On further review, the ruling on the field is changed... Reading the inscription in front of the portrait, I think I can make out K R Sh T,...
Here's my last ancient coin for 2018: [ATTACH] Dabuyid Ispahbads of Tabaristan. Farrukhan the Great (c.711-731 AD). AR hemidrachm (24 mm, 2.1...
I voted "Oriental Greek", just because that's where the Parthian coins are usually listed in auction catalogues, but I would have preferred the...
Numismatic authorities are seeking the following person for questioning: [ATTACH]
Hi @LaCointessa ! Glad to see you back again, it's been a while since you posted here. Hope you are doing well and will be visiting the forum...
The only collectible coins I usually find are in Coinstar reject bins (mostly various foreign coins, with an occasional silver Roosevelt dime)....
Nice, it looks like it still has most of the original silvering! Good luck with cleaning that coin, and let us know how it turns out.
For this post, I'm discussing two separate recent coin purchases: [ATTACH] 1. Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). Ekbatana...
It's from the Indian state of Kutch, dated 1934 AD/ 1990 VS (there is also a 1934 AD/ 1991 VS variety), denomination is 3 dokda, Y#57. A common...
Here's a sestertius of Vespasian with Roma reverse. I'm going with Vespasian's death because he (reportedly) managed to keep his jocular wit...
One of my coins has not yet arrived, so I had to use the seller's photo (see below). As always, the ordering is not very precise. [ATTACH] 1....
Thanks for posting this. I collect Roman coins with references to Parthia but was not aware of this type, now I have something new to search for!
Photos are blurry, but from what I can see the piece looks suspiciously cast. I hope you didn't spend much on it. (And I also recommend posting...
I just got this coin, an 1808 5 Lire of the Kingdom of Italy, featuring Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte) moonlighting as the King...
For reading Sasanian mintmarks: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sasanian%20mints For reading the years on Sasanian coins:...
The tiniest gold coins I know of are Indian fanams, some sell for under $50. Here's the search results for VCoins:...
Yes, that's the dynasty. Unfortunately, as I mentioned all the kings of this dynasty used the same inscription, so it's impossible to attribute...
I think it's from the kingdom of the Maitrakas of Valabhi, c.470-800 AD. This seems to be of the later part of the period (based on the style of...
Right now I'm reading this: [ATTACH] "The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine", by Lindsey...
Great post David! I just posted the coin a couple of weeks ago, but since nobody's posted this mint yet, here we go: Seleukos I, from Babylon...
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