[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian, Eastern Sistan series. AR drachm (3.48 g, 31 mm). No date visible, c. late 8th century CE. Obverse: Imitation of...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Persian Kingdom. AR drachm 30 mm, 3.93 g). Khusro I (531-579), Year 46. Mintmark BH. Obverse: Bust of king right, name...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah ibn Amir (c. 661-664 CE), dated 43 AH (frozen date). AR drachm (3.75 g, 31 mm). Obverse: Copy of Sasanian...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Treasury mint. Khusro III (c.631-2 CE), Year 2. AR drachm (3.47 g, 29 mm). Obverse: Beardless bust of king left,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AE (16 mm, 3.02 g). Arsakes II (Artabanos I) (c. 211- 185 BCE). Obverse: Beardless head of king left, wearing...
[ATTACH] Ghaznavids. AR dirham (3.0 g, 19 mm). Mahmudpur (Lahore) mint. Mahmud (998-1030 CE), dated AH 419 (1028 CE). Obverse: Inscriptions...
I just wanted to let everyone know that I definitely do not have an addiction to copper coins. Nope, not me. The beautiful brown toning, or the...
[ATTACH] Arab-Byzantine. No date, struck c.73-78 AH (693-697 CE). Amman mint. Obverse: Standing Caliph, sheathed sword slung over left side,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (20 mm, 3.51 g). Laodicea mint. Orodes II (57-38 BCE) . Obverse: Diademed bust of king left, crescent...
[ATTACH] Indo-Greek Kingdoms. AR square drachm. Apollodotos I (c. 160-150 BCE according to Mitchiner, or maybe a bit earlier according to...
[ATTACH] Most long-term coin collectors eventually build up a "black cabinet" of fake or altered coins they have purchased along the way, either...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Aria mint. Phraates IV (38-2 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust of king left, eagle behind head holding...
I won this group lot of 2 Parthian drachms and 3 Bactrian silvers (2 square drachms, 1 obol) in the latest Stephen Album auction. Just for fun, I...
(photo borrowed from seller because I have trouble photographing tiny coins) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (0.38 g, 12 mm). Peroz (457-...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Susa mint. AR drachm (3.51 g, 17 mm). Phraates IV (38-2 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust left, eagle carrying wreath...
(photo borrowed from seller because I had trouble getting a decent shot) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AE pashiz (15 mm, 1.69 g). Yazdegard I...
(photo borrowed from seller because I had trouble photographing such a small coin) [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Ekbatana mint. AE chalkos (1.17...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanians. AE pashiz (2.66 g, 21 mm). No date (c. late 600s- early 700s CE). Obverse: Cartoonish crowned bust derived from...
I bought a soda at the vending machine yesterday, and when I looked at my change I saw this beautiful lady staring back at me: [ATTACH] My first...
Here are two related coins I've bought in the last few months. One was acquired at the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo in October 2022, while the...
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