This is one very tiny coin. One could easily blow it off the table with a fierce puff. Though not as tiny as some of the Greek Obols or English...
Andronicus I Comnenus ruled from only 1183 to 1185. He met a nasty end at the hands of a frenzied mob. Sear describes his reign as "short and...
The latest version of Monopoly uses a "cash app" instead of paper money. Somewhat a sign of the times, but handling the cash was sometimes the...
The Byzantines thought that people with physical mutilations could not rule the empire. So, deposed emperors often had nasty things done to them...
Leo III successfully defended Constantinople from the army of Maslama B. 'Abd. al-Malik in 717-718. Their secret weapon, "Greek Fire," played a...
This Byzantine emperor had his power stolen by Romanus I Lecapenus. Despite the often cruel, gruesome, and brutal Byzantine history of usurpers...
The Byzantine Anonymous Folles are fascinating for their iconography and all of the variations they went through. In Sear and Sommer, this one...
Maybe a week or two ago, I traipsed into a local Barnes & Noble (something I don't do nearly as much as I used to, unfortunately) and made my way...
As long as I've had an interest in Mexican money, I've had a curiosity about the nun who appears on many high denomination banknotes. In a recent...
This video takes a much closer look at the obverse of a new Japanese 2024 1000 Yen note https://youtube.com/shorts/d5r0Yni24rk?feature=shared...
The Japanese dragon designs from the late 19th to early 20th centuries continue to fascinate me. Not long after finding a decent 10 Sen, posted...
I've had this 1900 cent for quite a while, perhaps for a few decades. I don't remember where I bought it from or how much I paid for it. Apart...
After a long break from Japanese coins, I randomly picked up a 10 Sen Dragon recently. These remain among my absolutely favorite coins ever...
A week or so ago, I received a random survey request in the mail. I usually just recycle them (probably like many people, but I don't want to...
Just last week, inspired by another post here, I ordered the full new series of Japanese banknotes and they arrived surprisingly fast (I did find...
Though it has some lamination issues on its "cross-side," this silver Miliaresion looks pretty decent in hand. This example could get attributed...
Hello, back when the ATB series was going strong, I decided to buy a few of the large "hockey puck" 5oz silver versions. I bought Saratoga (2015),...
While going through my pile, I'm running into coins I forgot that I had. Somewhere in the mess sat this 1928-D SLQ. I have no idea what I bought...
I have a few new coins to sell on USACoinBook: https://www.usacoinbook.com/members/ewomack/ Currently for Sale: 1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar NCG...
Another Byzantine coin has made its way to me. That's what seems to happen when I keep pressing that "purchase" button. Nicephorus II isn't too...
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