Back on line after a busy couple of days, and there was me thinking that this coin would be an easy one to flesh out! I've learned several things...
My grateful thanks to everyone who has contributed thus far - I love this site even if my wife thinks it's 'a bit geeky'. I can do geeky so I...
I always loved this rather chunky coin I've recently acquired from my late father's collection: [ATTACH] Diameter: 25mm Thickness: 3mm Weight:...
Hi Orielensis, Humble apologies - I've been a bit busy of late and I missed the fact that you answered my query re monograms, and in so much...
Hi Orielensis, Humble apologies - I've been bit busy of late and I missed the fact that you answered my query re monograms, and in so much detail....
Hi Matt, Many thanks for confirming that my original supposition was pretty much correct, even though I'd never heard of terms like 'straight...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi Matt, Surprisingly difficult to get a good photograph, especially when descended on by a 6-year old grandson, but I've...
Thanks Doug - it's really hard on my coin to decide about the mint even with a powerful magnifying glass. There are two upright strokes with no...
Thanks TIF - very interesting. I clicked on the VCoins link and was amazed as to the variety of coins on the same theme!
An oddball coin from my late father's collection ... [ATTACH] My father (born 1926) told me that he collected this coin out of circulation as a...
[ATTACH] It was a very wet Saturday in Stoke on Trent in January 1973 and I was none too pleased when the Stoke City v Ipswich Town game was...
I also have a much later (Roman) coin struck at Antioch - I'll start a new thread for that
Please excuse my lack of expertise but what does the monogram look like and where is it in the field
Celtic is correct! Iceni: Norfolk God. Moustache Type. c.AD25-43. AR unit. 13mm. 1.06g. Male head r, wearing boarskin headdress, slit and...
Thanks Sounds painful ;)
Thanks Theodosius - it certainly is, and I only discovered it earlier this evening
Thanks TIF
Many thanks Orielensis - you guys have made my day :happy::happy:
Wow thanks TIF - I'm very impressed! I didn't know about this site until today but that's brilliant :). Do you know if these coins were cast or...
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