I am in your boat. When I first was introduced by my Dad to collect, I was happy getting Sovereigns/ French 20 Francs etc., in EF quality. Then,...
Very nice collection, Saurez:happy: I have 43 AV Byzantine coins so far, hope to add 5 more this year. John
Here is my Zeno....[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Having a good week! Ionia EL Hemihekte ND struck circa 625-600BC 8.5mm. 1.35g. uncertain mint Raised swastika Incuse square punch Rosen 269 EX:...
from the most easy to obtain Emperor.... AV Solidus (dated year 14= 595/6AD) 19mm./ 4.42g. Carthage Mint Maurice Tiberius 582-602AD DN MAVRI-C...
Al, both of your examples are truly beautifull:) Congratulations! John
Before I head off to do more lawn cutting... That coin was issued by the Ostrogoths, they did a rather good job for unruly barbarians. The coin is...
You gotta be the only person on this planet to wear such a great hat:happy:
Magnificent example, Terance!
AV Solidus ND Bologne Mint 20mm. 4.45g. Ostrogoths[ATTACH] [ATTACH] struck under Theodorich I 493-526AD/ in name of Emperor Zeno DN ZENO-PERP...
Thanks to everyone for really nice comments! I am glad we all share in this beautifull hobby:happy: John
According to Heritage description/ its a rare variant with dot behind TESOB in exergue.
Thanks! MS-5/5 4/5
Neato coins! I do not have any zombie/ ghoulish coins:(
It can vary from 5 days to 4 weeks. I had one coin that was postmarked Jan. 15/ it FINALLY arrived 6 weeks later;) It was probably stuck in...
Although this is a very common Emperor for AV Solidi, I finally landed this one from Heritage Signature auction... AV Solidus ND Thessalonika...
Few corrections... Its a Double Louis d'or 1786-N 15.29g./ .451 0z. Mintage 217,279 KM 592.11 Montepelier Mint LUD. D. G. FR. NAV. REX= Louis...
Just got home from work, and found that I was successfull in Goldberg Auction ( I had placed a proxy bid before I headed off to work at 7:00AM)...
I started collecting Roman AR coins (Denari):happy: I also go after Platinum/ Paladium coins. John
Here is another...my oldest coin EL Trite (punch/ grapes) [ATTACH] Ionia uncertain mint struck circa 650BC NGC MS strike 4/5 surface 5/5
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