I'm so tempted to get a double portrait Sassanian after looking at these!!!
Lovely bone specimens!! And in such top condition to moot.. after thousands of year still fully original and smooth..
Cool!! Keep em coming in. Haha..
Some of Wang Mang coins are Uber rare and expensive.. like his "key" shaped coins
Haha.. yeah.. unusual for a highly conservative society like the Chinese.. rather than saying it out, they cast these as tokens to hint hint..
You're welcome.. these are not rare but have been cast for centuries (modern ones included)
Sadly I don't have much Wang Mang. :(
Of course nowadays, they do cast these as curios and souvenirs..
These were known in Chinese as 春錢 or Spring coins. Their usage is rather diverse.. they've been around for centuries and used either as charms,...
Well.. if you can read Chinese, here is a very detailed article on these.. http://baike.baidu.com/item/春钱
Great piece. The characters are very sharp and the patina is highly desirable.. This is my opinion may have been an AU ancient coin... The...
Awesome!! And a very well struck piece to add
Chinese wedding charm. Qing Dynasty early Republic of China. Late 18 early 19th century. Unlike Roman brothel tokens, these wedding charms were...
Never seen these before..interesting
Thanks. Goetz is not particularly known for his Nazi pieces although hie did struck a few such as 1 with Hitler's portrait. He is more famous for...
Can't see very clearly.. but a few signs to look out for.. The word ghetto should be clearly resting on top of the star without margins. Fakes...
Thanks.. I do collect moderns too particularly those that tell a story. WWII is another major segment in history which I enjoy to research...
When the jews were forced into these camps, all their money and material belongings were confiscated. These were not death camps but rather...
I am aware these are highly counterfeited. Thus I did some thorough research on the tell tale signs.. such as the way the stars look and the...
Coin with a dark chapter in history. World War II. Littmanstadt (Lodz), Poland. Jewish ghetto 10 mark. Aluminium. Lightly circulated. Scarce. Ex...
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