[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Ekbatana mint. AR drachm. Artabanos VI (called Artabanos IV in older references) (c.212-224 AD). HIs bust right,...
[ATTACH] Seleukid Kingdom. Tyre (?) mint. AE 21 (21 mm, 5.54 g). Demetrios II Nikator, Second Reign (129-125 BC). Obverse: Laureate head of...
[ATTACH] Kashmir. AE stater (21 mm, 7.23 g). Anonymous, c.570- 855 AD. Obverse: King standing facing, left hand holding scepter, right hand...
Since I've now completed the full set of Dabuyid rulers (all three of them), it seemed like an appropriate time to share. The last coin is one I...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian, Abbasid Caliphate. Shiraz mint. AE fals (2.22 g, 19 mm). AH 137 (AD 754/5). Obverse: Sassanian-style bust right,...
I've been busy lately and haven't posted any new purchases in a while, so I'm now very far behind. If I'm going to have everything posted before...
Another of my wins from Pars Coins Auction 7: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (0.64 g, 12 mm). Ardashir I (while still Ardashir V of Persis)...
Another coin from Pars Auction 7: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Rhagae mint. AE dichalkoi (3.06 g, 15 mm). Orodes I (80-75 BC). Obverse: Bust...
Another of my recent wins from Pars Coins' auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Mithradatkart mint. AE dichalkoi (2.26 g, 15 mm). Phraates IV...
Another one of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Rhagae mint. AE tetrachalkoi (3.90 g, 18 mm). Mithradates II (121- 91 BC)....
The first of several coins I won at Pars Coins' most recent auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Persian Empire. AR drachm. Kavad I, First Reign (488-497...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. AR drachm (2.30 g, clipped). Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad, as Governor (673-683 AD), dated 62 AH (681/2 AD). Mintmark BBA...
As you might have noticed, I decided to change my avatar, which I hadn't updated since I joined this site in 2016. So, if you see that shaggy...
Since I posted a photo of this coin yesterday, I guess it's time for me to do a proper write-up: [ATTACH] Saffarids. Shiraz mint. AR dirham...
[ATTACH] Khazar Khaganate. AR dirham (26 mm, 3.93 g). No date, c. 880s-910s AD. Imitation of an Abbasid dirham with two "obverse" dies....
Two coins acquired back in November (yes, I'm finally catching up): [ATTACH] Coin 1. Sasanian Persia. AR drachm. Kavad I, 2nd reign (499-532),...
To go along with the Parthian AE drachm of Vardanes I that I posted last week, here's another coin with some mystery over where it was struck....
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Margiana or Aria. AE drachm. Vardanes I (?)(c.40-45 AD). Obverse: Bust left, short beard curved on back side,...
Hi all, I've been trying to figure out the mintmark and date on this drachm of Kavad I and I'm not having much luck. I was hoping someone here...
I've finally gotten around to posting these two Parthian drachms that I got at the Baltimore coin show in November 2019: [ATTACH] Coin 1:...
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