Shades....:cool:....what a stunning coin.
That is definitely a lovely coin! Going to have to start calling you Midas, with the golden touch :). The recent NN went towards the ridiculous...
The Normans in Sicily is such an interesting episode in history! Thanks for mentioning this book as I am sure to read it. I, myself, didn't know...
Very nice! I like all of those South Indian coins as well as the coins from Sri Lanka/Ceylon. I have been searching for a good, gold version of...
Another overstrike of Heraclius I was specifically looking for. I wanted one that was overstruck on a Justin II follis and this one fits the bill...
@Carl Wilmont , the FDC cover and its correspondings are equally nice. Those Jewish prutahs are always a classic...
:wideyed::jawdrop:...that says it all! I can't even pick a favorite as I like them all....
Another one... Ceylon/Sri Lanka: Vijayabahu I (1055-1111) AV Kahavanu [ATTACH] [IMG] Imperial Chola: Rajendra Chola (1014-1044) AR Kahavanu...
I used to collect stamps eons ago (childhood days) and I still have some of my stamps (and sometimes add a few items that seem interesting). Here...
As I mentioned earlier, I bought several coins from the Sunrise collection, including Sunrise 578. The coins from Persis was the only ones I had...
I actually email them and ask them to ship the ebay purchases with my auction wins. In fact, I sometimes even get two auction wins shipped at the...
Here are a few, include a Byzantine one :smug: Parthian Empire: Vologases IV (147-191) Æ Dichalkon, Seleucia on the Tigris, 459 SE (Sellwood...
I don't have many, but here is one that I photographed a while ago... [IMG] Roman Imperial: Constantine II (326-327 CE) AE3 Folles, Cyzicus (RIC...
While those two coins are pretty nice, if I do say so myself, @BenSi is the tetarteron master of the Byzantine world. He has a stunning collection!
Several CT members' coins are on labarum, including mine. Here are my Isaac II Tetarteron. The second one is on labarum as a secondary coin......
See https://coins.labarum.info/en/catalog - a better Wildwinds...
Damn that really sucks! At least you got your money back. This reminds me of the time I bought a beautifully toned Basilikon and apparently the...
@Pavlos, sometimes those small coins can pack a wallop. I like that Decanummium, a lot!
Hi Christina! Welcome to CT and I am thrilled to find another Byzantine collector. One of my focuses is Eastern Christendom which mainly...
Classy as always @Bing! I have to say that Athenian Owl, Lycian Hemidrachm, and the additive Probus won me over! Congrats!
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