As for "ancients" I like.... AV Aurei from RR/ Imperial Rome/ AV Solidi /Western/ Eastern Roman Empires/ Byzantine Empire Ptolomaic Egyptian AV...
I was thinking about this topic all day while at work.... My picks would be as follows/ Transylvania 1550-1683 Holy Roman Empire 1450-1806...
I have been working now, 73 days straight/ dusk to dawn....so I missed this thread. Thats a mighty beautifull Toman Lordmarcovan:D I have one from...
I had a proxy bid of 600 Swiss Francs. I was still leading by 200 Sfrcs when i left for work at 7:00AM.
When I left for work this morning I was leading in all 5/ Just got home and saw I missed out on my Philip II AR Denarius/ Elephant:( AV Solidus...
Great coin! Beautifully struck, congratulations on your win:D John
AV Half Dukat 1734 Zurich[ATTACH]
You are correct, historians will have to get enlightened. Advanced civilizations go back way further then 4500BC:)!
Just got my 950th AV coin. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottrop/ Herzogtum AV 1/4 Dukat 1711 Tonning Mint MS-62[ATTACH] Karl Friedrich 1702-39 Herzog...
You might laugh, but my first adventure into coin collecting were Canadian tokens (still have them) When I was in grade five, my Dad gave me some...
Western Roman Empire AV Tremissis ND Mediolanum Mint[ATTACH]
Seems Spain cheated on their monetary system, by lowering gold content from .916 2/3 too .875.One reason for this/ British pirates/ Royal Navy...
Sorry about confusion/ I must confess that I am stupid. I always thought that Escudo coinages from Latin American/ Colonial period where .875....
The Escudos coinage was of .875 fineness/ compared to British gold guineas/ sovereigns which where of .916 (21 carats) Dukaten .986 used in Swiss...
Thanks! I only have little time now, my work is super hectic/ put in 54 days straight/ 13 hrs+. Had a mild heat stroke yesterday, its been hot/...
This coin was struck at the Paris Mint in 1886. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice one! That coin has beautifull toning! Congrats on nice addition. Here is mine from 1764.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] John
Holy Roman Empire/ AV Dukat 1633 K-B Kremnitz Mint/ Ferdinand II Persian Empire/ AV Daric ND Sardes Mint/ Xerxes II 420-395BC Schwabishes Halle/...
Also from Steve Album auction/ AV Dinar dated AH 738 Al-Qahira Mint 5.87g. Muhammad I 1310-41 (Third reign) Album 919 ex: Gamal Amar collection/...
Those where photos from auction house:)
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