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@seth77 thank you for your time composing this reply. I have a local coin shop who unfortunately only stocks items back to late medieval period. But he has customers who are always looking to offload old numismatic literature. I have asked him to inquire specifically regarding ancient coinage. Also to make my name known as someone who would like to join any club who has members collecting ancients etc. The money is not burning a hole in my pocket and I understand that the more research, and a gentle easing in to an unknown subject is the wisest course of action.

Thank you. We often drive up to Nerja to purchase items for our gift shop.

Hi, I live in Roquetas de Mar in the province of Almeria.

Thanks to everyone for some sound and practical things to ponder. I am only interested in coins that say" put me in your collection" because I like the look of it. I also want to start an ancients collection because it is something I have never before given any thought to. I have a large World coins collection with over 700 from Norway alone. Germany accounts for over 300 pieces from 1763 conventionthaler up to 1990's silver commems. It is never going to be considered an investment as, like all my others they will be for my enjoyment only. What my kids do with them after I have gone does not bother me in the slightest. I am enjoying some research and am going to start slowly. The counterfeit thing worries me a bit as I have no knowledge but before I commit to something I plan to post an image here and see what the response is.

Thank you for giving me some insight (as all who have answered here have done). I think the idea of first obtaining a bulk lot so as to study them in hand is a good one. Actually holding that historical artifact would mean more to me than it's condition, also would give me something physical to try to attribute to it's period, city, personage etc. It all sounds so fascinating but at the same time so daunting. I am looking forward to starting, like life it is going to be a journey, not a destination.

Those are beautiful. When I have decided, and I am thinking of 3 different periods, I would like to split it between good honest fairly worn pieces and a few with a bit if meat still in the details. All of this, so far, is great for a newbie.

Thankyou. I am going to compile a running list of advice subjects to hopefully reach a consensus. Already I am struggling. The obverse you posted is self explanatory, the reverse description however is, to me, baffling. Plenty of research and studying images will get me to recognise which bit is Victory and where the lightning bolt is. Sorry for newbie ignorance

I am selling a gold coin for 900 Euros soon (a little under $1000.00). I want to start an ancients collection. I have not the slightest idea where to start. I know that I don't want just a few expensive ones, as I wan't to learn about many and various eras as well as just looking at and holding them. Suggestions would be very welcome regarding a good selection to start with, trusted sellers and the availability of delivery to Spain. Over to you knowledgeable members, I look forward to having some interesting things to research as per your answers. Of course, this does not negate the adage "collect what appeals to you", but your experience would be invaluable to someone starting from new. Many thanks in advance

I don't know what equipment you are using but maybe some of this may help. I use a laptop with a separate large screen which is solely for my coins and forums. I use the settings of Microsoft to enlarge the screen details over the entire computer. Even the smallest default font sizes set by others is easily readable. Of course, not so practical if you use the computer for all general everyday usage.

Some really fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing

I think he was embedded in the past TypeStandard circulation coin Years1870-1892 Value8 Florins / 20 Francs CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892) CompositionGold (.900) Weight6.4516 g Diameter21 mm Thickness1.2 mm ShapeRound TechniqueMilled OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑ DemonetizedYes NumberN# 17723 ReferencesKM# 2269

The shells are superb, I hadn't heard about ax money, will read up on it tomorrow. Thanks for sharing

The history of coins in commerce is a fascinating subject and can be the starting point to someone wanting to explore History. From the earliest, Hallaton Silver Coin. Year Created: c.211 BCE. ... Persian Daric. Year Created: c.520 – 480 BCE. ... Aegina Sea Turtle. Year Created: c.550 BCE. ... Karshapana. Year Created: c.600 BCE. ... Ying Yuan. Year Created: c.600 – 500 BCE. ... Ionian Hemiobols. Year Created: c. ... Lydian Lion. Year Created: c.610 – 600 BCE. through all the periods of History, there is knowledge to be learned by many who took for granted the coin(s) in their pocket. An example would be why there was a D on the British penny. A bit of research tells you that There were various measures of money in medieval England. A pound was worth 20 shillings, and a shilling worth 12 pence (pfennigs in older times).so one pound was worth equivalent to 240 pence. The letter d was used to denote pence in reference to the Roman word denarius. But, for many people around the world, coins as money to purchase things, were for the wealthy. The few coins a lot of people had were for paying taxes and tithes. Bartering was the way to feed and clothe your family until the Industrial revolution when working for a wage became more standard. This long introduction to this thread is to introduce a few items that for many made their day to day existence possible. By harvesting things from the wild and using them and their by-products to exchange for things they in turn needed. The Sea Heart from Wiki Entada gigas, commonly known as the monkey-ladder, sea bean, cœur de la mer or sea heart, is a species of flowering liana in the pea family, Fabaceae of the Mimosa subfamily, which is often raised to family rank (Mimosaceae). They are native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa. It is notable for having the family's largest seedpods,[3] which measure 12 cm (4.7 in) across and can reach 2 m (6.6 ft) in length. There have been reports of pods up to eight feet (2.5 meters) in length.[4][5] This pod, like all legumes, is a single carpel, the largest carpel of any known plant. Inside the pods are ten to fifteen seeds, each of which have a diameter of 6 cm (2.4 in) and a thickness of 2 cm (0.79 in).[6] The seeds contain a hollow cavity, which gives them buoyancy. After being washed by rain into rivers and then the ocean, the seeds of E. gigas drift long distances on ocean currents. Seed buoyancy and vitality lasts at least two years. Used for medicinal properties in their native lands, when ground to powder they can or made into paste they are effective against swellings, inflammations and some snake bites, and for commercial uses in the countries where they washed ashore. For example, in northern Scotland and Norway up until around the end of the 1800's, they were dried, hollowed and carved for making snuff boxes, match boxes and lockets. Tagua Nuts: Vegetable ivory or tagua nut is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegetable ivory is named for its resemblance to animal ivory. Species in the genus Phytelephas, native to South America, are the most important sources of vegetable ivory. For centuries they were carved into sought after jewellery and were the most popular product in the button making industry until the introduction of plastics. So, if any of you have some items you have acquired, that were a part of older commerce, please share them with us. Images of Sea hearts and tagua nut

I support the phone on a stable base, and use a disc of cork to raise the subject above the background. These are assembled on a rotating base with the lights arranged around and above the whole setup. This has the advantage of keeping the camera perpendicular to the subject at all times and at the optimum distance from the subject. You can then rotate the setup to get the best possible lighting on your object without having to continuously move the lighting. Set the timer to 2 seconds to avoid camera shake. I have used old pieces and old phone in this image just to give you an idea of what it would look like.

Modern Euro, ancient image

Yeah. They had problems when the man who wrote that song died. It all started to go wrong at the funeral home with the coffin. First they tried to put his left leg in.........................................................

1923 D Peace Dollar VAM 1AL Rim to rim crack through Y

I am speechless. Never seen such a diverse, extraordinary and beautiful selection all gathered together in one place. Give yourselves a round of applause

The 6th one (forgive me, I know nothing yet about ancients) is beautiful

Wow! What a color, love it

I like pastel toning. You are correct, I have found that whenever a thread is started with a theme, it makes one look at coins differently and you re-discover coins that have not been looked at for a while.

Here is a great but common Morgan

My appreciation for all the great posts. Sadly, the world time zones didn't allow me to enjoy them as they were posted. Thanks for sharing everyone

Yep I am drawn to weird also. You have some great ones there