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I collect silver crowns, loosely defined as large silver dollar sized coins. My oldest are from 1560. This one is a Joachimsthaler minted in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic).  |
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Just got this one recently, just a tad bit older than me...  Ancient Iberia, (150-100 BC) AE As, Bolskan, 25mm, 9.9g Obv: Male head right, dolphin behind Rev: Horseman galloping right, "BOLSKAN" in Iberic below |
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Glad to see you branching out into ancients @crazyb0.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Nice to see this thread revived again.  |
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A question, what does "AR" mean after a date?
Edit: disregard. Must have been a typo.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
Edited by Bump111
11/10/2017 05:25 am
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@Bump111,
It's a metal designation, AR stands for Silver, AV stands for Gold, EL stands for Electrum (a mixture of gold and silver) and AE stands for copper.
Edited by casualcoincollector
11/10/2017 05:36 am
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Yet again, I've learned something on the forum! Thanks, CCC.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Expanding on the above, it dates to the origin of numismatics when all scholarly works were written in Latin:
AE = AES
AR = ARGENTVM
AV = AVRVM
EL = ELECTRVM
PB = PLVMBVM (lead)
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1850 U.S. Half Dime. I have an old copper, but date is unreadable - may be older? "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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@ Bump111 Quote: 1850 U.S. Half Dime. I have an old copper, but date is unreadable - may be older? N   |
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