Here are my 3 Christian themed coins. Pontius Pilate: AD29. Issued under the name of Tiberias. Simpulum And 3 eared grain type. Attributed to...
Awesome! ! I couldn't resist one myself and also took the plunge with this Justinian solidus. . [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Notice they changed the cross here? This would likely be a later standing Caliph type of the Ummayyad.
Here is a recent acquisition of a later Arab Byzantine AE Fals. Arab Byzantine Fals Ummayyad Caliphate - Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan (AD 661 -...
Like I said yours was the first I saw that introduced me to these. Before then I never knew they existed. Also an excellent struck piece with...
Congratulations on completing the set!
Yup.. in fact what prompted me to get one was after seeing @Ancientnoob excellent piece. Then I later had the good luck of finding a good and...
Thanks. . It costs a bit but not overwhelmingly overwhelmingly expensive. Got it off a German auction.
Thanks. .. 1933 Silver election medallion. My favorite not just because of its design and condition, but also because it is historically...
Ancient Ceylon. Anuradhapura period. 1st Century AD. Lakshmi Plaque (lead) . Unusually large specimen. 44mm long & 13g weight. Only 1 of 4 such...
An update with a recent acquisition. Another Kiangnan dragon dollar with the same year but different and scarcer design variant. Pearl scaled...
For the record, the Swastika was an ancient symbol representing the sun used in India more than 2500 Years ago. Even today, it served as a holy...
I have some I have some silver medals even featuring Hitler himself. Not sure if I should even post it here. ..
My local library and book stores don't even have a decent coin research book. Being overseas, buying books off amazon would mean a shipping cost...
Thanks. The one I have does not have a retail or wholesale price as the dealer I got from directly from Sri Lanka have only 3 from which I got 1.
Now these were legitimate and official. It was imitative but was actually used for trade officially. Just that they copied the Persian writings...
Thanks.. I do not know exactly how rare but their distribution of this type is not very wide and was used more for trade purposes. These were...
Now that's cool.. if you didn't tell me I wouldn't have guessed that it was actual currency. .
Something unusual. Ceylon. Silver Larin trade coinage. Circa 16-17th century AD. Rare Also known as koku ridi (fish hook) silvers, they were...
Wow!! First time I've ever seen this rarity!! Looks like I have a long way to go on the Silk Road.. This field is so intriguing and little known.....
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