I always imagined them having some sort of pouch for coins & valuables. Even something like rabbit hide pouch would work at keeping all the coins...
I think it's the obverse that I read was the seal of approval. I can't remember for sure though. One thing I DO remember is that in ancient times...
Nice ones! I could've sworn someone told me that the incuse punches were meant as a mark to show that the gold was pure right down to the core....
Only when they died ;). Obols in particular. They believed payment was required for Charon the ferryman to transport their souls across the...
Yeah I don't think they had very detailed portraits even right when they were made. My guess is people didn't care about how pretty the image was...
From what I've read so far the obverse could potentially be either a seal or a lion/panther.
That's true. I always imagined that the "easy" gold was used for religious artifacts and such since I imagine people collected gold long before...
Its okay no worries :). Mine was $300. Not bad at all considering it’s gold (or at least 50%) and it’s 2,600 years old.
I didn’t say they had to do anything. I’m saying chances are back in the day if you took in a note issued by a bank they would usually redeem it...
One thing I really enjoy collecting is REALLY old coinage. The older the better! I think what amazes me the most is that the gold & silver in the...
I appreciate the clarification. I wasn't speaking of a gold certificate in the official numismatic sense. I just meant that it was a note...
Yup. That's exactly why they were called silver certificates. You could walk into a bank and hand them a $5 silver certificate and they would...
Nice note! I noticed something interesting. At the bottom it says "It is redeemable in gold on demand at the Treasury Department of the United...
Nice one! Congrats! I still need a St. Gaudens myself but I’m waiting for gold to go down. Or silver to go up. A lot. XD This is my 1st pre-33...
Thanks Cucumbor! :)
Thanks Octavius! :) It seems like a lot of people are picking the Hadrian denarius. Maybe it deserved a higher place on the list. I wish you the...
Thanks Roman Collector! :) Just curious do you still pick Hadrian if it looks like this under normal lighting? XD [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All the...
The Roman Republic is fascinating. Those guys had balls of steel. :B One thing I find interesting is that the Quadrigatus is almost a perfect...
Yay more love for the Quadrigatus! I wish they got more love than they do. I don’t see many people collect them. Personally I think they...
I know what you mean :). I’m sure there are a lot of people who prefer to get lots of lower graded coins than spend all that money on a high...
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