When I looked at Yugoslavia as Y for the #AtoZChallenge, the first coin I liked was the 1955 50 dinara. I love how that series of coins work together. I wrote up the earlier 1931 10 dinara first, to break up the history of the country a bit, so today here is that 1955 #coin: https://coinofnote.com/1955-yugoslavia-50-dinara/
Part 2 of my #AtoZChallenge2024 reflection. I love the personal connection you find with #coins & the community. I wrote most of the posts in the weeks prior to the #AtoZChallenge. This was fortuitous as my mother passed away early in April. But those connections made it a joy to re-read each post & share it. Today's #coin is from day "D", #Denmark, & a park open when my ancesters lived there: https://coinofnote.com/25-ore-token-denmark-dyrehavsbakken/
Apologies for many posts today - I was excited after the #AtoZChallenge :) In any case, I also discovered another server I could log into & search for hashtags like #coins & #Numismatics & see a whole bunch of posts I never saw before. I really wish the Fediverse had a simple way of seeing EVERYTHING posted anywhere on Mastodon with a particular hashtag!
(@FediTips do you know, will me sharing posts help me see future posts from those servers, or do I actually have to follow those accounts?)
@FediTips Interestingly, some of those posts were on Mastodon.social, and I follow people on that server - so why wasn't I already seeing posts tagged with say #Coins from accounts on that server when I DO already follow people on that server?
We're up to "Z" and the last #AtoZChallenge post for 2024! Following a comment suggesting it on an earlier coin (please do leave comments, they are greatly appreciated!) - today we visit #Zanzibar. Home to microliths (what are they?), the Sultan of #Oman (at various times), and the really nice 1 Pysa coin I have for you today: https://coinofnote.com/1882-zanzibar-1-pysa/
We haven't yet had anyone guess this week's #MysteryCoin, it must be a tricky one! It's a worn, but nicely decorative piece, but from where?
Let us know! And don't forget to subscribe to the Coin of Note Newsletter, as it's due out this week with the answer: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter
Since Sunday is a day of rest and there is no #AtoZChallenge letter for today, let's have a #bonus "R" coin. Again, we are in Ancient #Rome. Actually, more like #Hispania, and a very rough denarius issued by the first Roman Emperor, Augustus. Or is it? Once again, so much history in such a small piece of metal! Find out more here:
Actually, rather than ending #SaturdayNightCoinShow on the Vichy #France 2 francs, here is the coin which succeeded it. The same design was used before the war, which sees the reinstatement of Marianne, the cornucopia, and Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity). #WWII#Republic#History#Numismatics#Coins#Cornucopia
I have a load of Dad’s old coins and notes to sell.
Is there a good place online to try and identify and sell some of it or should I just check eBay? #CoinCollection#Coins#Numismatics
I also found this death penny from World War One.
We’re pretty sure it’s not anyone in the family so no clue where he got it from. It’s bronze, about the size of a CD and surprisingly heavy!
We found this Western European coin of about AD 1000 during investigations near Örebro the past weekend. It is rolled up but complete. Weight 1.05 g. Diameter 16 mm. The motif on the visible side is an equal-armed cross with four pellets. The many peck marks are indicative of the Viking Period bullion economy.
Yep, the Dirham Background Radiation pertains here too. I am submitting a paper soon where I argue that our volume figures for the dirham silver coin importation of AD 800-970 are drastically off. Because these coins are not mainly in hoards. They are thinly spread over every field south of River Dalälven.
This coin was minted circa 206 CE, during the reign of Caracalla. The obverse depicts the laureate head of Caracalla facing right. The reverse type features #Mars, naked save for cloak hanging from his shoulder, holding a branch and spear.
So y’all remember #Swarm app (spin off from #FourSquare)? When you check in and earn #coins, it animates them falling/flying/splashing around the screen.
The number of coins in the #animation correlates to the number earned for that checkin.
Usually a checkin gets just a few coins. Sometimes bonuses will net 100+.
I had two checkins today with insane bonuses resulting in 600+ coins each. The app choked horribly trying to #render the animation!!