Sassanians first, as Pellinore says...
Looks OK, just weared...
I´ll go with 5.
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Yeah, last week´s editorial was about that. They asked people to recommend but also to subscribe, since that´s the way they get funded (by number...
It just keeps getting better....
Great trip! Thanks for sharing, looks like you had a great time! I usually tell my wife "I´ll be too long here, you will get bored. Go visit...
I guess "IMPERATOR CAPTO" would be bad publicity for him. :hilarious:
Hahaha, no, there were no byzantines (at least not the roman ones) in 6 AD. Regnal year means from the year he got indicted.
Nor roman, nor greek. It´s a Byzantine follis. It seems to be a follis of Justin II with his wife Sophia. "M" stands for 40 nummi, which is the...
Nice coins, altough the islamic one in the second picture is upside down.;)
Metal was the same, but an acidic treatment (lemon juice perhaps?) was aplied to the blank surface so it became "more silvered" when strike.
As Doug already said. Nice catch!
Same case here, don´t collect them but have a few. Besides, how not to love them all the same? I like your Dossenus, BTW.
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