It looks like a virtual tie with both posts coming in at 58 minutes. ambr0zie seems to have the edge by seconds. So, here's a goat for the...
An excellent type coin. It looks uncirculated.
That is a really rare Irish shilling of Mary. I don't have any coinage of Mary, but I do have coinage of her husband, Philip II of Spain. Here...
That date, 1773, was in reference to Potosi. Spain did produce portrait coinage well before that date, going back to at least the 1400's.
A beautiful coin!
Here's a typical example of a Potosi cob of 1770, assayer V. It is typically chunky and thick. The details are generally clear, but there are...
Yes, the Hapsburgs had their fingers in many pies within Europe, so to speak. Charles II was the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs, succeeded by...
A good reference for hammered (cob) coinage is Daniel Sedwick's Practical Book of Cobs. This is very good beginning reference in a compact...
Thank you for the clarification. Some of the dealers that I have patronized through MA Shops are in and around Frankfurt, so I erroneously...
When I began to collect world coinage, back in the late 1970's, I was drawn to the beauty, history and romance of the Spanish 8 reales. For the...
Karl is one of the best old time dealers still selling world coins. I've known him since the early 80's, and many of the better crowns in the...
Very nice example!
I guess times have changed. I remember going through Customs on return from Europe in 1992. I had a Nero sestertius, purchased in France, in...
eBay is a casino when it comes to buying coins, be they ancient , world or US. For world coins, I'm pretty old school. You might try Karl...
Nice coin! When did you buy it?
[ATTACH] When the mention of silver coins comes up, one often thinks of the silver dollars of the United States, the 8 reales of Mexico and...
Thank you all for the excellent coins! Here's one more, from the same lot. This coin is a nice grade. Byzantine Empire, 1143-1180...
Very true, variety rarity is not necessarily indicative of high value. Also, I've seen some Roman provincial bronzes with high rarity selling...
That's a tough decision to make for me. Since I am old, and the time-space continuum has taken on weird proportions, I will limit my "best" buy...
Here are the two coins, properly labeled and the sides of the second ordered and oriented correctly. Empire of Nicaea, 1222-1254 John III Ducas...
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