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Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 03:14 am I don't really collect anymore but I kept pretty good records when I did. Once upon a time when gold was still around $400 per ounce, coins like this one were relatively affordable. I purchased this piece at the 2005 NYINC. It's an early Kushano-Sasanian gold dinar, 3rd century AD, similar to the coins of the Kushan king Kanishka II but with minor differences including a slightly scyphate fabric. 7.92gm, 24mm. Göbl 665. Edited by Kushanshah 07/16/2018 03:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 03:14 am I just discovered this thread. Wow there are some beautiful coins here so far. I'm not a collector of ancients or medieval but very tempting. Thanks for sharing. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 06:11 am One of my dream coins. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 06:20 am Ilkhan Huns circa 1304 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 08:42 am Kingdom of Jerusalem AR Dirham Islamic style circa 1240. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7953 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 2:43 pm So many interesting and attractive (or both!) coins. I just received the package that was the subject of this other thread http://goccf.com/t/322061 and thought I would post one of the items. It's from the end of the medieval period (depending on how we count, I guess), but as the motifs were used on coins here for at least a half century before, I'm comfortable including it. Wismar (Germany) doppelshilling 1563. I like the bull with its tongue hanging out on the Wismar coat of arms (it's the bull of Mecklenburg, the chief city of that region), and the imagery of St. Lawrence. St. Lawrence was a deacon in Rome who was martyred on August 10, 258 during the persecution of Emperor Valerian (I bet we have his image on a coin upthread). According to Christian tradition, he was martyred by being roasted alive, hence he is shown holding a gridiron. Edited by tdziemia 07/16/2018 2:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 2:46 pm Geta denarius Obv:- IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev:- PONTIF TR P COS II, Geta on horseback riding left, spearing enemy beneath. Minted in Rome. A.D. 209 Reference:- BMC p. 359 17. RIC 68 (Rated Rare), RSC 130. Only 4 examples in RD so quite a rare coin on that basis Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 4:37 pm @echizento Very nice Ilkhanid double dirham. In case you don't have the full details, it's Uljaytu, Kashan mint, AH 714. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 5:12 pm Thanks KS. @tdziemia very nice coin, I like that Coat of Arms. Report this Post to the Staff
xxmarkabyx Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 7:37 pm Here's two of mine I really enjoy looking at... somebody shared their own example of the second coin pictured... great image! Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 07/17/2018 12:10 am My oldest Hungarian Denar -- 1131-1141: Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7953 Posts	Posted 07/17/2018 07:18 am @xxmarkabyx, that's a nice pair of coins! On the Lorraine coin, if I am not mistaken, yours is from Duke Thibaut II (1302-1312), one duke earlier than the one I posted. The two coins differ by just one letter in the legends. And I like the "modern" representation of John the Baptist on the Tuscan florin. I was not familiar with that type compared to the earlier representation:. Edited by tdziemia 07/17/2018 07:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 07/17/2018 7:56 pm So many great coins posted so far--I have really enjoyed looking at all of them! For my ancient coin contribution to this thread, here is a fave from my collection: my first (and only) owl tet. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 12:17 am Saxony-Meissen/Zwickau -- spitzgroschen, 1478: This coin is pretty common (according to Levinson). I wonder how many of these we'll see when the "How far back can we go" thread reaches 1478? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 04:54 am Quote: I wonder how many of these we'll see when the "How far back can we go" thread reaches 1478? At least two I think, although I'd post my Double Briquet from Flanders. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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