Cool! I've recently gotten interested in early (pre-Hellenistic) Phoenician coins, and I picked up this didrachm of Tyre similar to your second...
I've got this unofficial Constantine I with reverse of two Victories and altar: [ATTACH]
It is in Pahlavi (the type of Persian script used by the Sasanians, and distinct from modern Persian [Farsi]) and says "Afid" (Praise). This is...
Nice write-up @AnYangMan ! Here's my Yuan coin, as requested: [ATTACH]
Wow, this is my first contribution to be a Featured Article! Thanks for the honor. @Ed Snible : I agree, the workmanship on such small coins is...
Thanks for the review! I haven't seen this book yet, but I have been using David Hartill's books on Chinese and Japanese coinage and found those...
I recently won this coin at a CNG auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (14.5mm, 0.70g). Ardashir I (c.224-240 AD). Obverse: King's bust...
Here's a couple of Marcus Aurelius sestertii, one with a reverse commemorating victory in Parthia and the other showing the restoration of Italy:...
Cool, I like on the OP coin how the whole die is on the flan. I have a couple of provincials for ol' Gordie, the first from Singara in...
Early in my Parthian coin-collecting phase, I somehow bought this on eBay: [ATTACH] There are multiple signs of casting (which I leave for you all...
Both look like modern cast "tourist" copies, the kind you can buy at gift shops in beach towns for a couple of dollars.
My first thought on seeing this coin, before I read anything, was "Oh, it's Hadrian showing Trajan on the reverse." I assumed it must be one of...
I've got this Antiochus VI "bottle cap": [ATTACH]
I recently bought this coin from Warren Esty (@Valentinian): [ATTACH] Zengids of Halab (Aleppo). Nur ad-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (ruled 541-569 AH/...
One more cool Roman Provincial from Mesopotamia, this one was purchased from Warren Esty (@Valentinian): [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Mesopotamia,...
I won this coin in a John Anthony auction: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Mesopotamia, Nisibis. AE26 (26mm, 9.6g). Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I...
Late Roman bronze coins, 4th century AD. On the first coin there's enough to see it's from either Constantine the Great or one of his sons, but I...
There are several series of detective-style novels set in the Roman period. I second the nomination of Steven Saylor's series about "Gordianus...
Definitely a modern fantasy piece. The pebbly surface is not found on genuine cash, and the script style is odd, very narrow line that doesn't...
Well, I've got three moderns from Kazakhstan (home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome) that feature space themes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And to keep...
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