Fifth of the 12 Caesars. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Fouree Denarius imitating Rome mint. Brittania. Very rare. NGC AU. [ATTACH] The fourth emperor...
Yup.. these are really cool too.. The ant nose also has variants with characters as well
The writing says 半釿 or Ban Jin. It means half a Jin, an ancient Chinese denomination
Thanks.. It's very, very rare with less than 20 specimens known to date..
Thanks.. one of it's kind in Chinese history..
Hi.. It's 5.59g, 33 x 25mm
Awesome thread.. Especially the starting thread featuring Chinese coins which are one of my favorite themes. My latest "ancient" if defined...
Ancient China. Warring States Period. Wei 魏 State. Circa 403-225BCE. Ban Jin 半釿。Very rare. Ex Professor Wang Yixin 王一新 collection. [ATTACH]...
Thank you my friend @Alegandron
Thanks a lot @Alegandron .. It is the top piece of my Chinese cash collection.. If only 3 exists, this could probably be the only specimen outside...
Thanks.. I doubt NGC are the right parties to grade this.. I have not seen them graded any coins of such a size before also..closest I seen were...
Thanks.. Your specimen is also awesome.. My second largest is also a Xianfeng 100 cash specimen from the Fujian mint.
Yeah..One of the largest I known.. These are non circulation coins and a few other types exist. However what I gathered was that this is the...
Thanks..
Thank you very much..2 other specimens known are currently in 2 Chinese museums..
The crown jewel of my Chinese Numismatic Collection! [ATTACH] Qing Dynasty. China. Emperor Xianfeng. 1850-1861. Vault protector coin. 140mm....
That's Hannibal. Way older. Also Carthage, not Mongol. Coins in his name or title do not exist but there are some which people assume or speculate...
Yes.. It's a cool coin..The Buddhist Wheel of the Law is prominent here
One of history's earliest Buddhist coins. Ancient India. Taxila. Trade guild coin. circa 150 BCE. Obverse: Dharmachakra (Wheel of the Law) and...
Yes.. He helped me once acquire a really significant and rare coin associated with Genghis Khan (some regard probably Mongke) years ago from his...
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