Some of the oldest coins in history. Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum stater. Lion facing left and Tunny fish behind. Circa 550-450BC. 20mm. 16.16g. VF....
It is indeed a very interesting area of focus. Chinese or East Asian coins are appreciated more for their historical associations and calligraphy...
That’s right. My friend @Ancientnoob introduced me to here. Best decision ever ... :)
Ah.. I know you.. glad to see you here.. I was pretty active here before I moved to IG. I still do post a copy of my write ups here as well. I...
@Mkman123 oh.. yeah I did post this on Instagram recently too. What is your account name?
Thanks.. An article I saw from CNG for another specimen like this around 4 years ago mentioned 21 million dollars in silver. Since the Chinese...
The Opium War. 1842. British gold medal minted from silver sycees forced upon Qing Dynasty, China by the British after their defeat in the 1st...
Perhaps. I am not an expert on this field as well The article you provided seem to focus on the post Daric sigloi of the warrior king. That one I...
Beautiful toning..
Thanks @chrsmat71 .. Hopefully one day when I strike it rich I may consider the gold staters.. For now I can only dream and enjoy this silver...
Thanks @Severus Alexander .. You can refer to this link for a pretty good write up.. http://rg.ancients.info/lion/kroisos.html
Wow!! Fantastic @Alegandron ... I particularly love the Daric..
Ancient Persia. Cyrus the Great. Achaemenid Empire. 546-510BC. Silver siglos. 5.38g. Rare. VF. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lion fighting a bull with 2...
Thank you very much. Living in Malaysia, it is easier for me to find than most cases. I also collect Malay peninsula tin Pyramid shaped ingots...
Hi @TuckHard .. Apologies for the late reply as I was travelling.. Please feel free to use my picture. It will be an honor in fact..
@TuckHard .. Thank you very much. What I can add is that these tin coins were used as barter ingots or small change and worth it's value in the...
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Awesome specimen
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