You're welcome.. glad to be able to share.. there is an even earlier non silver crude coinage used.. will post it next time
Thanks you.. these were often crudely struck and worn given the poor conditions of the time. I was very elated to be able to find this specimen.....
Soviet Republic of China. Shaanxi -Szechuan Silver Dollar. 1937. EF. Ex-Baldwin's. Obv: The Soviet Hammer & Sickle symbol on top of the map of...
Thanks... also liked the fact that it is a silver cash coin.. unlike the more common AE cash coins
Thanks.. I'm sure a lot of us do have the attraction to the age of the Samurai... :happy:
Japan. Birth of the Shogunate. Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豐臣秀吉。 Tensho Tsuho. Momoyama period. Tensho era year 15 (1587). Silver. Very rare. Issued by...
@scottishmoney ... Wow!! Those are the real deal and big kahunas.. the Swedish dalers are particularly amazing and they are worth a lot now.....
Beautiful specimens @Alegandron ... a very classic appeal to them.. even more with the historical significance and association of the Shakya coin...
Very Nice!! Given their shape I wouldn't even expect them to be coins if not explained. Especially the Formatum which looked to me like a brooch...
Wow.. these are pretty cool !! I've never seen them before and they looked like bullets to me at first glance.
Beautiful.. the design has an interesting element of Hindu imagery on it with the head akin to a possible Rakshasa. I saw a couple of very...
Amazing OP.. extinct animals from ancient times will never be recreated again.
Some other unusual coins which I posted previously... [ATTACH] Ceylon. Kandyan Kokku Ridhi. Silver Larin. [ATTACH] Persia. Safavids. Silver...
Thanks @Jwt708 .. I am not the author of the article but rather copied it with the source Url beneath.
Interesting.. what is this?
One of the most interesting aspects of coin collecting is the myriad types of unusual coinage that exists through history and countries. I am...
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Some other more common elephant coinage I recently acquired
Wow.. what an amazing collections of elephants!! Amongst the many different types of animals, I find elephants having one of the most appealing...
Thanks.. why don't everyone also post a favorite elephant coin here as a theme? Would love to see your elephant coins as well..:shame:
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