I am finally able to join this lovely thread with the recent acquisition of these two pieces. Been looking for a few Anastasius' folles for a...
Weird. I would have assumed that they were stylus that were used in writing palm leaf manuscripts. For instance, see the following from my...
I have always wanted one of the Greek owls, but just never got around to buying one. I did, however, pick up the following imitative coin a while...
I really need to get back to photographing my coins. Have way too many that needs to be photographed. I am certain I have this coin somewhere in...
I have the following two coins of similar fabric. According to Fishman, these coins are classified as originating from Pre-Islamic Sind. So,...
Its nice to have more CSA collectors. It is definitely a nice set and I suggest you post them on the CSA thread here:...
Here is a pair that you normally don't encounter: Byzantine Empire: Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1853; DOC-8)...
Byzantine and Bulgarian Imitation: Byzantine Empire: Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195-1203) BI Aspron Trachy Nomisma, Constantinople...
I was glad to pick up the following Chemicograph that is missing from my collection in this high grade. Complements the others that are in 68PPQ....
Outstanding! I was planning on posting the Hungarian scyphate, but you beat me to the punch. Great coins, Doug.
That is definitely a nice fouree. Funny that I have been meaning to pick one up, but never got around to buying one. I can understand when one...
Throughout history there has been several examples of coins imitating popular and well received coins. This applies to the west as well as the...
I just recently got into this series with the purchase of this coin. Got bitten by yet another numismatic bug :rolleyes: Seleukid Empire:...
Confederate State of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Treasury Warrant $1 Apr. 14, 1862 (Criswell-30) [img] [img]
The coins of Antioch/Theoupolis are a sweet spot in Byzantium Numismatics (the others being Ravenna and Carthage). Antioch has a very rich...
I'll add mine to the mix: Kingdom of Lydia, Persian Rule: Artaxerxes I–Darius III (ca. 450-330 BCE) AR Siglos (Sear-4682) Obv: Bearded archer...
An excellent write-up! I collect a lot of Hungarian coins as it fits perfectly in my "Eastern Christendom" collection. Here is mine: Hungary:...
And for the impatient ones, here is the catalog entry for Tye 14 via the link above: [ATTACH] A semi-full list of the various types are also on...
This is one series that I want to expand further. I have a few representative pieces, but like everything else, I have to prioritize my...
As THCoins and I mentioned earlier, you need to download Robert Tye's Jitals, which the author kindly released the catalog pages of the book for...
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