I thought it would be fun to let you guys take guesses at this coin. Silver 28 mm x 3.89 grams [ATTACH]
I really couldn't find a lot of information on these coin out side of the Coin India website and a mention in Numismatic Evidence of the Alchon...
This is a new and interesting acquisition of the Persian senior army commander Mehrbandak, a Parthian from the house of Mihran, who usurped the...
I really wasn't in the market to purchase acquire anything Greek, but like always when something irresistible presents itself and I can get it in...
At the beginning of the 7th century AD, the Byzantine Empire and Sassanian Persia were in exhausted from decades of warfare, mutually unfavorable...
I love you, Hun, is one of the most important things you can say your significant other, OR your collection of Central Asian tribal coins. I...
The first arrival of 2015 is kicked off with what IMHO is a very nice drachm of Shah Varhran IV (Bahram IV) ruling Persia AD 388-399. Bahram IV...
[ATTACH] I was so inspired by the 2014 recap threads posted recently. I had to include one of my own. I failed to categorize the coins of 2014...
Most collectors of ancient coins are familiar with the Constantine Commemorative coins. They were issued by a variety of different mints and in...
Merry Christmas to all! Santa delivered me this... An interesting Sassanian coin for sure. This coin is quite unusual because Varhran II (Bahram...
In the wake of Peroz's defeat at the battle of Herat nearly all of the Sassanian nobles and royal family were wiped out, lucky enough Kavadh was a...
I recently started reshooting and reholdering (new flips and updated attributions) some of my coins. Messing around with my Samsung Galaxy s5 I...
I am really enjoying collecting the coins of the Hunnic Tribes. I really feel that with little market interest even very rare coins in good...
I don't believe you all have seen this one. Anastasius was a master economist. He reformed the Roman currency and fixed the system around the...
The coin type is quite interesting from several standpoints. First, The coin is slightly bent, yet the coin is too thick to be bent easily. So I...
During the early middle ages the Arab advance into central seemed unstoppable and nearly complete, the products of the silk road lined the city...
Just another Roman silver coin, curious where was this coin minted... Legend reads Obv. Head of Diocletian right, with DIOCLETIANVS AVG around....
In the wake of Peroz's defeat and death on the battlefield to the much smaller Hephthalite force in AD 484, many donkey loads of coins were...
Ah I know you all have been eagerly waiting in suspense to see the bigger of the coin purchase from yesterday. First I would like to take a...
Mystery coin of the day....how good are you? Material - Silver Diameter - 11 mm Weight - 2.32 grams [ATTACH]
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