I have one struck in the name of Alexander, but issued by Seleukos I Nikator in Babylon, c. 311-305 BC: [ATTACH]
Hi @svessien , The IDs given by the seller are correct: top coin (with eagle behind head) is Phraates IV, S. 52.14, leftmost is Phraatakes S....
@Macromius : The Judaea coin (middle row, 2nd from right) is from the Roman procurator Antonius Felix (52-59 AD). I think this type is always...
Another acquisition from November, and one that ties in very directly to the last coin I posted: [ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius. Marcus...
My quick assessment is it's a dirham from the Abbasid Caliphate. These normally have the date and mint listed in the inscription, I may try later...
Good choice of related coin, and appropriate given the coin I plan to post next...
Glad you enjoy it! True, the Parthian drachm series is not exactly known for variety, but there is a lot more diversity in the reverses of the...
Here's another coin I bought at the November 2019 Baltimore show, a scarcer Nabataean bronze: [ATTACH] Nabataean Kingdom. Damascus mint. AE 19....
How about the stag on the bronze of the Parthian king Orodes II: [ATTACH]
Very nice coins @svessien , and well-struck for Byzantine bronzes. I've never really gotten into them, I have just a couple in my collection and...
The university has shut down research labs due to coronavirus fears, so I am at home for a while and can finally get around to posting all my coin...
The obverse sort of reminds me of some Byzantine types with two facing busts, but I can't make anything sensible out of that reverse. Maybe a...
Welcome @Herodotus ! As you can guess from my username and avatar pic, my primary interest is coins of the Parthians, but I am also actively...
If I had to pick one of the "12 Caesars" as my favorite, it would have to be Vespasian. He seems to me the most humanly relatable of the lot-...
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. You have my sincere condolences. You asked for weird portraits? The guy on the obverse of this coin looks like...
Very nice medieval Armenian coins in this thread. My only medieval Armenian is a silver, but the denomination is apparently a takvorin, and it...
Nice OP coin, and an excellent write-up. I have an Alexander-style tetradrachm struck by Seleukos I in Babylon: [ATTACH]
Very cool OP coins (and in the replies), amazing to find such coins for $1 each. I have a few Indian coins, the most relevant is probably this AE...
@svessien : Yes, it's always worth buying a Parthian coin. They're kind of like potato chips: You swear you're going to eat just one, and then...
Nice OP coin of this unknown-to-history rebel. I haven't added any of his coins to the Parthicus Collection Mark II yet, sorry I don't have one...
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