1890 Brass George Washington "Token of Esteem" Game Token
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50 years between these two Russian Imperial 5 Kopecks, heres the evolutionary differences. 1725 - 1775
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1761 Reale, I think 1 Reale but I'm not sure.
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Figured you guys would enjoy this - Russian Empire 1775 5 Kopecks, struck under Empress Catherine II the Great, the largest coin I own, and have ever seen.
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Could the Eastern Romans have survived the Turkish onslaught if they had these borders?
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Finally dedicated a full part of my living space to an Elder Scrolls display!
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A bit post-medieval, but still a hammered beauty; Principality of Catalonia 1633 Phillip IV Copper Ardite
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Picked up this beaut for USD $30 on Monday!
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New pickups from the lcs yesterday! Ft. the largest coin I've ever seen, and now own!
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(Repost with more images)Got this about 12 years ago roughly, a friend gave it to me when we were still in junior high. I believe it's Ptolemaic, but I'm also uncertain if it's real or not, I think he said his dad found it metal detecting in Europe.
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Mail day! Beautiful follis of Emperor Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067)
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Best gentle method to clean this?
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Somebody said this Sub would probably enjoy this, so here's my newly acquired 1876 Prussian 5 Marks that I purchased from my local coin shop for USD $30
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Got this silver beauty, 1876 Prussian German Imperial 5 Marks at the coin shop for USD $30. Definitively the largest coin I own now.
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Anyone here who's an expert on Roman coinage help me with this one?
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1545 Duchy of Prussia, 1 Groschen, obverse featuring Albert of Prussia(Duke and 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights), reverse featuring the Royal Arms of Prussia(Imperial Eagle with "S" on the chest, from Sigismund I the Old of Poland, whom Prussia swore fealty to at the time)
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My first Roman Denarius! Trajan with Victory on the obverse, (AD 101-102) Bought slabbed for $100 at my local shop, had to free him from his prison.
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Just spending the night cataloging all of my coins on Numista, when I come to this Mexican 1955 5 Pesos coin. Numista, and basically everything else I see, tell me this coin is made of 90% gold, and apparently this is the ONLY 1955 Spanish 5 Pesos on there. IS this actually gold?
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Emperor Constantius II(AD 337-361), "FEL TEMP REPARATIO"
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Mail day and coin shop pickups!
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These two arrived in the mail yesterday. I find that for me, collecting Ancients, Medieval, and Early Modern Period Coins is incredibly invigorating, refreshing, and amazing to know I'm actively participating in the history these coins hold.
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