Wow thats one hell of a private collection item :O
Yep common coins, they are going to stay as is to visualize what an uncleaned hoard looks like. Those silver stacks are nice and chunky curtis....
I am currently in possession of two hoards of late kushan era coins. Both were found in kpk district of Pakistan (where a lot of kushan stuff is...
Ive asked him to clean it to remove the patina. The coins not in my posession as of yet. Any other remarks by anyone? does the edge look fine?
Weight is 16.7g, someone said the patina seems painted on. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Was catching up on a lot of posts and stumbled here. Heres my little stick man coin, as I like to call it: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ive had three of these silver coins for a while. Most likely a central asian , timurid or khanate coin. Any help?
Here are two clipped dirhams I acquired recently. Both are probably ummayad caliphate but im not sure what caliph, year, mint. As always my skills...
YES! I loveeee the red stuff on old gold coins. Im unsure what it is though. Im glad you are enjoying my posts! I own a virtual museum on...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Khwarazmian empire Ala ad-din Muhammad II 1200-1220AD Bukhara mint Gold dinar, 4.76g Not long after this coin was minted, the...
The bust is beautiful on this one, lovely example
Im from pakistan, so i bought locally as they are found around here. Here are the not so good pictures, will take proper when they arrive....
your post tempted me to buy two ghadiya coins for myself just now
Here was my ummayad dirham that suffered the same fate https://www.cointalk.com/threads/crying.363984/
Heres a coin I was considering to get ID'd using help from here, but then I barely read the ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ on the reverse legend. A bronze, possibly...
Thanks! These coins do tend to be pretty beat up.
Heres a most likely seleukid bronze from the bactrian side, its got a helmeted bust, and the standard nike holding a wreath, with our greek...
So this coin would be of Baha al-Din Sam II. Im curious as to the partial date you are seeing on the margin, is it written in Arabic script like...
Bless you for the quick and detailed ID. I need to polish my skills of reading the caligraphic legends on these.
I am back with another coin that needs identifying. My guesses are somewhere central Asia or mongol islamic tribes. Any help? The obverse has the...
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