[ATTACH] Yutian Kingdom, Khotan. AE 6 zhu (3.35 g). In the name of Gurgamoya (c.30- 60 CE), posthumously struck c. 2nd- 3rd century CE....
Second coin is Taiwan (Republic of China), 1 dollar, year 49 of the Republic (1960 AD). Bottom photo is upside down.
@lordmarcovan : Yes, the fact that Chinese coins were cast makes it even harder- finding signs of casting on a coin do nothing to tell you whether...
[ATTACH] China, State of Zhao. AE square foot spade (4.04 g, 42 mm tall). Obverse: Inscription in Chinese "An Yang". Reverse: Lines. Hartill...
I had not been planning to go to the spring Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore (I usually only attend the fall show), but I noticed that I had a)...
I concur with @GinoLR, that possible edge seam especially does not look good.
Here's an Italian 10 centesimi from 1893 featuring King Umberto I and his magnificent walrus 'stache: [ATTACH]
I'll start with my avatar coin. It's a tetradrachm of the Parthian king Artabanos IV (c.10- 38 CE). With his long, shaggy, hair, drooping...
[ATTACH] Cilician Armenia. AR tram. Levon (Leo) I, as king (1198-1219). Obverse: King enthroned, Armenian legend around "Levon King of the...
I found this Ghanian coin in a washing machine in my apartment building a few years ago. Guess someone had an interesting vacation. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Judaea. AE prutah. Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) (103- 76 BCE). Obverse: Wreath with 5-line Hebrew inscription "YeHoNATaN Ha-KoHeN...
Dragons featured on Chinese coins of the late 19th/early 20th century: [ATTACH]
Here's a Christmas present I received this year: Italy, 5 lire, 1870. [ATTACH]
An excellent and very historical coin! I have a (worn) JVDAEA CAPTA denarius, but not the sestertius version. COngratulations!
Well, they're both right. This design (Yong Le Tong Bao) was first issued in Ming China. It was later copied in Japan (read in Japanese as Ei...
Thanks for the info. So, my coin probably wasn't directly involved in the Second Punic War, but still a cool bit of Roman Republic history.
You may very well be right- my catalogue attributions to Crawford and Sydenham were from the seller (Frank S. Robinson) as I don't possess either...
[ATTACH] Roman Republic. Anonymous, after 211 BCE. AR victoriatus. Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right. Reverse: Victory crowning trophy,...
Hello markw, glad you enjoyed this coin. I don't specialize in Himyarite or other Arabian coins, but I do collect mostly "Eastern" coins...
[ATTACH] Bactrian/Indo-Greek. Square AE chalkos. Menander (c. 160- 145 BCE). Obverse: Head of elephant right wearing bell around neck, Greek...
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