[ATTACH] Afrighids. AR drachm (1.73 g). No mint or date. Shah Askaswar II(?) aka Azkajwar-Abdallah, with vizier Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn (c.812-821...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian (Umayyad Caliphate). Probably Bishapur or Istakhr mint. AE pashiz (0.44 g, 15 mm). No date or mint on coin. Obverse:...
[ATTACH] Numidia. AR denarius (3.53 g). Juba I (60-46 BC). Obverse: Bearded bust of Juba right, with diadem and scepter, hair in fancy curls,...
(photo from seller because I can't get a decent picture of the coin) [ATTACH] Lycia. Local dynasts under Achaemenid Persian rule. Mithrapata...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. Zubayrid Caliphate. AR drachm. Umar ibn Ubaydallah, governor, dated 70 AH (689 AD). Bishapur mint. Obverse:...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm (3.96 g, 27 mm). Ardashir II (379-383 AD). Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription around...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (26 mm). Vahram II (c.276-293 AD). Obverse: Busts of King Vahram and Queen Shabuhrdukhtag facing right,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 12.69 g). Vonones I (8-12 AD), dated Gorpiaios, 322 Seleukid...
Here's another coin I won this year: [ATTACH] Hephthalites in Northern Tokharistan, Kobadian. AR/billon drachm (30 mm, 2.78 g). Anonymous, c....
I've been quiet lately due to being busy at work, but I'm still kicking and still collecting, so I'll take a few minutes to catch up on posting my...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AE chalkos (11 mm). Pakoros (78- c.120 AD). Obverse: Diademed bust left, no beard. Reverse: Amphora, no legend....
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. No mint or date. AE pashiz (12 mm, 0.73 g). Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Umayyad governor of Iraq (75-95 AH/ 694-713 AD)....
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Mithradatkart mint. AE tetrachalkoi (17 mm). Orodes II (c.57-38 BC). Obverse: Diademed bust left. Reverse:...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Seleukia-on-the-Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm (27 mm, 10.36 g). Dated Daisios 285 Seleucid Era (May, 27 BC)....
I haven't posted any coins in a while, and although my buying is somewhat down compared to the last couple of years, I have by now accumulated a...
I'm still far behind in posting my coins, and depending on some upcoming auctions may be even farther behind soon, but meanwhile here's a quick...
This post is a little longer (and more speculative) than usual, but I hope you enjoy it and I welcome any feedback on my (possibly hare-brained)...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Phriapatios I (c.185-170 BC). AE chalkos (3.54 g, 14 mm). Obverse: bust left in bashlyk. Reverse: Horse walking...
Frank Robinson's most recent auction closed on December 8, and checking the winning bids showed that I had won a very nice Sasanian coin. Frank...
I admit this coin is not very pretty, but it is scarce and of historical interest: [ATTACH] Sasanian Persia. AE Unit (2.44 g, 18 mm). Vahram V...
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