Valuable comments indeed. What about helmeted Constantine? Then, does the small letter X before the face represent the tamgha. What does it...
Bronze dirhem. Zengid reign. Islamic circa 1200 AD.
The small letter x before the face of a helmeted man pushed me to acquire this coin, especially that the face is totally new to me. The reverse...
I feel the 3 coins represent one single Emperor.
I've chosen 3 coins for this educational thread. The first is of Emperor Geta, with reverse of " Hadad", the chief god of the Aramaeans who were...
Here are digital photos : obverse and reverse, by my very humble skills. Hope fine.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks a lot to all of you. Of course I'll have a close shot tomorrow. Actually, after your first comments I went searching and found it's Trajan....
Republic and Empire. Wise catch..
The obverse of this bronze coin has 3 faces, including a counter-marked one. Reverse shows a bull butting left. It weighs 8.86 g. Please post a...
Some Roman Emperors had nicknames. For instance we have Elagabalus or Helio Gabalus (worshiper of the Sun) though his imperial name was Marcus...
I don't know why the face of Antiochos II spoke to me. It's so original. The remaining other coins deserve, for each one, the word : Congrats...
Never Mind..
Here's another coin from Rhesaena. It was struck under Trajan Decius. Reverse shows Tyche pouring liquid onto a lighted altar. Eagle on a palm...
What a coincidence! I kept this bronze coin of Herennius Etruscus one year without finding any similar match for the same Emperor. In fact, the...
Got this bronze coin yesterday as part of a lot. I didn't intend to post it due to less than medium condition. I could read Philippos in Latin on...
On the side right, I can read " The Prince of Believers". That's the title which was attributed to all Caliphs. On the side left, I can read "...
Bravo.. Such deep researches and detailed historical analyses make us renew our belief that a single coin might reveal new pages of History. I...
Thanks.. Any idea about the first coin ? Byzantine. denomination..etc..
Two silver coins are looking strange to me.The first is holed and weighs 1.06 g. It looks Byzantine. The second weighs 2.97 g. with obverse...
I've just picked up this coin from my old folders. Obverse shows Trebonianus Gallus facing his son Volusian. The reverse has a temple with a deity...
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