There are 9422 coins on the website, 1029 of which are sold
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Attribution: RIC Vi 58 Lugdunum
Date: AD 257-258
Obverse: GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VIRTVS AVGG, emperor standing right in military dress, holding spear and standard
Size: 21.55mm
Weight: 3.08 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: VF/XF. From the Phil Peck (Morris) Collection with his envelope stating: Vecchi '84.
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Description: ex Steve Album with his tag. Abbasid: al-Radi (AD 934-940), Suq al-Ahwaz (AH 323); Ghaznavid, Mahmud (AD 999-1030), Herat mint (2 pieces, AH xx4 and AH 4xx); Khwarizhshah, 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (AD 1200-1220), mint and date off flan; average F-VF.
A good friend who owns a coin shop here in Wisconsin tested these coins with his high end XRF machine which tested the metallurgy of each coin.
Here are the results: Coin 1: weight 2.14 grams, .8647 gold or 1.85 grams of gold and .0917 silver or .196 gram of silver; Coin 2: weight 3.66 grams, .7099 gold or 2.598 grams of gold and .2752 silver or 1.00 gram of silver; Coin 3: weight 4.42 grams, .7260 gold or 3.209 grams of gold and .2740 silver or 1.211 grams of silver; Coin 4: weight 4.28 grams, .7230 gold or 3.094 grams of gold and .2550 silver or .963 grams of silver. The total for the lot of four coins is: 10.751 grams of gold.
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Date: 5th - 6th century AD
Obverse: Staurogram
Reverse: Concentric circles at the center
Size: 55.10mm
Weight: 27.64 grams
Rarity: 6
Description: The Staurogram or Tau Rho is the earliest Christogram representing the crucifixion. In Greek, the verb "to crucify" is stauroo, and a "cross" is a stauros. Thus, these letters create a pictographic representation of the crucifixion. Ex Tom Cederlind collection with his tag.
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Attribution: RIC II 528
Date: AD 72-73
Obverse: [IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII], laureate head right
Reverse: Eagle standing facing on globe, head right, wings spread; S-C across fields
Size: 25.98mm
Weight: 11.27 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: Fine. From the Ed Flinn Collection with tag identifying this coin as coin 1889 in the collection. His website no longer appears online, it can be found at the Internet Archive HERE.
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Attribution: BCD Thessaly 752.5
Date: 3rd Century BC
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing close-fitting helmet adorned with crest and plume
Reverse: Bridled horse prancing right
Size: 18.96mm
Weight: 4.51 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: Fine. ex BCD Collection with his tag.
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