Well, the Xi Ning could be fine and its just the wear throwing me off. I would say Hartill 16.171 if its fine. Its listed as r-15(common) so no...
I am not an expert in these, but your first pic I do not like the smaller coin. The "shen" is not right in my eyes. Look how the characters run...
Makes you sick to have the word "coin" associated with a pathetic crook like this. I hate how many times crooks use our hobby as the excuse to be...
Both Indian states, anywhere between late medieval and early modern. Sorry I am not more help without a Michiner book in front of me. I am sure...
Yeah Beef, I hate to say but it will be a long learning process. So many people think "ancient guys" should know all about all ancients. Truth is...
I like your style sir. I do the same, I buy coins simply to force myself to learn more about them. :D www.ancientcoins.ca has quite a few...
I agree with Rick as well as you. Yes, there were bank rolls because I have seen them in old auctions. A famous dealer had a huge sale in Iowa and...
I have to simply say Tim I have bid both ways. My net yield of auction wins by sniping is astronomically higher than bidding early. What you are...
As for bidding against friends like those here, I would say I would never bid on a lot anyone woukd post here asking about unless I pm'ed the...
For sake of clarity, I believe the Chris Doug is referring to is Chris Hopkins of parthia.com, not me. :) Btw, the third edition of Sellwood was...
I would go with a Sellwood 10.1, Sunrise 254, attributed to Phriapatios to Mithradates I (185-132 bc).
The book I reference Doug is the very same Sunrise Collection book you mentioned earlier. Its not the source, but uses articles published by Assar...
I am not sure if this is a mithradates or phriapatus-mithradates. They have some new attributions for these. Much scarcer than most sassanids of...
I agree. Its a book that was probably pretty valuable pe, (pre-internet), but I would say Doug, Warren, and others have sites that should get you...
I feel you. Something about big old coppers are warm and attractive. Problem for us is every field has large coppers basically, from Roman...
Nice writeup Warren. I posted something similar on Moneta-l a decade ago. Please let me know if you are interested in expanding it to cover other...
Its a huge subject Beef. "Ancient coin books" is unanswerable. Want recommendation for an inexpensive, single volume reference for roman coins?...
Peroz coins always are close to my heart due to his intricate involvment with the hepthalites and kidarites. Did you know Steve this coin might...
Doug, if it helps I have the Sunrise collection book and am finding I am using it more and more. It also has some great, up to date history as...
I would go with SNS 16, shpwhry mint. Type IIc, style A, group C. Its an earlier style so earlier in the reign.
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