I have dabbled in cobs, but am by no means an expert, especially in 8 escudos cobs. So please take this with a healthy pinch of salt. It could...
Oooooooooo, great thread :D Crown sized silver coins, roughly corresponding with the Age of Sail (~1500s to mid-1800s) are my (not so secret)...
Can absolutely attest to a common reaction to ancient coins by non-collectors. Me: Look at my new coin? A Roman Empire coin, 2,000 years old...
Hey, thanks for the tip on info. Have downloaded both volumes and am reading through :D
This is great @arnoldoe Do you happen to also have the table after Eudocia?
Wait, I thought it fell in purity AFTER Michael VII?
Thanks @BenSi , I would very much appreciate any info you have. Also, for interest, I do have one John II billon trachy. I think it's the...
Thanks @BenSi In terms of 11th century Byzantine gold, I had thought that it was still fairly high in gold content until after Michael VII Ducas...
Welcome to the awesome (dark) side of coin collection. A Gordian is a fine starting point. I recently acquired one myself (after the good folk at...
Thanks for the suggestion @panzerman , will do. Thanks for this @BenSi , I didn't realise that John III did that. Good to know. Although, it...
Good on you @Nyatii for trying to procure coins (or ancient artifacts, as the case may be) that may have meant something to your (ancient)...
Hi all I haven't posted for a while (busy with work and so forth), but I thought I'd share what I'm currently hunting for. I have a wide...
I love the THoR podcast, along with the THoB (which is essentially a continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire). In terms of Republic coins, it is...
1841 is the rarest date for a sovereign. If it's only a few hundred, it is almost certainly fake.
Not to mention that it was well known that Commodus was anointed as the successor. Other than awesome gladiator scenes, I don't think they got a...
Congrats @iamtiberius The horse looks just dodgy enough to convince me that it is authentic (I don't know why, but they look light on detail...
Nice @jgenn!
That is a stunning Hyperpyron! Well done
P.S. - the COA is crap. You don't even get the weight, size, or assayer. All of which is critical information.
I echo others' recommendations re this auction and Sedwick. The market is flooded with fake reale cobs. It really is best to wait for a trusted...
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