I think I would be very happy with those images. I think I would be more happy with the coin tho.
I really love this photo of the coin. Doesn't look nearly as crappy as I had originally thought. Kudos Bing...I want it.
Good question Steve! The coin exists in several variations one more dumpy than the last. This is a much later example than the original. The flan...
Holy smokes, awesome coin TIF. I see you have a thing for wacky toning, must make the whole of the collection look quite colorful, more so then...
Material should be silver. Should weigh 15.5 - 17 grams, Diameter seems correct In that condition I could fetch $350-$400USD if not a bit more.
The seated Lakshmi is a reoccurring theme on some Indian coins. See here the rare seated plaque coin of Sri Lanka and [ATTACH] I have a silver...
AH more problem coins...ones I spent good money on. [ATTACH] and [ATTACH] Both are from Ceylon in the Ancient Period, Both are extremely...
Thanks for all the coin compliments folks. You should see what it has done to my wallet.
Right, how awesome is that?
Yea these are often called "base gold staters" but I don't like the term.
This guy was on the list! A perfect fit in my collection of South Indian Gold(ish) coins. This coin I scored of Vcoins from an Indian dealer,...
Ah your right...its making my collection look funny.
Thanks bud, it wasn't on the list but the opportunity to save on shipping of the "VII" coin made this happen.
Scored a little medieval coin. Just a really nice example. Italy, Republic of Genoa (AD 1139-1252.) Conrad III AR Denaro. 16 mm x 0.77 grams....
Very interesting. Here is the excerpt and example from Robert S. Wicks money, Markets and Trade in Early South East Asia. :-) [ATTACH]
Step right up.
My favorite problem coin, hum...thats tough, collecting eastern,recycled and nomadic people I have developed quite a stomach for problems....
This coin was struck from dies and not made via the casting process. Not all East Asian coins were cast and not all Western coins where struck.
You can collect nice coins from a variety of ancient cultures without breaking the bank. Like all collecting areas there are extreme rares, scarce...
Is someone debating who stamped this? I hear alot of "whoever stamped it." Did @Valentinian poison my thread? Casting some doubt on my...
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