>>5271514
>And the simps tried to drown out the other medieval coin thread
Just for the record, your previous medieval coin thread was NOT killed by a "simp thread". It was killed by this thread specifically:

>>5270234

Not saying that "simp" threads do not dominate this board, but in this case this was what the killing blow was dealt by. Looks like mods deleted it because it was a rather pointless thread with only a single image, but the damage was done. Take care not to leave your thread on page 10 too long if you wish to avoid this happening again, whether by a "simp" thread, or otherwise.

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Somebody clipped the whole center of the coin out. Not sure if it was for some sort of fraud or what.

>>5271523

>Not saying that "simp" threads do not dominate this board, but in this case this was what the killing blow was dealt by. Looks like mods deleted it because it was a rather pointless thread with only a single image, but the damage was done. Take care not to leave your thread on page 10 too long if you wish to avoid this happening again, whether by a "simp" thread, or otherwise.

Thanks for the friendly reminder anon, lurk on

o7

>>5271531
>Somebody clipped the whole center of the coin out. Not sure if it was for some sort of fraud or what.
From my understanding, when this "coin clipping" happened the center piece would be passed off as a real full coin, and the "chisler" would take this outer ring of precious metal and then melt it down and redeem that for its intrinsic value.

It seems highly unusual that the clipped outer ring would survive intact up to the present like this. Usually it would be the other way around.

Anyway, this is where the process of "knurling" on the rim of coins originated. This is done to try to foil clipping like this. You can see the legacy of this even today on modern quarters and dimes, but its rather pointless now as these coins have no precious metal to make them even worth clipping anymore.

>>5271533
Who exactly did the clipping?

bump

>>5271856
the nose knows

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OP of the first two threads here. Didn't realize anyone else was still interested.

>>5274978

OP of the thread here. Don't let all the shitty celeb dreck make you think that no one is interested in a real thread like yours, post away fren!

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>>5271533
>It seems highly unusual that the clipped outer ring would survive intact up to the present like this. Usually it would be the other way around.
I assume it was hid or buried until the owner could clip enough coins to make it worth melting down.

Keep it up!

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OP here. I don't have enough images of just medieval coins to occupy the thread.

I hereby declare this to thread to be open to all historical coins.

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I'm not a fan of Owls, but this patina...

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I've seen a lot of Mexican coins that have some very strange cuts in them. I understand cutting a coin into fractions, or trimming the edge to sell the metal, but I have no idea what this is supposed to be.

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Coins of Revolutionary France are interesting in that they have an "Imperatorial" period like Romans coins do.

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Note the change in title.

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Very rare remotely flattering depiction of Mark Antony.

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The Koban. (Allegedly) worth enough to buy 1 years worth of rice for three people.

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In Thailand, the monarchy is taken very seriously. To insult the monarch is to insult the country and all of it's people. When Rama V first minted coins with a royal portrait, he had to issue a proclamation giving people permission to place them in bags, and basically clarify that they didn't need to be venerated.

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This roman coin was punchmarked over 1000 years after it was first struck.

>>5279832

These coins are so cool, anon, and the explanations make them cooler. Keep it up

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>>5281260
I thank you for your words of encouragement,

Commudus. One of the many not-as-bad-as-people-say-they-are emperors.
Plus, he killed Russel Crowe.

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Commodus wearing the skin of the Namean Lion. Just in case the message was too subtle, he has also seen fit to write HERCVL ROMAN on the reverse. The Roman Herakles.

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This coin is from early in the (short) reign of Thrax. Thrax never actually got to set foot in Rome as Emperor

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These later coins are a more accurate depiction, at least in my opinion.

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I mostly post the obverse (front) of coins because they feature portraits, and tend to wear better/be more recognizable over time. It's a bit of a shame really, some ancient coins had very detailed reverses, but they quickly wear away into vague blurs.

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Italian bull killing Roman wolf.

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This coin is interesting for what it is made out of. Lead.
In our modern economy, metal prices are based off supply/demand on a global scale. In the ancient world, supply/demand was still the driving factor, but the supply had to be local. For example: Egypt had a huge domestic supply of Gold, but almost no silver. Silver traded at 1:1 for gold at certain points.

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A coin from main land Italy, that is using a Punic weight standard.

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Despite looking very Hindu, this is actually the Greek deity Hecate.

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Roman Republican coinage is a bit of an odd thing in my opinion. It's a lot like Greek coinage, but with less skilled engravers. The laurel-wreath + bottle-cap does go kind of hard though.

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Augustus was one of the greatest politicians of all time. Also one of the greatest con-men of all time. But I repeat myself.
This coin is a very good example. Augustus gave the senate the right to mint coins in base metals. But soldiers couldn't be paid in bronze or copper. Only gold or silver, which could only be minted by order of the Emperor.

>>5282526
Wait, that's a coin minted during the reign of Tiberius. My bad. The point about Augustus still stands though.

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I wish I knew more about metals. What could of done this to a silver coin?

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Horse drawn chariots are a very common obverse on both Greek and Roman coins. Elephant drawn chariots are much more rare.

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I spent several minutes trying to read this coin in the wrong direction.

>>5282526
>Augustus gave the senate the right to mint coins in base metals

Where did you learn all this stuff, anon?

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>>5284950
Honestly, I can't remember. If you are interested in coin-centric history then you may enjoy this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMqG2CEiCUTNI2s4qNKgEjGNF7YUaV8qC
For a more general approach Dan Carlin's Hardcore History has 10+ hours of ancient Roman history.

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This coin from "The year of the 4 emperors" has no obverse or "heads". Both sides of the coin are identical, save for the text. One praises the faith-fullness of the army, while the other praises the faith-fullness of the praetorian guard.

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This coin was not minted by Scipio Africanus. It was minted by a distant relative of his who fought against Caesar during the civil war.

>>5281460
Based

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Bearded Heracles. I don't know why, but unbearded Heracles is much more popular on coins.