@Jwt708 : For deciphering the mintmarks and dates on Sasanian drachms, there are two very useful pages over on Forum that you should bookmark:...
This 1913 silver 3 mark coin from Prussia in Germany commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig, a major battle that started the...
Here's another of my wins from Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Khusro II (590- 628 AD), Royal Year 7. Herat...
I have this Provincial AE of Domitian from Caesarea Maritime in Judaea, which may or may not have been intended as a Judaea Capta type: [ATTACH]...
@Devin E. Franklin : I think you may be mistaken. Puyi used the nien ho (reign title) Xuan Tong during his reign as emperor of China...
Looks suspiciously like a modern cast fake, a close-up of the edge would help confirm this. You might also want to post this in the "Ancients"...
Your coin is from Annam (Vietnam), time of emperor Thanh Thai (1888-1907), denomination on reverse is 10 van.
Here's the next installment of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Hekatompylos mint (?). Arsakes II (211-185 BC). AE dichalkoi...
Very nice obols, especially the Larissa. Here's a Parthian example of Orodes II, which almost completely captures the design of the drachm (they...
Nice coins Doug, I think my favorite is the Caligula- I have always had a soft spot for the Roman Provincial Spain style. Here's a Khusro II...
My capricorn denarius of Divus Vespasian is not as nice as @zumbly's example, so instead here's one featuring a tensa (a specially decorated...
That funny-looking Persian king also shows up on some bronze issues. Here he is on a bronze from an uncertain mint in Asia Minor: [ATTACH] And...
Here's another of my recent auction wins (note: some historical text recycled from a 2017 post about another Phraates IV coin): [ATTACH]...
Agree that both are not original coins. Top one has an unusual obverse of Qianlong (1736-95) with "yuan bao" (first or original coin) rather than...
I don't have anything substantive to add, just wanted to thank you for such an interesting and well-researched article.
Thanks @Roman Collector for the thorough write-up, I am convinced. Lucilla seems to have been a real beauty, if we believe her coins: [ATTACH]...
The Japanese coins are correctly ID'd thanks to @Stork. The remaining three coins are all from China, during the last dynasty, the Qing or...
As promised, I am starting to post my latest round of auction wins, so I will begin with what I think is the most interesting piece: [ATTACH]...
Very nice coin @Sulla80 ! Parthian fractional silver is definitely a very niche area, but I enjoy it, and I think that if one makes passionate...
If you look closely at the reverse, Victory is inscribing a shield "VIC PAR" in honor of Roman victory over Parthia. This type was used by...
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