So I got this coin from ebay for really cheap, the seller mentioned it pre-Mauryan, but I couldn't find anything similar. 10 mm x 5 mm, 0.25 g....
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This is my second show for this year, one was back in February. Out of 30 dealers only 2 had ancients! Some coins from the display, [ATTACH]...
While I had a couple of ancient coins before, last year I bought this 1/12th stater, and this is the coin that really pulled me into the realm of...
*Audible Gasp*
So far I’ve only read unpopular opinions on modern world/US coins and bullions. But wondering what you guys think in regards to ancient coins?
Mine has a 'Z' mark on the reverse. [ATTACH]
So I bought a coin for the dinosaur, and it just happened to be 'from' Sierra Leone! [ATTACH]
Sometimes the toning will just fade off. or soak it in acetone.
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Minted around 116 AD, this sestertius represents the peak of Roman hegemony! Obverse shows the bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, right, and the...
neither is the real one!
Lucius Verus and his brother Marcus have one of the best Roman beards! [ATTACH] Next, a coin from the Caucasus.
Got this in a lot from Vcoins, 415-455 AD, Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I. [ATTACH]
Not an ancient, but this Ottoman Yüzlük (100 paras) of Selīm III is the heaviest I've come across (and the only one I own), definitely overweight...
Faith in humanity restored. https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/chennai/story/tamil-nadu-sanitation-worker-returns-100-gram-gold-coin-1866598-2021-10-19
Not an US coin, but this Australian florin was minted in San Francisco during WWII when Australia asked the US to make our coins. And after the...
The surface looks cleaned.
Perth Mint FTW! 1. They produce the best bullion out there with lots of variety. 2. It's my home city! But as foreign bullions go, I'd say USA,...
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