Reminds me of this penny covered in Martian dust on Curiosity rover! [ATTACH]
yep, and I'd rather not mess with high-grade ones as well!
Alright, so whenever I receive ancient coins in the mail, I open the package, take the coin out of the flips, and marvel at it. But, before...
Lucius Verus, Armenia capta. [ATTACH] Next, a coin from Armenia.
I guess I'll post again, Pandya dynasty, 1268-1308 AD under Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I. They were under the control of Cholas since the 10th...
One more reason to post my favorite coin! Chola 1/8 kahavanu, 1014-1044 AD. Commemorative coin of Rajendra Chola conquering the neighboring...
Habbari dynasty of Sindh (near Indus river) 855-884 AD, A silver 'damma' of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Habbari amirs were the first Islamic campaigners...
Kinda looks like an Indian head potin from the Senones tribe.
I was in the belief that after Nero’s debasement, people from these parts didn’t accept anymore of Roman coinage, but an imitative issue of a...
I came across this odd looking coin featuring a left facing head wearing the iconic Roman Centurion helmet on pinterest! After looking up, I found...
New theme, since today’s Thanksgiving, I’ll post a coin from Turkey :p Ottoman empire-Mehmed II, Constantine mint, 1471. [ATTACH] The English term...
Coins of Antoninus Pius and Faustina featuring Fortuna holding cornucopia, and Ceres holding wheat ears, also from a time of peace an stability!...
My 1859 Indian head cent, got it only for 5 bucks! [ATTACH]
I didn’t know that!
It depends on your interest, if you’re more on the side of history, then you’ve Roman coinage, the cheapest being 4th century Constantinian...
This is my first year of posting a top 10 as I only got deep into the ancients since June, so here they are! 10) Dancing Krishna, this coin got my...
New theme, Mark Antony Legionary denarius- XX [ATTACH] Next, post a denarius from legion XIX
I wonder if those Germanic tribes ever minted coins, and I don't mean the barbarous imitations of Roman coinages, and neither the coins from...
Achaemenid empire Siglos (400-300bc). This nugget weighs 5.4 g. Next, post an unusually shaped coin! [ATTACH]
Ionia Miletos 1/12 stater 525 BC[ATTACH] Next, same period, but from persia/south Asia!
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