(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...
I guess it's time for my annual Best Of list for 2022. Overall it was a pretty good year for my collection. I obtained two types that had been...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Traxiane mint. AR drachm (20 mm, 4.01 g). Orodes II (57- 38 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust left, no star or crescent...
(image borrowed from seller as my photos didn't come out well) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AE pashiz (19 mm). Vahram V (420- 438). Obverse:...
Next up in my review of my Baltimore Whitman show haul: two Kushano-Sasanian bronze coins. [ATTACH] Coin 1: Kushano-Sasanians. AE 15. Hormazd...
I've worked up two more coins from my Whitman Baltimore haul and am ready to present my findings: [ATTACH] Coin 1: Bactria. AE square obol (21 x...
I have some free time today, so I will start to research and ID my Baltimore haul. First: a coin that I (correctly) guessed was Indo-Parthian:...
I attended the Fall 2022 Baltimore Whitman show today. Usually I go on the Friday, but this year I have work obligations on Friday so I attended...
Although there's still two months left in the year (including the Baltimore show at the end of this month), I'm almost certain that I've already...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Amul mint. AR drachm. Khusro I (531-579). Regnal Year 20. Obverse: Bust of king right, name before. Reverse:...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Lead pashiz (17 mm, 3.76 g). Varhran V (420- 438). Obverse: Bust of king right, uncertain symbol in front....
[ATTACH] Japan. AR 1 yen. Meiji 16 (1883 AD). Multiple Chinese merchant or banker chopmarks on obverse and reverse, plus on reverse character...
... and I think I like this one even more than the previous one: [ATTACH] Celtic Central Europe and Asia Minor. AR drachm (2.80 g). c.2nd...
... but this one looked cool and the price was right: [ATTACH] Carpathian Celts. c.3rd-1st century BC. AR reduced tetradrachm. Imitation of...
[ATTACH] Indo-Parthian countermark on Parthian host coin. Host coin: Phraates IV (38-2 BC), Margiana mint (Sellwood type 52.19) AR drachm (2.74...
I have a backlog of coins that I haven't shared yet, so instead of procrastinating until I can produce thorough write-ups, I'm just going to go...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579- 590 AD), Royal Year 3. Narmashir mint. Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription...
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