Mitchiner states that it is written in Gurmukhi, which is the writing system used for Punjabi. For far more information than you probably want,...
Wow, with quality like that you have no need to apologize for only posting seven! I think my favorite is the Syracuse- even though I don't...
#2 is a ramatanka (a Hindu temple token from India). There are many varieties, this seems to be the most common design: first side depicts Rama...
[ATTACH] Seleukid Kingdom. Tyre (?) mint. AE 21 (21 mm, 5.54 g). Demetrios II Nikator, Second Reign (129-125 BC). Obverse: Laureate head of...
I've shown it many times before, but here's an Arab-Sasanian coin featuring a Gopadshah on the reverse: [ATTACH]
Obverse says Theodosius (I'm not sure if that's I or II, someone who knows the series will doubtless be along soon). I'd try to determine...
French Indochina (the French colonies in what's now Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), bronze 1 centime coin, 1913. Historically interesting, but...
Thanks @Valentinian for that page, it looks like a useful resource. I find Persis interesting for how it maintained the Persian culture...
Thanks @Spaniard for your detailed and informative reply. So, it sounds like you think my OP coin is actually a lifetime issue of Toramana II,...
The Sasanian king Shapur II (309-379 AD) is shown on this obol: [ATTACH] He waged a series of punitive wars against his Arab neighbors, killing...
[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...
Welcome to Coin Talk! If you enjoy ancient history and ancient coins, you've come to the right place. My main collecting interest is a bit...
More info: #9 is from the Abbasid governor Hani (788-790 AD). #11 is from Khurshid (740-761 AD). #10 is Sasanian, Yazdegard I (399-420 AD). For...
Good question! First, let me say that I don't yet have Gyselen's book, I have ordered a copy and it should arrive soon. (Yes, I know- buy the...
Modern copy of an ancient Judaean coin, of the type issued under Augustus by the procurators Coponius (6- 9 AD) and Marcus Ambibulus (9- 12 AD)....
#8 is Parthian, Artabanos II (old references) or Artabanos IV Assar) (c.10-38 AD), Sellwood 63.6. #9 and #11 are from Tabaristan, 9 is from the...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian, Abbasid Caliphate. Shiraz mint. AE fals (2.22 g, 19 mm). AH 137 (AD 754/5). Obverse: Sassanian-style bust right,...
Very nice pick-up. The portraits on 1st century AD Parthian tetradrachms are not particularly realistic, but I think they are aesthetically...
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...
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