The GREATEST generation! Thank him for me, for his service!
I don't have many, but here are a few that I picked up over the years: DOC, at one point, traded with collectors and thus, I suspect this is one...
A recent pickup. It has one of the most complete legends on this coin. Far more that what is published in Lianta. Furthermore, this particular...
I have a few references that I use to help in the identification, but even with those, it is very frustrating and time consuming at times. The...
..., I want to cash in my trachae and convert it to a Hyperpyron :p. This is just one bag! I still have about three to five more bags. Time is...
A shout out to Civitas Galleries and Marc Breitsprecher who both have internet presence outside of vcoins (and thus a bit cheaper than using the...
Do you still have pieces of the tile that covers the messing areas...
That is crazy! Totally messed up :mad:. Its a beautiful tile...
But, definitely not worth that much. I have several of these coins that I purchased over the years. Of course, I can say that about the deniers I...
This should help, but of course, the sides are reversed. There is definitely an inscription, but it is part of the end, which is similar to both...
I thought of that as well. But it must have been stripped many moons ago prior to the encrustation...
Aside from my dry, grubby fingers, attached are some additional photos. Notice how thin it is. The dimensions are as follows: 27 mm, 3,85 g I...
Wow! You guys did a lot better than I did. I totally forgot about the auction until it was too late. The ones I was interested in went up the...
Outstanding! They are quite rare and I don't know how many have survived...
@ominus1 : Isn't that a Jolly N* Piggy Bank in the background :wideyed:
Absolutely! Its a hobby and that means you spend time with it. I know too many "collectors" who just grab coins and put them away without...
Definitely, Abu Sa'id, but the mint, unfortunately, is not Tiblisi. Here is a similar coin from Tiblisi of Abu Sa'id. This is NOT my coin, but...
That is a very nice one! Getting these irregular fals is always tricky as there are hundreds of fakes out there. I have one from Queen Tamar that...
Let me dig out the coin and see if I can answer the questions posed. It might take a while though...
My copy of Bennett is in storage at the moment, so attributions are a bit problematic. This is a work in progress as I need to get the Arabic...
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