Trajan issued several coin types commemorating his victories against the Parthians, one of which is a sestertius showing Trajan presenting his new...
I'm interested.
Nice coins! Yes, Lucius spent nearly all the campaign in Antioch living the high life, and left the real fighting to his (fortunately very...
It's definitely similar, but Sellwood lists a coin with AP above the horse on reverse, while @dougsmit 's example has MI. I guess I'd list it as...
@Herodotus : On your coin, note that the reverse features a regular horse (rather than Pegasos) and a seven-line legend with the first three lines...
Another one of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Rhagae mint. AE tetrachalkoi (3.90 g, 18 mm). Mithradates II (121- 91 BC)....
Here's a provincial AE of Elagabalus, issued at Berytus (Beirut, Lebanon). The reverse shows the satyr Marsyas in a temple, holding a wineskin...
Excellent write-up @Cachecoins , thanks for sharing. I don't collect very much medieval, but I did add an example of this type to my collection a...
Welcome to our club @johnmilton , I checked the by-laws and posthumous portrait issues are perfectly acceptable. Please remember to forward your...
A very nice coin @Sulla80 and excellent write-up. I also have an Indo-Parthian drachm, but the countermark is real (and resembles Phraates IV):...
They sell them for so much because other people will pay that much money. Now, if you want to know why people _buy_ them when it's illegal to...
Well, you've got three of the old series of Turkish Lira notes, with a face value of 1,750,00 Lira. In 2005, Turkey dropped six zeroes from its...
China, Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Your first photo (which gives the name) is upside down. The reverse gives the mintmark (in both standard...
Good question! Most sites do indeed state that coins of his first reign don't have dates, and on most specimens where the writing is clear the...
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...
Yes, that's my impression too. A quick glance at Hartill (which I will plug every time I have reason to discuss Chinese coinage) shows various...
I'm not an expert, just a guy with a copy of Hartill, but here's my take: Tall three may be the Middle Type (718-732 AD), based on the fact that...
The portrait is better than usual for late Sasanian drachms (there's usually a flat area), though Hormazd IV isn't a rare ruler and LD is one of...
Congrats @medoraman , I placed some strong bids in this auction but didn't win any lead Sasanians. Sorry I don't know anything else about why the...
Nice pick-up @medoraman ! I also have one of these debased drachms of Shapur I, though mine seems to be a little bit better silver than yours:...
Separate names with a comma.
