Excellent examples! My favorites are the Aeolis tetradrachm, a wonderful work of Hellenistic art, and the Kushan AV dinar, very well struck and...
Netherlands, United Provinces, Friesland, lion daalder, 1604. Rare. Davenport 4852 27.46 grams [ATTACH] Netherlands, United Provinces, West...
Here's an undated coin that has a date range that includes 1605. This dubious coin was minted by the equally dubious Counts of Mazzetti of...
New Spain, Philip III, Mexico, 8 reales, 1607 over Gratia, assayer F. KM 44.3 27.3 grams [ATTACH]
Here are a few coins for 1611. Spain, Philip III, 4 reales, Seville, 1611 B. Obverse die rust. Ex Mark Bir. Scarcer date for this mint. KM 36.2...
Thanks! I don't know how available these early Haitian coins are nowadays, but they seemed to have been listed quite frequently around 20 years...
Nice coins!
I took pictures of two more coins today. Haiti, Republic, 25 Centimes, AN 13 (1813). 19 mm; 1.9 grams. KM 12.1 [ATTACH] Haiti, Republic, 100...
Wonderful thread! The shipwreck theme cuts across many different coins from different eras. I'm sorry that I didn't post sooner, so here are a...
That 1887 1 Gourde is a beauty. Here's my more worn 1881 example. Haiti, Republic 1 Gourde, 1881. KM 46 25.01 grams [ATTACH]
For 1618, here's a four reales from Mexico. While the date is off the flan, the over-assayer D over F puts it in 1618. Dan Sedwick says the D/F...
I understand. I am in the same boat. You can watch these episodes online. The one on Cleopatra VII's temple is really interesting. I didn't know...
That's "two" not tow. I can't type anymore.
PBS recently aired tow interesting episodes of their series Secrets of the Dead that you should watch, if you have not done so. The Rise & Fall...
Netherlands, United Provinces, Friesland, rijksdaalder, 1620. Davenport 4829 27.61 grams [ATTACH] Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip III, Potosi, 8...
There are several years coming up where I don't have any examples, or I haven't photographed yet. Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip IV, Potosi, 8...
Here's are two coins for 1622: Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip IV, Potosi, 8 reales, 1622 P. From the Panama Hoard (circa 1629). KM 19 26.14 grams...
Here's a threesome depicted on a Byzantine follis. [ATTACH] Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. Æ Follis, Constantinople mint. Struck 668-673....
Nice brockage! Unfortunately I don't have an example of this mint error ancient or otherwise. But here's a Janus head, Celtic style: Eastern...
Here's a Potosi 8 reales dated 16ZIII for 1623. Apparently a numeral 3 die punch wasn't available. The third I in the date is extremely weak,...
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