I thought we are following anything that last coin has, so I took the fire altar in the Sassanian coin as the lead!
Chalukyas of Gujarat- ‘Gadhiya Paisa’, anonymous ruler. 950-1050AD. This coin has the degenerative design inspired from the earlier Sassanian...
Domitian as Caesar under Titus, Garlanded fire altar. [ATTACH]
Chinese cowrie shell imitating bone 'money'. Circa 1200-700 BC! [ATTACH] Next, a non base metal coin from east Asia!
I wonder if people later in the years knew that they were holding a coin made during the significant turning point of their civilization, or did...
Umayyad Caliphate, Wasit mint dirham. Dated 714 AD.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next, a coin from a Caliphate minted in Africa!
A legionary denarius I got last year, also my first Republican coin, LEG-XX. It only cost me 25 bucks, so can't complain! [ATTACH]
Orodes I, from ‘Parthian dark age’ 80-75 BC. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next, a coin from Persia.
Ooh a group shot pile-on! Here’s my shot of favourite coins I post a while ago! [ATTACH] and the other side ;) [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] The coins are Australian 1988 $5 commemorating the opening of our second Parliamentary house.
Gurjara Pratiharas, Mihara Bhoja I, 836-890 AD. Obverse shows a boar form of lord Vishnu holding the globe in his nose to protect the world from...
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So I was browsing ebay for any ending auctions, and saw this Indo-Greek coin, and wondered how it got this striations![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The coin kinda looks suspicious, particularly the toning, and the smooth details of the hair! Numista says the weight is 25.85g, also knowing the...
So I have this ugly Classic head half cent, and would like to know the year. My guess is 1828! What do you guys think?! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Alright new theme, Trajan's first year issue! with Vesta reverse. [ATTACH] Next, another first year coin.
Kashmir- Shah Mir dynasty Fateh Shah I, 1487-1517 AE Kaserah [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Kashmir is a disputed region between India and Pakistan, so next...
What you guys think about using this for cruddy ancient coins without potentially disturbing the surfaces? [MEDIA]
My Hand-Heller from Germany's Schwäbisch Hall minted around 1350s, around when the black-death was at its peak! [ATTACH]
My guess is the newer minting process of milling as opposed to the traditional hammering!
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