Also, no one has mentioned it yet, and I am certainly no expert, but I would question the authenticity of this coin. It's hard to be certain from...
This
Congrats to you as well @BenSi! Getting so very close to completing your collection. I'd be keen to see the John II Thessalonica hyperpyron when...
Looks off to me, but I'm no expert
Is this not a late Ptolemaic tetradrachm? They are commonly found at low weights ~ 13g I measure SG as well, 10.19 is of decent silver purity and...
This is my aim as well, to obtain a coin from the penultimate Emperor.
@BenSi for interest, the specific gravity suggests John III as well. Noting that specific gravity has a decent margin of error for determining...
Well done @ValiantKnight ! A lovely coin. Here is my not so lovely Owl: [ATTACH] Athens, Attica (350-300 B.C.), silver Tetradrachm, (17.10g)...
Nice @Chip Kirkpatrick Where (in general, I don't need to know your secrets) did you find them? I'm currently conducting some amateur research...
Yes, looks like it's been re-plated
Looks real to me. Yes, I see 751, along with a P, which would make it a Potosi 8 Reales 1751. 26.7g is within the range one would expect for a...
Great write up @Valentinian ! Although, I'm a simple man. For me, the answer to the question of "what should I collect?" is "whatever interests...
Thanks @BenSi I opened the document linked above. Although I was economical with my time when reading (i.e. I didn't read the whole thing), my...
@BenSi in re to the above, CNG did this in their auction that finished today. As mentioned, I'm not fussed whether it is John II of Byzantium or...
Darn it @Orielensis!! Look at what you've done with these great write ups about accessible middle ages coins?!? Now I HAVE to expand my medieval...
Excellent thread. I will continue to read and learn.
That El Stater, though
Thanks all for the comments, musings, advice, and empathy. It actually does lesson the pain a little :D Well actually, I figured that John III...
I KNEW IT!!!!
So as you folks would know I am hunting for a Byzantium nomisma, hyperpyron, or even a late solidus. I participated in the Roma e-sale yesterday,...
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