[IMG]Here's one of my Greek `minors'. it's a silver tetartemorion from Kolophon, Ionia and circa 480 bc. The detail to the bust of Apollo...
It's not a coin but a reckoning token / jeton / rechenpfennig, made by Hans Krauwinckle in Nurenberg, Germany (you will see large letters HK...
It's been a while since I looked at my Indian coins, but I used to be really into the regal coinage of India and still have a quite extensive...
For the record, it's not actually me that's crazy. It's not my fault that the rest of the world is out of sync. :kewl: If there's anything I can...
Top catalogue values are £5 in F and £8 in VF. Coins in brooches can often have been subject to the odd bit of polish or `cleaning'. Sometimes...
The photo you show is of a shilling. The coin you mention is a florin. Neither coin has the wording you mention. The Halfcrown however has a...
I'm puzzled. Where exactly are you seeing the words `britainia nirium' on that image?
Really nice high quality coins you have there Brian. I can see that you like `getting into' the subjects that take your interest. It's great to...
Not one of my favourite people, but she did live in turbulent times.
French coinage historically carry two different privy marks. Namely that of the Engraver General, and that of the Mint Director. Back in the...
I couldn't in all honesty recommend any of the shops that GD has mentioned. I'm not sure that Argyll Coins and Antiques still exists (?)...
Did the NZ $5 circulate widely?
A pleasure, but the word is billon, not billion. ;)
Billon is a fairly loose term usually applied to coins made from silver debased with copper. The ratios of silver to copper vary tremendously...
Actually Mikjo0, these douzaines are categorised as billon coinage as opposed to silver. There's a Henri III silver Franc aka `livre d'argent'...
Just out of interest here's how the New York metals spot market ended the day 18th April 2006: Gold : 619.30 - 620.00 Silver : 13.81 -...
Sounds like merchant countermarks placed on the coin for use as a token. I've come across various different countermarks on coins / jetons of...
Would seem to be the most likely candidate. :thumb:
I would (judging from the likely time frame of the jeton) plump for option #3, Queen Caroline wife of Geo. II. Much more likely. That style of...
They are all french jetons. The first three are of the type manufactured in Nurnberg Germany for use as reckoning counters (using a checker board...
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