Sweet! Love the patina on that one!
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Another Titus capricorn & globe; this from my first ancient collection.[ATTACH] Continue with globes, or if you're tired of that, switch to...
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Roman Empire: silver denarius of Vespasian;capricorns and globe, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD [IMG] NGC AU; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.
These are very common bulk bag finds for me. I could have made pretty good progress towards a date and mintmark set of them by now if I had been...
Speaking of Zeno, I did just that. He was the last chronological ruler in my set, and the only gold coin. (In fact, that was the only ancient...
I say three bucks if you like the color enough.
PS- Jose Candido must have been the designer/engraver. That's one of the more prominent signatures I've seen on a coin. No tiny "JC" initials...
Oh, I like that design! Hadn't seen it before. Globes, continued ... Brazil: silver 960 reis, 1814 Overstruck on a Spanish milled dollar, as...
Oh! I had wondered about Johannes, and had gone so far as browsing his Wildwinds page. Kind of a scarce bird, there! I never got around to...
They're all over eBay.
I had this all planned out, but there was a change of plans when I found out who my designee is. I'm back to the drawing board on my Secret...
I think about the bronzes of Johannes. He's a ruler I never had, I reckon you might have a case, there. Hmm...
@Orfew had an awesome one, so I'm stealing the idea. Y'see, since I was on hiatus between August and November, there was a gap in my regular...
@TNCoin - Bean the Cat wanted to tell me that he approves of your avatar. :cat: [IMG] [IMG]
I see what you're talking about, but I think the lettering there just got smooshed down as a result of wear. There could be some differences in...
Here is one of my ancients: Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus; Ceres and curule chair, ca. 63 BC [IMG] NGC Ch VF;...
India (Mysore): gold fanam of Tipu Sultan, AH 1200 (1786), Patan mint [IMG] PCGS MS62; population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of...
Yeah, fake, I'm afraid. Are you the same "Drizzt" who used to post on the CU forums long ago? The username is familiar. Had a dragon for an...
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