Son of Mohammad III bin Tughluq. Story goes, his father was returning home from a successfull campaign vs the Sultan of Bengal. At this time the...
You know, I just looked at the photo....you are right!
Great point Doug... Esp. when you consider GOLD is a very soft metal. One reason, I think is that many gold coins were hoarded/some even collected...
Thanks! Sorry, the reverse photo is not great. A lot of these Byzantine coins were weakly struck, esp. the legends.
Byzantine Emperor Leontius II 695-98AD Constantinople Mint[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My AV Tanka Mohammad III bin Tughlaq in name of Abbasid Caliph [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Love those crocodile coins! Some day I hope to have one too, really like ancients depicting wild animals! John
Will do! John
In a lot of cases its a bidding war between two collectors with deep pockets. Sometimes, however there is a once in a lifetime dream coin like...
Thanks, they are pretty nice, esp. the one with eagle reverse. I only have one example....now I want more!
Which one? The Shi Tzu/ Rottweiler/ Boxer? Just joking! I missed out on the second "Empress" Rauch had in same auction...a FDC Eudocia Tremissis,...
You got a good point there! MacDonald got it wrong....that has to be Caracalla! I will change my data label. John
Thats a really nice one! Your coin would have much more gold content. In CNG 100 Adams II there were a wide selection of these coins in AV and EL/...
Thanks Mikey! I have these attack dogs.... Not the white Boxer/Rottie/its the Shi Tzu!!!![ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, with many auctions, realized prices are way higher then estimates! At the Triton Adams Part III auction, some things went ballistic. Prices...
Hi Mikey: With electrum the ratio is usually 50/50 AU/AR With the EL coinage from Lydia/Lesbos/Phokia/Mytilene even 60%AU/40AR That is why the...
EL Stater 20mm 7.70g. dated 513 Bosphoron calender=216AD The kings of the Bosphorus were allied with Imperial Rome, so the obv. show Rhescoporis...
I will do so also.
Six hundred and three to be precise, spanning from 650BC to 1970. John
Thanks, i love em too. My wife is getting jealous.
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