Very nice. It stands for Mars Propugnatori (Mars the Defender or Champion)
And MARS VLTOR (Mars the Avenger): Roman Imperial: Severus Alexander (222-235) AR Denarius, Rome (RIC-246) Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG;...
How about this one with VIRTVTI EXERCITVS (To the Glory of the Army): Roman Imperial: Maximinus II Daia (310-313) Æ Follis, Kyzikos (RIC-52)...
Here are some of my fossils: Elrathia Kingi Trilobite [IMG] Knightia Eocaena [IMG] Pinnixia galliheri [IMG] Lower Paleolithic Black...
Here is the original image before I touched it: [ATTACH]
Just spotted this thread. Granted I am not a big scripophilist (actually won't consider myself one), I do have several Bonds and Certificates...
I am pretty sure DOC touched the photos to close the gap when they photographed it years ago. The coin does have a gap that is similar to the new...
Love Byzantine coppers and my gallery at FORVM is full of them. Here is one of the plate coins from DOC: Byzantine, Empire of Nicaea: John III...
That addendum note is just priceless. Worthless and thrown away! WOW! Imagine if you did have a trunk-load! These notes fetch about $300 or...
As part of my colonial collection (and since I work in the financial industry), I bought several treasury certificates a while back. But I never...
Thanks techwriter! I just started collecting Obsoletes as most of my collection was concentrated on Confederate and Federal notes. But these...
Milledgeville, Georgia: $50 Apr. 6, 1864 (Criswell-22) [IMG] [IMG] Shreveport, Louisiana: $5 Mar. 10, 1863 (Criswell-14) One of the few...
Several more notes from the previous HA Auction. It was a busy and expensive night :rolleyes:: Tallahassee, Florida: $1 Jan. 1, 1864...
Yet another HA pickup... Brandon, Mississippi: Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road Company $5 Jan. 2, 1837 (Kraus-10110) Payable at the Girard Bank...
Another HA pickup. A great day for train and ship lovers... Brandon, Mississippi: Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road Company $100 Jan. 1, 1838...
Thanks techwriter. It was a good score, but too bad the others weren't in a great state. Stay tuned for more as I picked up several notes that...
And another one to add to my Confederate notes: Macon, Mississippi: $2 May 1, 1864 (Criswell-43A) After the fall of Jackson in May 1863, the...
I have been out of the paper money scene for a while as I was concentrating on other acquisitions, but I am back with the following recent...
It was meant more for the "strong box", but things became really complicated as war dragged on. Not an easy topic to discuss as there are so many...
Collecting banknotes, at least ones in really good condition, tends to make you bankrupt! Very expensive in comparison to collecting coins. The...
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