Congratulations @Mat on joining our exclusive club :cigar: Here's my example, acquired a few months ago (and ex @Sallent ): [ATTACH]
Very nice and historic OP coin. I have a similar coin, but not as nice condition: [ATTACH]
[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...
Congratulations on completing this "set"! I have two Lincoln Civil War Tokens, a 128/289 and a 132A/149: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The second piece...
I apologize in advance for the poor photo- it was one of my earliest attempts at photographing my coins, and the coin is now in my safe deposit...
"The party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part."
@Alwin : Thanks for the two auction links, I am now leaning towards my coin having a theta and thus 359 rather than 355. Not quite as exciting...
I have a tetradrachm of Gotarzes II with an unlisted date: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Seleucia-on-Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm. Gotarzes II (40-51...
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...
I have a similar piece, of Girastart (Gerostratos), dated to Year 5 (335/4 BC), just before the conquest by Alexander: [ATTACH]
A few months ago I bought this lovely lifetime issue of January-February 44 BC, so I might as well show it off again: [ATTACH] He once famously...
Are you measuring in troy ounces (used for precious metals), or avoirdupois ounces ("normal" ounces, used for everything else)? A troy ounce is...
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...
The reverse isn't good on this piece, but this dirham of the Saffarid dynasty of Persia has... a lot of letters on both obverse and reverse....
I posted this coin recently, it is an imitation of an Abbasid drachm that is thought to have been struck by the Khazars. Note the use of two...
Awesome new kitty! But you asked for a random coin? Okay: [ATTACH] Phoenicia, Arados. AR stater. King Gerash'tart (Gerostratos) (c.350 BC).
Hmm, transitional coinage... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Nope, definitely not interested in them ;)
My best wishes to your daughter for a speedy recovery, and to you and the rest of your family to remain healthy. I probably have something with...
Faustina's coinage definitely boasted about her child-bearing ability. From my collection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would pass- the obverse is okay, but that reverse is too poorly preserved for me to ever feel happy owning this coin.
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