I just won two AV Portuguese from Joao V AV Quartinho (1000 Reis) 1715 Lisbon Mint 2.7g Mint State AV Meio Escudo (!/2 Escudo) 1743 Lisbon Mint...
I only have a "modern era" coin depicting a snake. AV 8 Escudos 1862-Go (Guanajunto Mint) Republic of Mexico[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Great "snake coins"!!!! I really got to get some for my collection now that I am snake bitten....one of my fav. real snakes, Tiger Snake...
Neat coin Pish! Even with my hectic work routine (95 hrs/week) I NEVER take any breaks from work or collecting. I usually take 15 minutes before...
I started with Ancients in 1978, my first coin was a "mintstate" Justinian I AV Solidus frontal bust, which I got from NFA auction. I had been...
Here is another AV Goldgulden ND Albert I of Habsburg 1437-39 Kremnitz Mint[ATTACH]
After seeing all those beautifull Anglo-Saxon coins, I definately want some too! Thanks for showing them, very impressive.
Magnificent collection, I do not have any of these yet. Thanks for posting them. John
Bing....tell her you are investing in the future!
I had to trim quite a few hedges to get that one, but....$ is there to buy COINS! and others nice things:):):):):):):):) in life. Otherwise, its...
I think that there are many "unpublished" coins from there. Hopefully someone will publish a book on Indian Medieval AV coins circa 600AD to...
Lucky for me, my letter with bank draft were the MIA casaulities on way from Canada to the UK offices of ROMA numismatics. Hopefully, once this is...
Great movie...French Guiana is even today a "hot area" for collecting insects. One swallowtail, papilio chansiades maroni is endemic to that...
On one episode of "Ancient Aliens" they said the German highly advanced technology ie: Me-262 jet fighter/Horten Slealth Fighter/Ar-234 jet...
Bing....collecting coins is not hoarding, it is rather you protecting historical artifacts and being passionate about their historical value....
Here is one of my coins from there... AV 1/2 Pagoda 1.71g. 13mm. Harihari II 1377-1404 obv. Shiva and Prvati Seated rev. Script[ATTACH]
My other hobby was being into collected insects. I had 12,000+mounted specimens/all in calif. academy drawers/cabinets. i started selling them,...
Thanks Mat, I am started to get addicted to these! I can imagine what his aurei go for....
Actually, I started my "ancients" by getting into late Roman/Byzantine gold coins....have around 50-60 pieces. Its the Aurei that I really...
I sent it from Orleans/Ontario/Canada to Roma Numismatic (UK) John
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