Yes, these are definitely all Korean, with the obverse inscription read (in Korean) as Sang Pyong Tong Bo, which was used from 1633 to 1891....
I saw an auction by the ancient and world coins dealer Frank S. Robinson where he described one coin as "Vomitous putrescent condition." He then...
Hello @LaCointessa, and Happy New Year to you too! It warms my heart to hear how much my small gift has meant to you. We all are happy to have...
@Sulla80 : Your coin is indeed from the Qianlong emperor, mint of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province. I think the coin is Hartill 22.324 (issued...
@Severus Alexander: Your coin is correctly labeled, Hartill 16.150, of Jia You. Your coin, however, has the characters arranged clockwise (top,...
It's a modern copy of a coin issued during the Second Jewish Revolt or Bar Kochba War (132-135 AD). The original coin was silver; yours seems to...
Here's a coin that I purchased from a world coin dealer's junk box for $2 at the Baltimore show in November: [ATTACH] China, Northern Song....
Thank you for the praise, everyone, I really appreciate it. While I would still be a collector if there were no CoinTalk, it would be a lot less...
This is my one thousandth post to Cointalk since joining a little over three years ago. I just want to thank the wonderful community here, who...
@7Calbrey: The legend in exergue is ARAB ADQVIS (Arabia Adquisita, Arabia Acquired.) I have this reverse type on an as and on a denarius:...
They are definitely tokens or amulets and not circulating coinage, the characters are Chinese but of course Chinese characters were also used in...
Well, I've finally caught up to where i can start posting my Baltimore show wins from last month. How about we start with a nice double-struck...
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900-1946) was an avid numismatist whose huge collection focused on coins of Italy from the end of the Western...
A nice selection, my favorites are the Bactrian micro-elephant, Julia Donna with Venus mooning, and the Sinatrukes.
Nice haul @Mat, I'd be happy to have either of those in my collection. I especially love that Phraates III with the very clear double-strike....
I have a few coins from this borderland between the Roman and the Parthian/Sasanian realms. Gordian III from Singara: [ATTACH] Gordian III,...
D'oh! Stupid auto-correct! I went back and changed "Into-Parthians" to "Indo-Parthians". But thanks for the joke.
One more coin to post before I get to my November Baltimore show acquisitions: [ATTACH] Indo-Parthians. Margiana mint. AE drachm. Sanabares...
I don't usually collect tokens, but that looks like a very interesting group. I think my favorite is the Little Orphan Annie radio show token at...
Lots of great coins here. I'm glad to see other members who also appreciate the allure of a well-worn but still attractive coin. If I had to...
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