Very nice coin @Sallent , I really like the design on Iberian coins in general. Here's a bronze from the city of Ekualakos: [ATTACH]
Those are two very lovely coins Doug, congrats! I am 100% in agreement with you about the importance of eye appeal over technical grade. Sadly,...
I think you have the inscription side upside-down in your photo. The standard inscription for Alexander Jannaeus' coins of this type is...
It copies the design of a coin of the Bar Kochba revolt (132-135 AD), but the inscription is wrong. While it actually does have the correct words...
Awesome! Your coin is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Kingdom of Italy. As was previously mentioned, King Victor...
@medoraman: What I find potentially important here is the fact that essentially the same reverse- Gopadshah facing right with inscription...
??? I'm confused here. The last Sasanian emperor, Yazdegard III, was killed in 651. At this point, essentially all of the former Sasanian...
Interesting. The obverse does kind of look like an imitation of a Parthian obverse with Nike behind king's head. That reverse, though, looks...
Vespasian is one of my favorite emperors, it's hard to pick just one coin so I'll show one I haven't shown much before, a sestertius that I won in...
Yes, your theory makes a lot of sense, as this dealer does indeed have extensive knowledge of all aspects of Persian coinage. (I have heard a...
Here's a coin I won a couple of months ago at auction: [ATTACH] Elymais. AE tetradrachm (15.38 g, 28 mm). Kamnaskires-Orodes (early-mid 2nd...
Very Cool! I have a couple of CWTs that feature Lincoln's 1864 campaign, one of which also shows his 1864 running mate, Andrew Johnson: [ATTACH]...
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For the Dacian war, I have this denarius showing a mourning Dacia: [ATTACH] And for the Parthian war, these sestertii showing Rex Parthis Datis (A...
This 1773 Virginia halfpenny is one of the very few coin types that were struck specifically for use in the colonies: [ATTACH] Under the Articles...
15. Parthian Kingdom. Orodes II (c. 57-38 BC). AR drachm. Kangavar mint (scarce mint). [ATTACH] Orodes II was king of Parthia when Crassus made...
Yes, clearly people 2,500 years ago could never have thought up the idea to take a small piece of metal, place it between two dies, and hit the...
Time for another of my recent additions: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). Court at Rhagae mint. Obverse: Diademed...
Howdy, Deacon Ray, glad to see you back here! I hope your new job will leave you with enough spare tome to post new coins here. Also, as someone...
Another of my auction wins that I am writing up when I get the chance: [ATTACH] Characene. AE tetradrachm (26 mm, 15.88 g). Maga (late...
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