Super coin! These don't come cheap. I have one "obol" of Heraios, sometime between the Yuezhi migrations into India and the unification of the...
I still have a *long* way to go, but I sometimes dabble in collecting Hunnic drachms Hephthalites and related, Peroz-imitations [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Here is an intriguing issue from an emperor who never ruled without a colleague: Trebonianus Gallus AR Antoninianus, Antioch mint IMP C C VIB...
Got a batch imaged of my favorite coin type! Indo Sassanian Gadhaiya Paisa Finn 1.3.1 "Fancy Style" One of the earliest "curved head" type, this...
I have the same type as the OP coin [ATTACH] I'll ask the tough questions. If Volusian was a private citizen until July 251, and dead in...
Lovely examples all, but that OP coin is stunning! Mine is a nice middle grade; bought it to flip but just couldn't bring myself to do it! It's...
Lovely coins! My only Licinius II for the time being is a helmeted type. Sadly, no image just yet (I'm working on getting caught up!) I knew he...
Forgive the old photo, but I felt inspired to dig it up. One of my proudest early accomplishments was to complete the Crisis emperors, which is...
Another interesting one to ponder on... Khwarezm kingdom, Afrighid Dynasty Sawashfan (Sawsafan, Sawrsafan, Shao She Fien) Fl. 750's AR...
Like many things, ancients seem to follow the "80/20" rule; you can get 80% of the Roman emperors for 20% of the cost of a full set. Especially...
@EWC3 , regarding the Indo Sassanian coinage, there are many surviving inscriptions referring to various types of dramma, but the only one to be...
Lots of people attempt such a set; I'm up to over 120 persons, including wives, dead relatives, and usurpers. A good place to start is the...
You asked me too late. Had I had the chance when I bought my first lot of 20 ancient coins (for a measly $130) I would have jumped at the chance!...
I don't really consider myself an active collector, but I have dabbled in Eastern/Persian drachms, which are usually quite affordable, thanks to...
A nice & hefty AE Drachm of Ptolemy IV. At 43mm and nearly 70g it's the largest coin I own, except for a Franklin Mint $5 for Panama. [ATTACH]...
A selection of my favorite Indian drachms. The Indo-Greek kingdom flourished during the 2nd-1st century BC, and produced a large number of silver...
Inspired by the Denarii thread, let's see one for history's second longest-lived coin denomination, the Drachm! Drachms (from the Greek...
My primary collection aims are Roman Imperial and Gadhaiya Paisa coins. If disaster struck and I had to liquidate most of my collection, most of...
I love me some barbarous radiates! Long ago, they were my first passion, and I tried to make a collection of them. Of course, that's a death...
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