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Re: Francis Anno V
Interesting reverse type with a reference to current immigration/refugee situation around the world. I agree that this may be the best design produced for this pope's medals. Very effective obve… (View Post)1 -
Re: Need help identifying medal
Anything is possible, but not likely IMHO. Religious medals/charms often retain very anachronistic designs so style probably isn't a good indicator of age nor is its condition. According to a co… (View Post)1 -
Re: Papal States Coinage
The piece in the first photo at lower left with rays coming thru a door/portal (and a coat of arms on the other side) is Benedict XIV commemorating the holy year of 1750. Not enough detail in the pho… (View Post)1 -
Re: A couple of medal additions--more Obstetricians (edited and now added more photos)
Great topical occupational tie there Stork. One thing about medals, if you rummage around long enough, and have a bit of luck, imagination and persistence, it seems one can build an interesting colle… (View Post)1 -
Re: An interesting discussion of a slabbed fake of a Caligula drachm
I'm sure that's generally true. However, it's worth logging in to see the thread since this appears to be a fairly valuable coin and one would think would it have received extra scruti… (View Post)1