From the obverse legend, it seems to be Constantine I (307-337 AD), so your "about 300 AD" is pretty close. We'd need to see the reverse to say...
Re: "Reigns" vs. "reins": I'm not sure whether that was an error by spellcheck, or if it was my own brain misfiring. I suspect that this token is...
Very interesting! Notice on the reverse that St. George is slaying, not a dragon but a lion, and the legend is "By trampling on liberty I lost...
One Thai baht is worth just under 3 US cents. So, not a very valuable coin.
If I've raised awareness of a neglected historical figure, and maybe even encouraged someone to expand their collecting horizons, well, as far as...
That is a lovely Vespasian bronze, and your photo shows off the colors very well.
Are you sure Severus Alexander wasn't just a hipster trying to grow a Van Dyke goatee? :) Cool coin.
And I would point out that @Alegandron's tetradrachm is a lovely coin, full of motion and vitality. Check out that reverse- it looks like Phillip...
Well, if the coin in post 10 makes you "the chump that's stumped", that makes two of us. Definitely looks like it is from somewhere in India, but...
Tough one, but I prefer @panzerman's entry, mainly because I love coins of the Sasanians, Kushans, and Kushno-Sasanians. Not to mention the...
It's definitely from Thailand, but I'm not very good with these- someone should come along soon to give the denomination and date.
The ID to Baroda is correct, your coin is dated 1948 in the Vikrama Samvat era which is 1891 AD. If that coin flip is half dollar size, then you...
Here's a Parthian double-struck drachm of Orodes II (57-38 BC): [ATTACH]
Looks like you're off to a good start, and you're doing everything right. I like that first batch of Roman coins, that is a nice nucleus for a...
My most recently acquired ancient coin, from the latest Triskeles/ Vauctions sale: [ATTACH] Achaemenid Empire. AR siglos (5.44 g, 13 x 15 mm)....
Just thought I'd share my latest acquisition for April 1: [ATTACH] Sultanate of Uqbar. Invisible dirham. Sultan Kadhbat 'Abril (c. 1170- 1140...
@Alegandron and @FitzNigel: FitzNigel's post is correct on both points: The caduceus-like symbol of three circles with a line through it is...
This is a 10 cash coin from China, sometime between 1905 and 1909. The reverse features the Chinese Imperial dragon. The coin does have a date,...
Sounds like fun, I'll give it a try.
@davidharmier60: Your coin is a silver drachm of Varahran I (272-275 AD) of the Sasanian, or New Persian, Empire. Can't tell from the photos...
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