Yes/ AV=GOLD AR=SILVER AE=BASE METALS....almost forgot EL=ELECTRUM natural alloy of gold/silver
I agree! The history is fascinating. At last count/ there are 270 Dukaten/Zecchini coins in my collection/sadly the really nice multiples (over 5...
Amazing examples GDJMSP, thanks for posting them:happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy:! I really like the AV coinage from the so...
I know just the "feeling":(! I was after a coin like yours, AV Reale d'or Brabant/Carolus V in EF/sadly it went 3X estimate, but I did land that...
Lordmarcovan...you should scan i-Numis/Boule/MDC Monaco/Gadboury/CBG Auctions. They have pristine French AV coinage from Francois I/HenriIII/Louis...
The French sided with the "enemy" during the, "Thirty Years War". Cardinal Richelieu(the real power broker) in France, joined the Protestant side...
Most of the AV Fanams depicting elephants from Mysore are fantasy coins, the only geniune elephant AV Pagodas/Fanams are from the Western...
Nice selection of Colombian coins! Here is one of mine... Neuva Granada AV 16 Pesos 1846-UE Popayan Mint 27.88g./35mm.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Just won this from Boule Auctions! This neat coin was in circulation during the time of Alexandre Dumas famed, "Three Muskateers"
Really like that Bern Thaler! Beautifull design.
As everyone knows, I collect ALL AV coinage/ also US/Canada obsolete banknotes/AR Roman. Well, I saw Fruhwald Auctions had 13 "mintstate" AR...
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I only have few Talers...but if I had the $....I would love to get many more:)!!!!!
I only have the Krause AV Coinage 1600 to present. I am surprised that they forgot to list it? Karl Theodor was also Prince/Elector of...
I have a few Talers/ here is a real nice one.... Konventions Taler 1792 Munchen Mint Karl Theodor 1777-99 obv. Karl Theodor rev. Habsburg...
I thought it was a monkey too! That is why I wanted Bing to comment. I remember posting Visigothic tremissis of Tulgan/Egica who resembled "Bozo"...
German AV 5 Mark 1877-J Slabbed as AV 10 Mark 1877-J I just won a Bolivia AV 1/2 Escudo 1852-FJ MS-64 on slab it reads 1/2 Sol!!!!![ATTACH]
Thanks guys....sorry about not giving more detailed info on these Kadambas/ I am really into Medieval Indian coinage/ so figured everyone knew....
Here is a map to show where they had their kingdom....[ATTACH]
I will start with this weird example.....Bing may have remark about the obverse.[ATTACH] AV Pagoda ND circa 1100-1240AD 21mm./4.18g. unknown mint...
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