Thanks for the comments everyone! @Alegandron : I like your coin, but I think you pasted in the wrong description...
Here's one of my latest purchases: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius (19mm, 3.06g). Trajan (98-117 AD). Obverse: Laureate and draped bust...
Well, it's _almost_ Parthian, so I guess I approve ;). Nice variant on the reverse type- I don't think I've seen the reverse dashes formed into...
I recently won this well-preserved medieval Islamic coin from one of John Anthony's auctions: [ATTACH] Pishkinids, as vassals of the Ildegizids....
For a barbarous coin, that's not bad at all. The portrait's pretty good, and it's only when you notice the blundered legend, or the fact that...
Modern cast copy, sorry.
Grrrr...... I remembered the weird Persian 4, but forgot about the 6. Why must you be different, Persian numerals? Why?
Most Islamic coins use AH (Anno Hegirae) or Hijra dating, which starts the calendar with Muhammad's hijra (journey from Mecca to Medina) in 622...
The date on your coin is 1319.
@Northantsno1 : Your token is a Hindu piece. The first side shows the Seven Rishis (seven important sages from early Hindu scripture), each...
Here's one of my wins from the recent Triskeles 20 auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (20mm, 3.61g). Vonones I (c. 8-12 AD)....
I also have one of the elephant Seleucid serrates: [ATTACH]
China, Honan Province, no date, struck 1905 (late in the Imperial period, Guangxu emperor, Qing dynasty).
Looks like they're all Roman, the top one is the emperor Trajan (98- 117 AD), second from top is Roman Republic. You should post these photos...
Concur with Hispanicus on both removing from the holders for better photos, and posting to the Ancients section for more responses. All your...
Neat! Question: On the colonial 5 pesos, does the "PLATA" counterstamp on the reverse mean that someone turned it in for its value in silver coin?
Congrats to Ancient Aussie! Hard for me to pick just one favorite coin, but if pressed I might choose this tetradrachm of the Parthian king...
Very nice, looks like they are wearing a Parthian bashlyk or similar headgear.
Here's my provincial AE of Elagabalus from Berytus (modern Beirut, Lebanon), with a reverse featuring Marsyas standing in a temple: [ATTACH]
My only Carthaginian coin is this Siculo-Punic bronze: [ATTACH]
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