Hi @Mammothtooth , In another thread you asked for more information about this coin. I didn't want to crowd that thread, but here's a bit of...
[ATTACH] Indo-Parthian countermark on Parthian host coin. Host coin: Phraates IV (38-2 BC), Margiana mint (Sellwood type 52.19) AR drachm (2.74...
I have a backlog of coins that I haven't shared yet, so instead of procrastinating until I can produce thorough write-ups, I'm just going to go...
Nice explanation by @The Eidolon above of Pinyin versus Wade-Giles, and era titles versus names. Personally I strongly prefer Pinyin and avoid...
Yeah, the bottom one in the OP is a modern copy. The giveaway is the weird stippling in the blank areas of field (this looks different from...
Virginia halfpenny, 1773: [ATTACH] New Jersey cent: [ATTACH] Massachusetts cent: [ATTACH]
Museums do sometimes deaccession items from their collections, including coins. I seem to recall that the Boston Museum of Fine Arts sold a...
That actually makes a lot of sense. This would imply that my coin went from the original (hundreds of coins) hoard to Dr. Dunlop's possession,...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579- 590 AD), Royal Year 3. Narmashir mint. Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription...
A very interesting Arab-Sasanian piece! The obverse gives the name of Farrokhzad, apparently a local governor whose name is found on several...
My gut feeling is Cilician Armenia, I'd start checking with that.
It's a 5 Baht coin from Thailand, this style was issued between 1988 and 2008 (your coin should have a date but I'm not good at reading Thai...
I have Hartill, but frankly I'm usually not good at figuring out sub-varieties of Qing cash- I'm happy when I correctly remember the emperor and...
Just as another data point, old (including ancient) coins were regularly being exchanged for current pieces by money-changers in 19th century...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Nisa mint. Debased AR drachm. Phraatakes (2 BC- AD 4). Obverse: Diademed bust of Phraatakes left, crescent and...
The dating used on the coins of Viminacium is based on the city's foundation by Gordian III in 239/40 AD, so year 1 is 239/40 and year 4 is 242/3....
Both are from Upper Moesia (Moesia Superioris), city of Viminacium. Reverse inscription is PMS COL VIM (Provincia Moesia Superioris, Colonnia...
[ATTACH] Seljuks of Rum. Sulayman II (592-600 AH/ 1196-1204 AD). AE fals (30 mm). Obverse: Horseman right. Reverse: Arabic inscription....
@nerosmyfavorite68 : Airan Khurra Shahpur (also spelled Eran-khvarrah-Shapur) was a city in Khuzistan Province, near the border with what is now...
Wow, a Sasanian drachm posted for ID that's not Khusro II! :woot: I can see why you guessed Valkash, but close examination of the crown and the...
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