I think there was a case where some divers found a hoard of Islamic Fatimid Dynasty gold dinars. They turned them in to the Israeli govt., reason...
That is true, I saw one in auction Numismatic Fine Arts. It was a FDC Aureus of Saturninius, a short lived usurper time of Probus I think. Unique,...
Actually, to be 100 percent honest. I work like crazy at my landscape job (80+ hrs a week) Then have the Winter off to enjoy hobbies. I have...
Imagine if you were Donald Trump, you could an FDC Aureus of every Emperor/Empress/Usurper known....I would rather do that then run for President!!!!
Thanks, I will check those out. john
My Gordianus III Aureus John[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I remember that couple walking their dog in California, and the dog started sniffing at something gleaming....which turned out to be a hoard of...
I read in my older "Coin News" re: Arras Hoard Revisted Dated Sept/2008 They stated that there were rumours that among all those wonderdfull...
Here is my Gordian III....[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I take my dog for a 10km. walk, every day....best I ever found was a Loonie! Maybe, one day! John
My favorite coin in my collection is a AV Salut d'or ND Saint-Lo Mint circa 1430 English occupied France under Henry VI of Lancaster. Beautifull...
Nice! If this keeps up we will have all the mints posted! I have my eye on a 1/2 Escudo coin from Zacatecas Mint. I only have the 1862-Go coin.
That is why, I am so happy to have joined your group.
The AV Goldguldens from Koln/Frankfurt/Nordlingen/Mainz/Trier/Julich/Basel etc., are really neat. There is one coin, a dated 1492 Four Goldgulden...
Actually, I am aiming for 700!
The drawer of papilio machaon=1200US, the Birdwings above are 4000/6000 @ John PS: Too many hobbies....NOT ENOUGH $$$$$$$
Actually, I posted 2, I have around 35 or lost count???? I will post more. Lots of Byzantine too!
To start topic, here is my AV Goldgulden 1499 Brandenburg-Franconia Schwabach Mint almost impossible to get in FDC... Friedrich IV[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
No, about 600+ are golden/500 silver. I also collect US/Canada obsolete banknotes! I used to collect butterflies/moths... Now, I am selling them...
I was born in the medieval city of Julich, not important now, but very much so in 1500s. Then called Julich-Cleve-Berg. John
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