"The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten." LOL@gregarious :P
[IMG] That is indeed awesome. Those Austrians and Germans do mighty nice "charging knight" coins, don't they? [IMG]
That QE1 shilling is awesome. Exactly the appearance I hope to find when I add an Elizabethan coin to my collection one day. I'll likely go for...
SELJUQS OF RUM: Kaykhusraw II, 1236-1245, AR dirham. Siwas, AH 638, A-1218, lion & sunface, star left of sunface. [IMG]
Aha. The Black Hole effect. Seems plausible. To tell you the truth, I was just this moment getting ready to post my latest newp to that thread....
I thought "Henry VII", actually, but in a sort of idiot-savant way; not because I actually knew anything about the attribution. It's just because...
Well, sorry you have to cope with those hassles but at least you know. Kudos to Barry Murphy. I still think it's a handsome coin, regardless of...
Made up my mind and pulled the trigger. I'm breaking new ground here, so I'd appreciate any input from someone who knows this material. (Or not...
Ah, yes! The cheap Harp groat! I remember that one. Has some issues, but I thought it was a really cool coin for the money.
Wow, there's so much going on with that Stratonicaea Æ34. PS- the title of this thread is best when read aloud, three times, fast. :)
Oh, that toning is fantastic.
This post is an additional entry in the drawing for @Curtisimo, in honor of his backwards-countdown game.
BTW, I'm in South Africa right this moment, thanks to the stuff on my iPod. :) [MEDIA]
I did, over on Collectors Universe, about a decade ago. Of course one can also just say "contrasting toning". But "Circulation Cameo" or...
South Africa is a beautiful country. When I was a child, we sailed up its coast as passengers aboard a Greek freighter. Cape Town, Durban, Port...
There wasn't, until I invented it. ;)
I "reported" this to the admins. Wooo, you're in troublllle. LOL Feature-worthy, I say. I mean, look at @TIF's reaction. I don't think she is...
Indeed. That's amazing. I like the Republican denarius in the OP as well. The only ancient brockage I've had was also a Republican denarius....
Interesting piece. Never seen that one before. I'm of an upper-AU opinion, myself.
I tend to agree.
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