I have two of these coins, a stater of Gerashtart of Arados: [ATTACH] And a didrachm of Tyre: [ATTACH]
Excellent choice for a first Augustus @Niccolo , here's my example of a related coin (Augustus issued quite a few varieties of Signis Receptis,...
Thanks to all contributors, especially @GinoLR for his thorough rundown of camels on ancient coins. Not sure if that qualifies as a "serious"...
@Inspector43 : Of course, you are welcome to use my description in cataloguing your collection, or whatever other purpose you want. Glad I could...
Obverse legend is "Divus Augustus Pater" so it appears to be a posthumous type for Augustus, issued by Tiberius. Reverse is a winged thunderbolt...
Second half of the reverse legend reads "Markianopoliton", so this should be from Markianopolis in Moesia Inferior. I'd start from there.
I have one of the same type as the OP coin, and yeah, it seems weird that they'd show a relief map on the reverse. But I've seen the comparison...
This AR dirham of the Ilkhan ruler Ghazan Mahmud (694-703 AH/1295-1304 AD) features a hawk on the reverse: [ATTACH]
@Gavin Richardson : Mintmarks on Sasanian coins start with Varhran IV (388-399) and dates start a while later, by the late Sasanian period both...
I just wanted to add a few comments. 1. Everyone is saying that the portrait on my OP coin looks like a zombie. Well, when I first posted it, I...
He probably looked something like this: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (30 mm). Khusro II (590- 628), Royal Year 21. Meshan mint. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khusro right,...
The online dealer Joel Anderson sells mixed world coins by the pound. I haven't bought the bulk coins from him so can't comment directly on their...
The Late Roman bronze "Fel Temp Reparatio" reverses are so common, we tend to sort of tune them out and not notice dynamic battlefield scene they...
The Chinese coin (with center hole) is of the "Ban Liang" type (Hartill 7), these were issued (with many variations) from around 350 BC to 119 BC....
What? No, I'm not addicted at all, I swear! I can quit any time I want! I just don't want to quit...
Nice! I have a 1 Franc from Katanga, which seceded from Congo in 1960 but was forcibly re-integrated in 1963. The coin shows a "Katanga cross",...
[ATTACH] Roman Republic. AE as. c.169-158 BC. Obverse: Bearded face(s) of Janus left and right. Reverse: Ship's prow, ROMA beneath, VARO...
My budget example of the type ($22 from Harlan Berk's junk box): [ATTACH]
Cool! We use a lot of Zeiss microscopes and optical equipment in the lab where I work.
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