Roman. 2nd century. That's the emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD). From the brassy color of that, I'd say that is a sestertius. Post it on the...
@stevex6 - this one is rainbow-licious! Love it! [IMG] (The new avatar, not so much.) ;)
@Stork collects Albanian coins, so perhaps she will stop by. I'm loath to call Fascist coins "beautiful", really, but they're often handsome...
Definite griffin. Teos, maybe? Edit: that was just my quickie first impression. Of course a lot of other Greek polities used griffons/gryphons...
Indeed! With a tambourine. And a... basketball with a knife stuck in it?!? LOL ;)
Very interesting! And a nice coin to have! Can't tell if it is the same coin the OP posted, though?
I don't know, but that's an oldie. I'd guess 1970s at the latest? My first mailorder purchases were from Littleton, around that time. Looks...
Very handsome.
Yes. The "mirror image" aspect of one side is intriguing. I can't tell from the pictures if the "backwards" side is also incuse, but if it is,...
Agreed. As @eddiespin suggested, you should get yourself a copy of the "Red Book". Pretty much every bookstore carries it. You won't regret...
I'm more in the VG camp than Fine, but OK... VG10.
Exactly. I never said "scratches", BTW.
Thanks for that info. I stand corrected.
That looks much better than VF in terms of detail.
Those are an old favorite of mine, too. They're quite impressive in hand.
I see nothing unusual. It looks sharp. The striking inconsistencies between the two sides are not uncommon. In this particular case, I'm not...
Yes. Our US Statehood quarter series did raise interest quite a bit in the general public. As of the millennium, they were some of the few...
The lettering and portrait is reversed on one side. I can't tell from the images: is the design raised, like it is on the "normal" side, or is it...
I can't imagine members of the general public in the US lining up like that even for a US coin, I meant. It is refreshing to see people (not...
PS- Coin #1 seems tiny even for a fanam. They might've had fractional fanam issues. I don't know. Most of these I've seen attributed were from...
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