What I gathered was that Indian coins were a later development coming from the purification methods developed from the Greeks flowing through...
Thank you.. likewise I have only recently ventured into these Burmese, Thai coins.. I find them fascinating in particular the Buddhist, Hindu and...
@Alegandron ... Aha!!! Found it!! Excellent!! Congrats on that great find! I am recently exploring more South East Asian coins now as an extended...
A recent acquisition from a reliable coin dealer in Bangkok recently. Starting to explore and research into south east Asian coins as a new theme....
Thanks.. and best of luck with your search.. if you find one please share :)
Thanks. Most Arab Byzantine I saw depicts Heraclius and Constans II. Hardly seen any depicting or imitating Justinian.
@Quant.Geek .. these are amazing specimens you got there.. and very admirable of you putting so much effort in translating and researching the...
Excellent write up!!
Thank you...
Thanks.. but the cylinder was the seller's idea.. it came as a set for me :)
Auction.. They were from two reputable sources and provenance was they were acquired during the turn and early 20th century. Way before...
Cuneiform is an extinct script which many believed to be one if. It the oldest script in history predating even the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Clay...
With the ISIS Bastards destroying these ancient artifacts, I am hoping to at least preserve some. Isin Dynasty Cuneiform clay tablet recording...
Darn.. if only I have an Achaemenid to share too.. but all the sigloi here are amazing...
I had a Zimbabwean friend who lived through that period. He was telling me that literally you could sit at a bar for a glass of bear and you could...
Here's one which has the dubious honor of having the most zeroes in history.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hungarian pengo 1946. After the war, Hungary suffered a extreme period of hyperinflation. Such was it's severity that their incumbent pengo of...
Thank you..
Yup.. Silver. A nice piece without the usual holes and pretty well struck with almost full legends
India. Mughal Dynasty - Shah Jahan (1628- -1658). AR Rupee. Daulatabad mint. Architect of the Taj Mahal, a magnificent tomb in honor of his queen...
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