from famed Lissner collection, not from actual CNG event, but quction where this coins appeared again..... Maison Palombo auction AV...
Here is one I got from Downies Auction/ formerly Norweb/ Farouk, went from a "king" to "American High Society" legend to a ordinary "blue collar"...
Here are 2 of mine from Baron Von Bruck collection. German Rulers/ Sicily AV 2 Tari d'oro ND Messina Mint 2.6g. 11mm. Friedrich II Von[ATTACH]...
I know he had a Proof US $4 "Coiled Head" (Stella) in his collection. He was really big into rare US coins.
Yes, I have two that where formerly in Norweb collection John Here is Farouk in his Mercedes-Benz 540SSK given to him as wedding gift from Hitler...
Too bad for the current President , that he is not into ancient coins. With his vast resources he could have a complete collection of aurei/...
Sorry...1711:shame: That coin is somewhere between Prague and Orleans presently/ maybe arrive by Christmas! There are 2 known examples. Only 200...
I just got a Josef I AV 1/12 Dukat from Breslau (Macho&Chlopovic) auction. You are doing way better then me. I still need Matthias II/ Maximilian...
Ferdinand II as HRE then struck magnificent AV 100/ 50/ 40 Dukaten coins for his son in 1629 (Bohemia) to get him elected as future HRE. It...
Yes, I have a AV Dinar that was a contempary "imitation" of a Ilkhan AV Dinar struck under Abu Sa'id circa 1330AD in E. Anatolia. The originals...
Love your top ten list! Really interesting and diverse coins. My favs are the Baktrian and Parthian examples/ but have to admit your AR John I cut...
Nice additions, Gavin:happy:! You certainly have a great selection of Constantine I:) (I do not have any:shame:) Thanks for sharing yours, I wish...
Aidan said it well, George III could not have been all that "mad", since I have yet to meet a "lunatic" coin collector. Takes a high IQ to be able...
The #2/3 photos are same butterfly species. Ornithopters paradisea galatea M+F from Salawati Island/ NW Irian jaya. The males are beatifull with...
Here are some real insects from my collection/ which I am selling to get coins[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Magnificent examples Q! Maximiliam I Holy Roman Emperor was very interested in coin design. He of course is well known for promoting early dating...
The first prominent numismatists all resided in Italy.... Augustus (Roman Emperor) Pope Boniface VIII Pope Paul II Lorenzo Di Medici Alfonso V of...
Congratulations on your excellent coin list. You had a great year! I like them all, but #3 is exceptional:) John
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