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Arminius

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  1. It´s a cast replica of this type: Kings of Macedon. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (for genuine coins: ca. 25mm, more than 17 g). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, club above M; monogram below throne. catalogue Price 3640. Casting bubbles, surface defects and missing sharp outlines are characteristic of this type of replicas uses as cheap supply for jewellery. Regards
  2. Well, there is a lot of bulk material. I wonder if the investment in coin holders makes sense for these. If you want to sell them try to sell all as one total quantity. Otherwise people will pick the cherries out and you are left with a dead stock with scrap metal value. Try to get as much as you can offers from dealers or collectors who had seen the material. Maybe there are some coin shows in your neighbourhood where you can contact many interested persons during few hours. Regards
  3. China, Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty (1644-1911 AD.), emperor: Gao Zong (Kao Tsung) (1736-1795), reign title: Quian Long (Chien Lung) (1736-1795), Peking (Beijing), Board of Revenue mint,, 1 Cash Obv.: 乾 隆 通 寶 , four Chinese characters, reading from top to bottom and right to left: Quian Long Tong Bao (Ch'ien Lung Tung Pao). Rev.: ᠪᠣᠣ - ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ , "Boo - Ciowan" , the Manchu character boo to the left of the square hole, which means "building", used as a transliteration of the Chinese character bao (宝) which means "treasure", right: Manchu "Ciowan" - name for the Board of Revenue Mint, Peking. According to Hartill there are several issues and variants of this type: Type variations: Type A: Well made coins, large Manchu Type B: 乙 radical in 乾, マ radical in 通 Type C: 乙 radical in 乾, コ radical in 通; round head ᠪᠣᠣ Type D: Z-type 乙 radical in 乾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ Type E: 乙 radical in 乾, コ and slanting 辶 radicals in 通; round head ᠪᠣᠣ Type F1: し radical in 乾; cursive ᠴᡳᠣᠸᠠᠨ Type F2: し radical in 乾; gap between oos in ᠪᠣᠣ Type G1: し radical in 乾; protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ Type G2: し radical in 乾; crude text; broad rims (posthumous issues: 缶 radical instead of 生 in 隆): Type H1: vertical dots 辶 radical in 通 Type H2: oblique dots 辶 radical in 通 Type H3: horizontal dots 辶 radical in 通 Privy marks: East branch (D-H2): Radical 貝 in 寶 has 6 strokes East branch (H3): six stroke 貝 radical ; マ radical in 通 South branch (D-H2): Top vertical stroke of radical 車 in 乾 is slanting South branch (H3): コ radical and two dot 辶 radical in 通 West branch (D-E): stroke linking both コ et 用 radicals in 通 West branch (F1-H2): Middle stroke protrudes from 用 in 通 West branch (H3): マ radical and one dot 辶 radical in 通 North branch (D-G): Left protuding top of radical 阝 in 隆 North branch (H1): no privy mark, コ radical in 通 North branch (H2): protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ, コ radical in 通 North branch (H3): protruding head ᠪᠣᠣ Regards
  4. Although the pic is too small and there is no weight and diameter i have the nerve to guess it might be an issue from ancient India: Kushan empire, ca. 80-112 AD., ruler Vima Takha, AE Tetradrachm, Mitchiner ACW 2947-2952 cf.: http://www.arminius-numismatics.com/coppermine1414/cpg1414/thumbnails.php?album=67&page=5 Regards
  5. That´s bulk material in average conditions. The Romans produces tons of these types and modern metal detectors lift them to the market. The exact determination of each piece excludes the chance to get some rare issues. Better try to get some less- or unscreened bulk material (uncleaned and undetermined). Regards
  6. Never heard of Aafes Pogs - are these some kind of animals?
  7. Whow ! Nice is an understatement.
  8. Welcome centsdimes ! A focus on a few US types may be boring some day, but every collector is different. 2500 years of coinage and thousands of states and eras are still waiting to be discovered by you. regards
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