Indian Princely States, Awadh: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (AH1263-1272/1847-1856 AD), AR Rupee, AH1269/Ry. 6, Bait al-Sultanate Lakhnau Mulk Awadh...
The reverse of these tiny 1/16 Shekels from Sidon is supposed to depict a Persian king or hero about to slay a lion. However, on most coins I have...
Thessaly, Larissa (c. 344-337 BC), AR Obol, Herrmann Group VII, pl. V, 19; SNG Copenhagen 135 (10 mm, 0.99 g) Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa...
Hi. Any ideas as to which creature this punch on Mauryan PMCs might represent? G&H describes it as a rhinoceros (mark 320), which I find...
Mughal Dynasty: Humayun (First reign: AH937-947, 1530-1540 AD), Bi Bahloli, Shahr-i-Mukkaram Champaner mint, AH942, G&G G404 (9.0 g, 16.5 mm)...
Mughal Empire: Akbar (AH963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), AE Tanka (Double Dam), Gobindpur mint, Ilahi 47, month Ardibihist, KM#38.5 (41.73 g, 27 mm)...
Roman Empire: Gordian III (238-244 AD), AR Antoninianus, Rome mint, 240 AD, RIC 71, Sear 8669, RSC 388 (3.70 g, 22.5 mm) Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS...
India, British East India Company, Madras Presidency: AV Star Pagoda, ND (1740-1806), Fort St. George mint, KM#303, Stevens 1.11, Pr. 9 (3.44 g,...
Lokris Opuntii, AR Triobol, c. 338-316 BC, BCD Lokris-Phokis 98, Nicolet & Oeconomides Group 11, 211-309 (2.57 g, 16 mm) Obverse: Female head...
Calabria, Tarentum: AR Nomos. c. 281-272 BC, Gy-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates; Vlasto 716, HN Italy 1001, SNG ANS 1037 (6.44 g, 22 mm)...
Dehli Sultanate, Khilji Dynasty: Qutb al-Din Mubarak Shah (AH 716–720; 1316–1320 AD), AE Adli, Qutbabad mint, ND, G&G D282, R1011 (2.15 g, 10×12...
Hi Here is a contemporary silver-plated counterfeit of a Mughal (Akbar) rupee from Lahore. Can anyone tell me how the peculiar “grooves” formed...
Crete, Knossos, c. 2nd century BC, Æ12, Svoronos, Numismatique 105; SNG Copenhagen 385 (2.20 g, 12 mm) Probably the most famous legend of Crete...
Mughal Dynasty: Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH1068-1118/1658-1707 AD), AR Rupee, Azimabad (Patna) mint, AH1117/Ry 50, KM#300.16 (11.51 g, 21.39 mm) Patna...
Not the best example, but I definitely wanted one of this type. Was likely worn as an amulet by someone (a soldier, perhaps) soliciting the...
Sicily, Syracuse, under tyrant Hiketas II (287-278 BC), Æ 20, SNG ANS 812, Calciati 157, Ex. Lord Grantley Collections (7.47 g, 20 mm) Obverse:...
Complete mint name on reverse bottom, which is rarely encountered in these: [ATTACH]
India, Mughal Dynasty: Akbar (AH963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), AR Rupee, Karrah mint, AH973 (11.16 g, 25.96 mm) [ATTACH]
Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera (51-30 BC), AE Diobol (80 Drachmae), Alexandria mint, Svoronos 1871 and pl. LXIII, 3. SNG Copenhagen 419 (17.02 g, 27...
Kings of Lydia: Kroisos (c. 564/53-550/39 BC), AR 1/12 Stater, Sardes, Berk 26-7, Traité I 413, SNG Kayhan I 1020-1 (0.84 g, 8 mm) Obverse:...
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