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@FitzNigel in post #3: That is definitely a premium Achaemenid siglos, with better detail on the king than usual and some interesting banker's...
There do seem to be an awful lot of scratches along the edge. That could come from someone scraping away an edge seam. Of course, it also could...
From Cyprus, we can head over to Greece: [ATTACH]
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Here's my latest ancient acquisition, from a John Anthony auction: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Rome mint. AR denarius (18mm, 3.17g). Septimius...
I recently bought this coin from Wayne Sayles. It's an Umayyad post-reform AE fals, undated (c.700-750 AD) from the mint of Tabariya (Tiberias),...
Heading due west across the Malacca Strait, we reach Sumatra... [ATTACH]
From New Zealand, where else but Australia? [ATTACH]
@Deacon Ray: I concur with @Bob L.'s suggestion to get a drachm of Mithradates II wearing a tiara. Another coin that would fit in well with your...
@Alegandron: I'm glad you enjoy my posts. I enjoy researching my coins and then summarizing the info into a short, interesting post, and I always...
Another of my wins from Frank Robinson's recent auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Ecbatana mint. AR drachm. Phraates IV (38-2 BC). Obverse:...
I just won this coin in John Anthony's latest auction; it hasn't arrived yet, so I'll have to borrow his pics. This is a denarius of Septimius...
Still clearing up the backlog of cool new coins I haven't posted yet. Here's one I won in Ken Dorney's recent auction: [ATTACH] Roman Empire,...
All CoinTalkers in Florida, I hope you are either already in a shelter or else fully hunkered down. Please be safe.
Well, you know what this means... Kegger at Erin's place on October 2! Woooo!!! But seriously, congratulations on the move, and I certainly...
From Aruba, we can make a straight line to the US Virgin Islands, which up to 1917 were the Danish West Indies. Here's a 12 skilling from 1767:...
Okay, that title may be a little bit click-bait, but it is actually relevant to the coin I'm posting: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Rome mint. AE...
And from Jamaica, we can take a short side trip to...Haiti! [ATTACH]
Well, I'm not an expert in this area, but that's never stopped me before... I have just looked through the illustrations of Qianlong cash in...
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