It's a modern cast copy, so entombing it in Lucite didn't really decrease the value by much...
@H8_modern : No problem borrowing my write-up (as long as you attribute it to me), I'm glad you found it useful. I like your coin, it is worn...
Modern copy, unfortunately. It's imitating a Chinese coin of the Jia Qing emperor (1796-1820). I think the mintmark is supposed to be Board of...
Another sign that this is a modern fake: on the obverse, note the pebbly appearance of the field- lots of small raised dots. I've seen this on a...
I've seen several CNG listings of ancient coins with a Renaissance counterstamp of an eagle, that has been interpreted as marking the coin as part...
Fun fact: a current, mint-state US nickel (5 cent coin) weighs 5.00 grams. I have used this fact more than once when I needed to calibrate a...
Here's my Kanishka featuring goddess Nanaia: [ATTACH] And one I posted a full write up of recently, of Kujula Kadphises: [ATTACH]
Here's my anonymous Axumite coin (my only Axum coin so far): [ATTACH]
Cool, my only late Roman silver is this siliqua of Arcadius (383-408): [ATTACH]
For a brief general overview of the Parthian series, I like the page on Forum:...
Due to some financial constraints, it looks like my collecting for a while will be mostly limited to "snacks" , but that doesn't mean I will...
Very nice coin @Collecting Nut (and @Sallent ). I have an example in my collection that has the more typical weak strike: [ATTACH]
I have a hippo on an Alexandrine obol of Claudius: [ATTACH]
I recently bought this coin from a fixed-price list of Stephen Album: [ATTACH] Kushano-Sasanians. AE chalkos or unit (16 mm). Ardashir I...
I won this coin in Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Hekatompylos mint. AR obol (0.44 g, 10 mm). Mithradates I...
First coin is Showa 55 (1980), second coin is Showa 33 (1958).
Then perhaps a better word would be "contemporaneous." [Pushes taped-together glasses back up nose, adjusts pocket protector.]
I just looked at your page, and it is a very worthy endeavor. Most of my Chinese coins are common types already represented in your page, but I...
Mughal Zodiac pictorial types were issued by Jahangir between 1027 and 1034 AH (1617-1624 AD), and exist in both silver rupees and gold mohurs....
Very nice! I have a sestertius of Vespasian featuring Roma reverse: [ATTACH] And this Alexandria diobol featuring Isis on reverse (offered with...
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