AV Stater 8.67g. 22mm. struck circa 323-317BC Abydus Mint Obv. Athena wearing Corinthian Helmut Rev. Nike holding Stilus ex: Triton II[ATTACH]
I will also vote for number "3".
Beautifull aureus!!!!!!!
Thanks for great comments! Yes, I am totally into flora/fauna....esp. when figured on coin reverses. Here is one of my "modern" animal coins.......
Just won this little eenie-weenie coin from Murudhar Auctions....real cheap too ($50)! AV Fanam 0.37g./ 5.60mm. struck circa 1060-1200AD Western...
Thanks for wonderfull comments! That is why I cannot just stick to collecting "ancients", I like the coins from all periods of history. Biafra...
Thanks, these are really tough to obtain in "stempelglanz" which is German for FDC (MS-66+) John
Erin/ Thanks! You really have to look at lots of auction sites, Baldwins/ The New York Sale/CNG/Kunker/HD Rauch many times have these Fanams in...
I would 100 percent agree! I must say, Emperors/Empresses/Kings/Queens look way better! So do the Roman Emperors/Empresses/Usurpers....esp. Postumus.
AV 25 Pounds 2.355 oz. gold/ part of 5 piece set. (1/2/5/10/25 Pounds) This set was issued by the Rep. of Biafra which had broken away from...
I agree, however I do think the St. Gaudens Double Eagle/Indian Head Eagle/ Liberty $20/$10/$5/$2.50 are beautifull. I really like the 1915-S...
Thanks Mat/ that is why I cannot just collect ancients....I love the coins struck post 1200AD too! The Habsburgs designed some of the most...
Here is one of my better World coins... AV 4 Dukaten (13.99g.) 1848-A Vienna Mint Emperor Ferdinand I 1835-48 Ferdinand became Emperor of...
I know the feeling! We :(:(:(poor snooks in Canada have to pay $1.35=$1.00US 1.50= 1.00EURO $1.71=1UK Pound.....I wish I lived in the UK, then I...
I have been married for 15 years, my wife sometimes thinks I love my coin collection more then her....she is a smart woman!;););)
Most amazing is that they were able to strike these tiny coins with such precise designs/ the Regensburg 1/32 Dukat esp., crossed...
Really beautifull examples Maridunum/Doug.... Thanks for posting them!
What I find most interesting is that so many so called non-collectors, really do envy us that are able to build up beautifull collections. I...
Wow! India certainly went to extremes in their coinage. The Mughals struck tiny 1/2 Fanams to the massive 1000 Mohurs (35 pounds of gold)
Nope! Its that small!!!!! Too compare here is my "modern" AV 1/32 Dukat 0.11g. 5mm. From Regensburg/German States Franz II of Lorraine undated...
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