Handsome lot.
Those are great examples of pareidolia!
No grandkids yet, but that's not a bad idea, when the time comes. Then again, the digging and the moment of discovery was what it's all about for...
@galba68 - on one of these sites like this, one fine day, you're going to break open a clod of earth, and something that looks like your avatar is...
WOW! I've never found an IHC while CRH. Detecting, sure, but not in a bank roll. Oldest I found in change was a slick 1909 (plain) Wheat cent....
Just scooped this up from @Valentinian, who had it listed for nine bucks. Seleucid Kings. Demetrios I Æ13 / Palm tree [ATTACH] Let's "count the...
There aren't enough hours in the day for me to post ALL of my silver coins, so I'll post my favorite. Well, one of my top favorites, anyway......
Awesome haul! Is that a Salonina up near that fibula?
"Tigurum" is apparently an archaic name for Zurich.
That's a cool fob. As one may deduce from my avatar, I used to collect "holey" coins. Did someone say "Corinthian stater"? ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I like the "confetti" look of the second coin in the OP!
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If you'll permit a (very) modern digression, there's a lion on here. And a biblical theme, to sort of tie it in with ancients. As of this post,...
Did you get that one from me? I gave one of those to somebody fairly recently, though I'll be danged if I can remember who.
Swords, continued. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V wears a crown on this ca. 1521-1545 Carolus d'or (florin) from Brabant. Let's change the theme to swords next. (I...
Crowns. [ATTACH] Played that earlier, so here's something else with multiple crowns. [ATTACH]
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