Ancients => until tomorrow

=> Chick-coins, Rolling Papers and Molson were our three major exports in the 20's

 

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Hey, since we're already speakin' of paper, Mat ... this sweet Canadian paper-baby always seems to get a few "wows"



REVERSE: RCMP Musical ride dome formation (very cool)

 

I love foreign currency, always more colorful. Really enjoy the plastic ones too.
Our currency in every way is boring :/

 

The current plastic $50 is also a total winner (yup, it's pretty hard to beat an ice-breaker for a reverse, eh?!!) ... very cool



... ummm, but not nearly as cool as that sweet 1975 RCMP Musical Ride note (but man, they had far cooler "paper" money 40 years ago!! ... no plastic)

 

Well here's my new favorite,

Diocletian..299-303..AD
Ae ..Follis,
Carthage
27mmx 11.06g.
You just got to love this reverse!!

 

Hi race,
Exellent i love it.

Cheers
Eric

 

Hey bing,

I love your topper a peice i would love to own some day.
Thx for posting

Eric

 

Hi all,

A MD find by me.

Materiaal: zilver
Diameter van de munt (mm): 28
Gewicht van de munt (gr): 3.41

Titel:
Groningen 6 stuivers 1691 "Rijderschelling"
Land: Groningen
Nominale waarde: 6 stuivers
Jaar: 1691
Variant / overslag:
Tijdperk: Nederland - Provinciaal (tot 1795)Icon-information
Regeringshoofd:
Soort: Munt
Ontwerper:
Serie:
Thema:
Materiaal: Zilver (Ag)
Goud- of zilvergehalte: 583
Gewicht: 3.41
Diameter: 28
Dikte:
Slag: Medailleslag
Vorm: Rond
Tekst voorzijde: MO.NO.ARG.CIV.GRONINGÆ 1691
Tekst keerzijde: CONCORDIA.RES.PARVÆ.CRESCUNT.
Rand:
Muntmeesterteken: Zeemeerman (Egbert Marinus 1690-1693)
Muntteken:
Oplage:
Krause en Mishler nummer: KM# 48
Catalogusnummer: Verkade 186.1

 

This thread's got legs! Nice favorites all, or as our brother from the British Commonwealth Great White North spells it: "Favourites." (You know I love you Stevex6!)

OK, my last favorite was a Roman coin. Here's my favorite Greek coin.

Syracuse Hieron II (274-216 BC)
AE Hemilitron 27mm Bronze Coin.
OBV: Diademed head of Hieron II facing left.
REV: IERWNOS in exergue; horseman prancing right, holding couched lance.
(Calciati II pg. 380, 383)

 

Cool addition race

 

=> I agree with Oki (that coin is very cool)

... oh and Bannon, it also has great "colour"

 

Thank you. It is a most amazing piece.

 

Here is today's favourite *whateva* ... a few more blasts from my "modern-collection"



George-V (above) is the Grand Father of lil' Queen Elizabeth (below, in French & English)



... she looks pretty in pink, eh? (very cool 80 year old paper-notes)

 

Pretty paper, note i've had for a long time.
1954

not as old 1973

 

Alright, since we're doing paper...my favorite paper money>>>

 

well, now we're merely showin' off!!

 

it's been neating looking at some unusual stuff. here are some other not ancient coins i've picked up half way recently that are cool.

here are some spanish colonial cobs, they are hammered and overstruck/counterstamped in a way that gives the most busy byzantine overstrikes a run for their money.









...and here's my avatar coin, german notgeld.

 

How about a convocation of Nabataean eagles?

 

Today's fav not only is fresh from the Besançon coin fair (don't Google, nobody knows where in Hell that can be), but also quite fresh from the mint, hence my "favoritism" !

Here's my first Lizzy I coin, a 1591 six pence :



Q

 

Love that, really nice JA.

Great currency Steve. Wish I could afford to dabble in them more but its spotty at best.

Cool six pence Cu.