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Couldn't pass up for $200. We'll see what it looks like when it arrives.

 

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Roman Silver Denarius of Trajan (minted in Rome in either 101 or 102):

 

Roman Silver Antoninianus of Trajan Decius (minted in Rome sometime between 249 and 251):

 

Roman Silver Argenteus of Diocletian (minted in Siscia (today Sisak, Croatia) in 294):

 

Empire of the Romans Gold Solidus of Zeno (minted in Constantinople sometime between 476 and 491):

 

Renovation of the Vatican Mint, 1869

 

Saffarid Silver Dirham of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (minted in Shiraz in either 893 or 894):

 

Tahirid Silver Dirham of Talha ibn Tahir (minted in Samarkand in either 825 or 826):

 

Muzaffarid Silver 2 Dinars of Shah Shuja (minted in Abarkuh in either 1369 or 1370):

 

This 1903 Guadeloupe 1 franc is a significant upgrade over the one I had, which looks like it fell in a volcano. I just happened to see this randomly on eBay and felt like I got a good deal on it.

 

My latest two.

Münster, 24 Mariengroschen


Augsburg, Heller, Billon off-metal strike, NGC MS66

 

Nabatean Bronze Drachm of Aretas IV and his wife Shaqilat (minted in Petra sometime between 20 and 40):

 

Ak Koyunlu Silver Tanka of Uzun Hasan (minted in Ani sometime between 1453 and 1478):

 

Ak Koyunlu Silver Tanka of Ya'qub Beg (minted in Rasht sometime between 1478 and 1490):

 

Ilkhanate Silver Dirham of Mahmud Ghazan (minted in Tabriz in 1298):

 

I'd agree with wax - I've bought at least one coin with what looked like red wax on it.

Nice - I knew Arabs were in Sicily at that time but I didn't ever think about their coins.

 

Bulgarian Empire Silver Grosh of Ivan Alexander (minted sometime between 1331 and 1371):

 

Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Silver 1/2 Grosh of Sigismund II Augustus (minted in Vilnius in 1559):