Kali

Looks tooled, especially the obverse.😒

Beautiful coin and great photo of it.

Thanks to all these endless comic book movies & TV programs, there is a very high percentage of female comic book collectors. 35+ years ago? No. Cosplay is the beating heart of comic books and the majority are female.

They would have stories appear in the weekly E-Sylum.

There is a thread over on cointalk related to Instagram and many members are active participants on the coin community on it. Majority are the younger generations. It's very possible, whoever wrote that article, never bothered to check social media like IG, facebook groups and or even reddit. It was just a broad generalization that no younger person is into any outside activity but playing mobile games or making stupid dances on tiktok. I read several numismatic magazines, especially the "Numismatist" and there's been several articles written by females alone, couple in their early 20s. Some may not collect, but they work in the auction houses dealing with coins themselves too. It's a shame to see this organization go, but don't discount the fact that women may be smaller in numbers or not at all. Being that many of these hobbies are male dominate, maybe they like to keep a low profile so they don't catch the wrath of men who think they are superior or have sexual jokes made at their expense. I see and hear about it pretty often.

Great specimens 😀 Usually, these kind of write-ups are just examples of found examples online, especially over on CT.

Great and informative thread. Nice on rescuing the last one. These are all yours then?

Beautiful coin, I really like the patina as well.

Looks like it qualifies as a "wood grain" to me. The style is popular among Indian and Lincoln Cents. I don't see it as often on world coppers.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. I miss mine everyday. Let's see your favorite coins featuring fathers. Or coins your children gave you.

Nice coin for a first ancient, congrats.

Very nice. Has a bit of the crest showing.

Unpacking videos of any kind are popular online. There are channels on youtube dedicated to everything unpacking. It's weird how relaxing, yet exciting it can be watching those videos. 🙃

Beautiful addition. I really like that you added some closeup images.

Rattle her bones, roll in her dust, who's to know?😐 I crush on Mughal Empress Nur Jahan

My grandfather and father collected South Asian and Eastern coins. While I enjoy them too, I also buy what comes my way. Greek, Roman, Medieval, World. So basically, a generalist.

I always worry about that stuff being fake, even from VC.

"A fool parts with his money."

Correct, if it shows they're from Bulgaria, we know not to go near it. 😐

Sometimes acetone will remove organics or ren. wax and such, thus removing things that were hidden or different in color. Some bronzes I've had changed when things that were applied in the past revealed their dirty secrets. Sadly, it happens.

Just so you know, whenever I buy a new coin, I always put it in a quick acetone wash. It's never mattered the metal the coin is either. You'd be amazed at how the a few times the acetone turns to a color of some kind, or the organic stuff that was on it just goes away. Sometimes the coin looks so much better. BUT, sometimes the coin can loose an appeal too, but at least it is PVC free.

Maybe a 10-25 post minimum to be able to post in it so it could cut down potential spam or just drive by visitors?

Yes, you can use acetone, just put some acetone in a small dish, put the coin in and swish it around a bit slowly, then take it out. Rinse with a little distilled water and pad it dry.

LOUIS XVII Medal, prison of the Temple, restrike

Wonder if he was the original "Long John Silver"?