That´s some amazing detail on the obverse, nice acquisition:thumb: I´m sure Gallienus is turning in his grave.
OK, and the figure on the reverse is a person or persons standing, that narrows it down even more...:confused:
Carpe diem, baby!
I'm going to guess AU50. Those are some stellar die cracks. Very nice coin
For the thrill of discovery once you've soaked the dirt off. Like opening a Christmas present.
That's a great carving! I like how the looped tail has been left intact.
Ditto. They're EVERYWHERE. Hard to imagine that the incredibly high mintage isn't related to the dime/quarter clad changeover in 1965....
That's an amazing find! :thumb: Statistically, I suppose I don't see why it couldn't happen.
....suspect that by this weekend there will be a seller on eBay with a bag of 1000 silver dollars, sealed since 1966. I do hope the starter of...
Clinker, of course we like this type of trivia article. To your list we can add leper colonies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Maracaibo, Venezuela....
I see what you mean now. The barley leaves and simpulum are distinct to 29ce. If it were 30 or 31ce it would have a littus cane and a wreath. I...
Thanks, Mikjo0, that's great information. In the case of the coin asked about above, I can't make out whether it is LIS, LIZ, or LIH. Oh well......
I don't know either, safer to say it was minted between 26-36AD. Another ID: The one islamic coin of the first group is a fals (falus) from...
Of the first coin in the first group, you've shown only the reverse side but if I have ID'd it correctly the other side should have a stylized...
I was wondering if they were going to make a move before the real hoarding begins.
I'm going to take a big guess that the first coin in the second group is Roman from Constantius II (337-361AD). Attached is an example, taken from...
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I think the third coin in the second set is a pentanummium of Justin II (565-578AD), Constantinople. The obverse shape I thought might be a...
The second coin in the second group looks like a prutah of Pontius Pilate Procurator 29ce. Example attached. http://www.jerusalemcoins.com/
I must be really tired, I didn´t even make that association, thanks Mikjo0.:o :D It´s a great coin by the way, and you do a spiffy job of...
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