These six imitative Arab Byzantine folles arrived today, awaiting documentation and labels. All six are the three standing caliphs/emperors type....
Ever since I started collecting world coins in the early 80's, the wildman type has always been a draw for me, in terms of themes, designs and...
I suppose it has been something of a white whale, putting so much money into one coin, but I am happy to have it. It does have presence and history.
Here's a photo of the coin in its holder (hence the slight reflection), with a quarter next to it for comparison. The angle is slightly oblique,...
No doubt about it, it was a big bucks purchase, my first and last, for sure. With the pension and social security as income now, I am forced into...
Very nice examples, all. Here's my coin, purchased in San Jose at the local coin store in the late 90's. This coin was struck on a broad flan,...
Nice!
That's a lovely coin. What does NGC grade it?
I agree. It is odd to see this color of toning on a gold coin.
Here's an 8 escudos from Lima, 1750, assayer R, and salvaged, that has a somewhat reddish color. 27.0 grams [ATTACH]
Sulfur is the only chemical that I know of that can create the deep blue to almost black toning for silver. You can actually induce this color...
I like the second photo. The shading give the coin's elements more depth. It also makes for a more dramatic presentation.
I've seen toned gold coins, mostly 8 escudos cobs. The toning, such as it is, tends to be reddish. I've never seen blue before on a gold coin....
Thank you. Yes, the Hertiage coin sold this month for $55,000. I didn't know that NGC makes slabs for these coins now.
Thank you. The cost was indeed steep and I sold a good portion of the collection which included some pretty rare coins, both world and ancient...
I believe that the coin to the left, first photo is that of Heraclius, Sicily mint, possibly a half follis, based on the weight.
I just posted this coin today as a thread on the World Coins Forum, for those who might be interested. [ATTACH]
Today I thought it would be as good a time as any to post this coin that has graced the world coin section of my collection since 1997. The coin...
Here's an interesting article, from an archaeology perspective, from Saturday's Guardian: Hadrian’s Wall dig reveals oldest Christian graffiti on...
How about paring a Syracuse tetradrachm with Connie Evingson? [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
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