Roman Empire: Trajan (98-117 AD), Æ Sestertius, Rome mint, c. 116-117 AD, RIC 663, Woytek 591 (20.23 g, 34 mm) Obverse: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO...
I “won” a coin at the last Leu auction, which was stated to be “From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s”....
Crete, Knossos, c. 300-270 BC, Æ13, Svoronos, Numismatique 77, no. 93; B.M Cameron Plate 49, 27 (1.96 g, 13 mm) Probably the most famous legend...
Mughal Dynasty: Shah Jahan (AH1037-1068, 1628-1658 AD), AR Rupee, Multan mint, AH1060/Ry 24, KM#235.19 (11.47 g) Complete mint name in the left...
India, Gupta Dynasty: Chandagupta Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) (c. 380-414 AD), AV Dinara, Archer type, Shivlee A4 (7.65 g, 18.89 mm) Obverse:...
Indo-Greek: Menander I (c. 160-130 BC), Bilingual AR Drachm, "Heroic" spear-thruster type, Bop. 13J, MIG 224e, Bop 7A (2.43 g, 16 mm) Obverse:...
Roman Empire: Nerva (18 Sep 96-27/28 Jan 98), AR Denarius, January, 98 AD, Sear 3032, RIC 47, RSC 95, BMC 72 (3.14 g, 18 mm) Nerva's fourth...
In the later part of his reign, Commodus began to show signs of megalomania. He may well have been unhinged by the continual attempts on his life....
Roman Republic: L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus, AR Denarius, 89 BC, Sear 289, Cr344/1a, Syd 698 (3.96 g) The Sabines were the women of the Sabine...
Akbar (AH963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), AE Nisfi (Half Dam), Kabul mint, Ilahi year 33, KM#23.4 (10.33 g, 18.42 mm) Obverse: Falus Kabul (copper coin...
Malwa-Gadhaiya Derivative Coinage (c. 1200-1302 AD), Billon Gadhaiya Paisa, "Sri Omkarah" type, Deyell 176 (4.4 g, 15 mm) These coins were...
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I am in the process of re-organizing my collection, moving the coins into 2×2 acid-free paper envelopes; taking new photographs where required....
Experimenting with a single solar light to supplement the low sunlight. He came out looking positively grumpy.:D [ATTACH]
Sultans of Dehli: Fakhr al-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq (AH725-752, 1325-1351 AD), AV Dinar (al-wathiq type), Hazrat Dehli mint, AH726/1325-6 AD, G&G...
Roman Republic: C. Fundanius, AR Denarius, 101 BC, Sear 204, RRC 326/1, CRR 583, RSC Fundania 1 (3.81 g, Ex Prof. Dr. Hildebrecht Hommel and...
Hi I looked this up online and got down to the following info: 1853-today; mostly Vienna mint; few in Birmingham, Brussels, Paris, and Rome....
Attica, Athens: AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, Kroll 8, Dewing 1591-8, SNG Copenhagen 31 (17.17 g, 24 mm) An iconic type: likely the most...
Ottoman Empire: Sulayman I “the Magnificent” (aka Sulayman the Lawgiver) (AH926-974, 1520-1566 AD), AV Sultani, Misr (Cairo) mint, AH926 (1520...
Akbar (AH963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), AR Rupee, Lahore mint, Ilahi year 45, month (2)Ardibihisht (Taurus), KM#93.11 (11.42 g, 21.4 mm) Obverse:...
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