On the Virginia halfpenny, look carefully along the edge of the reverse. From about 2 to 4 o'clock it reads "VIRGI" and from 7 to 8 o'clock...
Well, all the cool kids are posting their Top 10 of the Year lists, so I might as well join in. Four of the items are actually modern, and one is...
Indian Princely States, Kutch, 1909. If the weight is 4 grams, it's a trambiyo; if it's 8 grams, it's a dokdo.
Good question. On some varieties, there are actually several letters in Punic. On the example that @Cucumbor posted, look under the horse's...
Here's the final coin I received this week: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Egypt, Alexandria. Vespasian (69- 79 AD), year 5 (72-3 AD). AE diobol....
Here's my second write-up for coins received this week: [ATTACH] North Africa, Numidia. Micipsa (148-118 BC). AE 25. Obverse: Laureate bust...
Just got this and two other ancients a couple of days ago, I will be posting full write-ups on the others soon. Meanwhile, please enjoy this:...
Great Top 10, Doug! I think my favorite coin is #3- that 3/4 perspective is wild, and I don't recall ever seeing something like it on an ancient...
Please enter me in the contest, thanks.
The copper coin is from China, the English inscription is "Tai ching ti kuo copper coin" meaning "Great Qing (Dynasty) Imperial State copper...
Can't tell much from the photos, but in the top photo, if you rotate it to the right 90 degrees, I think the main design is a shield. The top...
I don't have a scale handy, but the diameter of my coin is 28 mm. It is very thin, and I believe it may have originally been slightly scyphate...
One explanation that I've heard for the existence of such small coins is so that they could more easily be carried in the mouth o_O Clothing in...
Here's my example of this coin type: [ATTACH] It's from Hungary, struck by the king Bela III (1172- 1196). Obverse shows Bela and his brother...
Nice haul, especially the Parthian. I always try to get tetradrachms with a clear month (for those issues that include the month), they can be...
I have several coins of Vespasian, the best portrait is on this sestertius: [ATTACH]
Nice collection! I have just one coin from Ghana, a 50 cedis from 1997: [ATTACH]
This coin arrived in the mail yesterday, just wanted to share it after I did my research. [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius. Faustina Junior,...
Here's a Khusro II from the mint ShY (probably Shiraz): [ATTACH] And an obol (Sasanian fractional silver is a lot scarcer than the drachms) of...
@TIF : Thanks for your thorough discussion of the ostrich coin you showed a while ago. I remember I asked why a Thracian would show an ostrich on...
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