Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1949839, member: 15445&quot;]While picking the Italy coin photos, I ran across these beauties. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An 1859 Tuscany 5 Centesimi:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340115[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340114[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A grosso minted in Venice between 1275 and 1280:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340116[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340117[/ATTACH]</p><p>This grosso coin originates from 1275-1280 under the reign of the Doge Jacopo Contarini. The reverse depicts Jesus Christ on a throne. The obverse depicts Doge Jacopo Contarini together with the Venetian city’s Saint Mark. The Doge is on the left receiving a tall flag from St. Mark on the right.&nbsp; Jacopo Contarini was the 47th Doge of Venice, from 1275 until his abdication in 1280.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This last Italy coin was made more recently in 1957:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340118[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do not specialize in Italian coins.&nbsp; I just think that many of them are attractive.&nbsp; If you want to see a super-nice ancient coin (from what is now called Italy) depicting a chariot, check-out this thread: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dolphin-depicted-on-this-coin-post-all-your-dolphin-porpoise-coins.242986/#post-1869343" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dolphin-depicted-on-this-coin-post-all-your-dolphin-porpoise-coins.242986/#post-1869343"><u>https://www.cointalk.com/threads/dolphin-depicted-on-this-coin-post-all-your-dolphin-porpoise-coins.242986/#post-1869343</u></a></p><p>Post #11 of this thread depicts a silver dekadrachm from Syrakuse of Dionysios I, 400-390BC signed by Euanietos.&nbsp; Also, TIF&#039;s avatar depicts an ancient chariot &amp; it is a Sweet coin (notice the capital S in Sweet).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in