Good to see you again @Deacon Ray ! Hope you're having a good Christmas season, and I... Waaaaait a minute. That selfie you posted... that's...
Excellent article, @Jochen1 ! I will probably end up citing it next time I write up a Sasanian or related coin. @tartanhill : As @Severus...
Nice, and a very historical type! I posted about my example earlier in the year:...
This denarius of Vespasian depicts his two sons, Titus and Domitian, who would both go on to become Emperor: [ATTACH] The reverse of this Trajan...
Yes, I have a (not very active) little sub-collection of CWTs. My own, not as nice as OP, "SPOOT" type: [ATTACH] A "Liberty and No Slavery" (the...
Yes, my use of "Byzantine" for pre-476 AD Eastern Roman Empire is my own personal idiosyncrasy. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
Cool! I think these are my favorite state coinage design. Here's my specimen: [ATTACH]
Nice, I think the Armenian coinage in general is quite weil-made for medieval Europe. My only piece is this AR takvorin of Gosdantin III...
Very nice group, I think #2 is my favorite.
I admit this coin is not very pretty, but it is scarce and of historical interest: [ATTACH] Sasanian Persia. AE Unit (2.44 g, 18 mm). Vahram V...
Yes, all of the coins shown so far in this thread are drachms, except for the last coin I posted which is a tetradrachm. The dashes found on many...
Cool! Yes, these are both of Frahat (Phraates) of Elymais, who ruled early-mid 2nd century AD. Elymais was a semi-independent kingdom under the...
Very nice! I'd say my favorites are 1 (of course), 2, and 9.
Wow, awesome pick-up! I've had my eye on getting one of this type for a while now, and with luck I might be able to add a Khwarezm tet to my Best...
I lost out on two very beautiful Parthian bronzes, but did manage to snag one very cool Sasanian piece, which will surely deserve a full write-up...
Not really my area, but a very nice group of coins. My favorites are probably the first coin (for the weird stick-figure guy), William I (obvious...
Oh no! Very sad to hear this. But if he is at Johns Hopkins, then I know he's in the best possible hands. He had my best wishes for a fast...
Wow, this was an unexpected nice surprise this morning! (And also, finally a _good_ surprise in 2020.) I only entered at the last minute, but I...
I recently purchased this interesting medal from fellow CoinTalker @lordmarcovan : [ATTACH] Theodore Roosevelt (1858- 1919) is one of the more...
This coin was #8 on my Top 10 list for 2020, but I haven't had the chance to give a write-up until now. [ATTACH] Normans in Sicily. AE follaro...
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