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Bactria, Apollodotos I, square AR Drachm. Elephant standing right, monogram beneath / humped bull standing right, monogram beneath. Mitchiner 207a.
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Square-rectangular, pentagonal and hexagonal coins
Special-edition klippe coins to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the National Bank of Poland putting a new coinage system into circulation were struck by the Polish State Mint.
SQUARE RIM
A requirement of a Proof coin. The square flat or wire rim is a result of the intense pressure used in striking proof coins. The pressure forced the metal to flow out to the rims, to the limiting confines of the collar die.
"TIB Square" in square form, on Lugdunum II As, Germania Inferior (Noviomagus ?) (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 50) ...
SQUARE HOLE, 2 CHARACTERS
Due to the limited number of types with only two characters, we have found it to be easier to just show you the types, which are also links to the appropriate part of our reference guide.
Square-topped shield with arms (lion, fleur de lis, harp) over long cross fourchee; lis, cross calvary mintmark
CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
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Square labyrinth of maeander pattern (Ephem. Arch., 1889, p. 199, No. 13)
AR Stater.
Minotaur running, holding stones.
Square Æ, Artemis standing facing drawing arrow from quiver, rev. Humped bull (B. M. Cat., Pl. XIII. 2); obv. similar, rev. Lion (B. M., unpublished).
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Squared flan
Marcus Aurelius
sestertius
Some flans seem to have been cut from larger pieces and have squared shape. It is hard to strike a round coin on a square flan! Much legend is lost on such coins.
a square tablet marked with points; it represented gifts such as corn, oil, or money. An attribute of the personification Liberalitas. Liberalitas.
Tetrastyle
used to describe a building with four columns.
1820, Square Base Knob 2, Large Date, XF, Grifitti rt. field obv., (O-105) R-2. only $175.00
1823, XF toned a gun metal gray, O-103, $125.00
1825, O-162, XF, choice with much luster. $100.00 ...
922 SQUARE FOOT SPADE MONEY. China 600-250 BC. Nice green patina $45
923 CARNELIAN BEAD RING MONEY. Orange triangle shaped, with large hole. c. 3000-1500 BC from the middle east. Rare. $45 ...
side of square of area 1 mm2
edge of cube of volume 1 mm3
2.54 mm - distance between pins on old DIP (dual-inline-package) electronic components
5 mm - length of average red ant
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Grams per Square Meter. A measure of the thickness/weight of paper.
KG
Initials of George Kruger Gray, a coin designer at the Royal Mint, London in the 1930's.
Coins with square holes in the center with oriental inscriptions are called "Cash" and were made in China, Japan and Korea. Most date from the 15th century or before. They range from "U.S.
The 70,000-square-foot Old Mint began operating in 1854, making coins from precious metal that was part of the California Gold Rush.
Comments: The square stamp on the left end of the ingot bearing an 'M' with the small 'o' above indicates mintage in Mexico City.
It has finely square-fissured blackish bark and leathery evergreen leaves.
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diademed bust (square rosette style),
draped and curiassed
diademed bust (circle rosette style),
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Obverse: Small square in center with 4 heart shaped forms, each with Chinese script reading:
'Peaceful Coexistence of Five States'
Reverse: Patterned after Nepalese Mohar. Newar script inside square reads:
Sri Sri Suvendra Bikoma Saha Deva' ...
Although 2 inches square (2x2) is by far the most common size, these holders also come in other sizes, including 1.5 inches square, and 2.5 inches square.
Menander, Baktria square ¬ 20 160-145 BCE
Obv: Helmeted bust of Athena right.
Rev: Nike stg. rt. holding wreath and palm; Karosthi legend aoround; monogram in rt field.
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E. Centered on squared flan, worn but most script clear, brown patina, Fine+....$25 Photo ...
The medal is nearly square in shape, and has a sculpted or curved shape (the fields are not flat). The obverse has at the upper left the incuse date 1492, at the right the billowed sails of a ship, and below, in raised script, Voyage of Columbus.
The incuse square is more clearly visible on the coin's flan rather than being off it. The above follows from the logic that earlier Mass Classical Owls, perhaps issued between c.
First established in 1792, the Philadelphia Mint has occupied 4 different locations, currently, it is in Independence Square. pick off Slang for a coin bought at a bargain price. picked off Term to describe the dealer who sells a pick off.
Shailendra informs me that small round and square imitation Apollodotos H coins are often found in Kutch too.
While the copper nickel square pennies and half pennies of the early 1900's sell for $100,000 dollars or more they barely rate a mention among international coin collectors except for perhaps the most advanced individuals.
up and down with a force in excess of 37 tons per square inch (minimal pressure
to strike a one cent coin). The anvil die will not fit in the hammer die's
position, just as the hammer die will not fit in the anvil die's position. ...
Flat strike further defaced by a square piercing from the reverse side, perhaps by a nail.
CAESAR PONT MAX/bare head of Augustus right
/ROM ET AV [sic] (It should finish AVG) beneath altar of Lugdunum dedicated to Rome and Augustus.
Tripura was an independent Hindu kingdom occupying almost 10,400 square kilometers of hilly tract and a strip of fertile plains east of Bengal. Like Assam, this kingdom also remained largely secluded from muslim enfluence.
Athens and Sparta squared off in a series of battles and skirmishes, negotiations and broken treaties, prisoner trades and clandestine spying. Both were empire builders.
Newest slabs have fine perforation at bottom of label and small rounded square hologram on back; older slabs have full-width hologram.
Net grades but does not note it on the holder.
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A site was chosen on a hill in full view of the town square and a contract for construction was let in September 1835.
In Philadelphia today, his name graces the city's most fashionable address - Rittenhouse Square, about a mile west of the Historic District.
This new Canadian coin is the first square shaped piece, taking its cue from the fur trade tokens. The Hudson's Bay Company, which controlled the fur trade for several centuries, started using square fur trade tokens in 1854.
In Bewdley, Worcestershire, an enterprising grocer named Thomas Dedicot, renowned for "square dealing," issued a square halfpenny, while a maltster named John Gosse circulated an octagonal halfpenny advertising his business in Windsor, Berkshire.
Smith at the 1924 Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden. In 1928 at Smith's urging and against the advice of Eleanor and Howe, Roosevelt agreed to run for governor of New York.
Ten years in planning and development, this 260,000-square-foot building will be the crown jewel in a Museum that already includes a fine permanent exhibition facility in New York City and a state-of-the-art collections research and study center in ...
south side of Portsmouth Square, and will be prepared to receive gold dust for smelting and assaying on Monday the 13th, in accordance with the provision of the law passed by the Legislature of the State April 20, 1850.
Placer deposits of gold, gold which lay in surface deposits along and in stream beds that could be mined with pick, shovel, and pan, covered over 1000 square miles in North Carolina. Many farmers, who knew nothing about mining, suddenly became miners.
8 Cavendish Square, London W1M0AJ. The author of is David R. Sear. The coins in each book are numbered and some are illustrated.
As will be seen from the following chapter on ancient coins, the earliest form of struck coin (approximately 700 s.c.) was simply a bean-shaped piece of metal, either gold or silver, which was simply punched on one side with a number of squares.
City gate with two broad towers, conical roofs, left tower with square window even with center roofline, right tower with niche containing statue of Hercules, square window near top of tower, ...
The Louisiana Purchase added 828,000 square miles to the nation, effectively doubling its size.
Medals, usually round, but sometimes square or some other shape, typically are issued by an individual, company, civic authority, government, or other entity to honor a person or event, to observe an anniversary, ...
Sheldon's 1795 listing includes the controversial "Jefferson Head" cent with an unusual square-browed Liberty and pincer-like "crab claw" leaves in the wreath.
The 10-square-mile site, originally part of Maryland and Virginia, was chosen personally by President George Washington to fulfill the need for a new Federal district that would not be part of any state.
Currently, it is located in Independence Square, within sight of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The Philadelphia mint engraves all U.S.
Cut pieces of cardboard into squares with sides of two inches. In each square cut a circle that is a little bit bigger then the size of the coin you want to put inside.
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Sometimes the shape of the dies themselves leads to a preference for striking at specific die axes (with a square die, e.g., 3:00, 6:00, 9:00, 12:00).
Grill
A pattern of small, square pyramids in parallel rows impressed or embossed on the stamp to break paper fibers, allowing cancellation ink to soak in and preventing washing and reuse.
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Cash - A copper coin of China with a square hole for stringing.
Cast - Made by pouring molten metal directly into a mold.
Cast blanks - Coin blanks that are molded, rather than cut from strips of metal.
Edges - Most proofs will have either square edges, or wire edges in the case of some matte and Roman finish proofs. Business strikes usually do not have square or wire edges.
Cash - A copper coin of China with a square hole for stringing.
Cast Coins - Coins which are made not in the usual manner of striking with dies, but by pouring molten metal into a mold.
In an uncirculated coin these will be sharply-defined. The apex of the square jewel will be a sharp point and the rectangular jewel will have a sharp ridge. The "pearls" will not show any hint of flatness.
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Each drawer would have square shaped units in them, sometimes lined with felt or a soft material. The collector could slide out the drawer to examine and display the coins located in that drawer.
The Obock counterstamp is a square with Arabic writing. It is listed in the Hafner catalog as Hafner 113.
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 See also: Coin, Silver, Coinage, Struck, Reverse
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