Cleopatra VII of Egypt
Honestly I am not sure. If the coin was earlier I would say it was al-Mahdi the Abbasid Caliph. I am thinking it refers to Muhammad al-Mahdi the...
I have seen a few ANACS slabs over the years. They used to grade ancients and medieval Eastern coins, Sassanian coins, but i don't believe they do...
Agreed, that what drew me to the piece. It is hard to imagine that something so small and thin can demonstrate such fine craftsmanship and then...
Thanks Bud! Yea, its a bit of an odd type. Anonymous, widely used, and very inexpensive.
I came upon this Almohad Dirham on sale on the 'bay. I was not looking into picking up this type but here we are. The more I look at it the more...
Really an Awsome piece.
Its Justinian year 21
Steve- No. 1 is Completely awesome. No. 2 is Super and has wonderful color, No. 3,4 and 5 are only mildly fabulous.
I need a Nabataean!!!! Ahhh!!
Got to love a giant bird on top of a Ram. Good and interesting choice. I think the sharp portion of the obverse legend looks really cool too.
I suspect that these coins look a lot better in hand. I would welcome either one into my collection. As far as the spot on coin #2 someone could...
This seems like a nice coin but it makes my fakey-sense tingle.
There is nothing wrong with walking away with a nice SS. I like the reverse!
A shame I tell you.
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For what its worth I was born and raised in Hartford, CT...for me I just got $3 of satisfaction out seeing photos of it. Hartford is one of the...
Ha, female Hadrians are ugly, but Cleopatra is a female Ptolemy...yikes!!!
You kidding me...Those details are so sharp you could cut your finger.... Nemo, these coins are off the hook!!!!!
Can we be so sure of this....Elagabalus standing holding patera over an altar and branch..... To me it looks like Elagabalus' Horseshoe...
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