Does anyone have Ratto's Monnaies byzantines et d'autres pays contemporains à l'époque byzantine? I am specifically looking for information as...
I wouldn't mind getting a picture of that 3D replica! It looks awesome! I have a soft spot for coinage of Serbia, Bulgaria, Georgia, and the...
That particular dinar of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan is one that I wasn't aware of. Now I got to find it! Here is one from my collection: Serbia:...
A bit off-topic, but @Makanudo, your profile pic is outstanding! Is that a Serbian coin or a medallion as I am not familiar with that particular one.
I knew there was several Greek coins that had the swastika on them. Thanks for the post. Here is a book by Thomas Wilson that indicates that the...
Really digging deep into the bowels of my earlier collection... Satavahana, Nasik Region: Rano Siri Satakarni (2nd-1st Century BC) Æ Karshapana...
Another one in my collection... Kuninda: Amoghabhuti (late 2nd Century BC) AR Drachm (MACW-4440,4441) Obv: Deer standing right with Goddess in...
Found a picture of one of my coins: Post-Mauryan Taxila: Anonymous (ca. 220-185 BC) Æ Unit (BMC plate XXXII, no.4; Pieper-1064; Mitchiner-526) [img]
The pictures to my earlier Indian coin collection are currently offline, but here is a karshapana with a swastika on it that was found using a...
I beg to differ. I think the swastika has been used far longer than the cross and the chi-rho! Its still used in India (before and after Hitler...
Seems I already had a Da quan and now I have a twin :rolleyes: Imperial China, Wang Mang: Da Quan Wu Shi (7-14AD) 50 Wa Shu (Hartill-9.1)...
Here are some Byzantine coins with the Chi-Rho: Byzantine Empire: Justin I (518-527 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Constantinople (Sear 75; DOC 21b) Obv:...
Well, I snagged the Northern Song lot of 20 coins in the auction. Seemed to be quite popular and going through the pictures, its clear that it...
Another example which is similar to the posted coin: [img]
Picked up this coin as an Arab-Byzantine "Constans II"-type coin in a recent auction. There are still some bargains for the well-informed, but a...
A few more... Eastern Sogdiana, Samarqand: Anonymous (ca. 5th-6th Century CE) AE Unit (Smirnova-1) Obv: Mustachioed bust 3/4 facing, wearing...
Excellent post with an equally excellent set of coins! I have a few bracteates from various areas, but nothing like yours! Augsburg: Udalschak...
Great write up and thank you for the links @TuckHard. Sogdiana is one of my minor collecting areas. I haven't given much time to properly...
I never got a refund for the lost coin, unfortunately and I don't know if it exchanged hands multiple times since then. So, no I was never...
Thanks Salient! I think the original coin was bought on Ebay five years ago and I still have the original email, etc indicating the sale. It is...
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