[ATTACH] Zengid Atabegs of Sinjar. AE dirham (21 mm). Sinjar mint. 'Imad al-Din Zengi II (1170-1197 CE). Obverse: Double-headed eagle,...
@lordmarcovan : An excellent question! There are pictorial issues scattered throughout Islamic coinage, but they tend to be concentrated in...
[ATTACH] Ilkhans (Mongols of Persia). AE fals. Mint and date not readable. Abu Sa'id (1316-1335 CE/716-736 AH(. Obverse: Standard religious...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukia on the Tigris mint. AR or billon tetradrachm (14.28 g, 24 mm). Vardanes I (c.38- 46 CE). Dated Apellaios...
It's from Japan, a Tempo Tsuho coin, value 100 mon, issued c. 1835-1870. It's a bona fide coin, issued by the Japanese government and everything....
Looks like mostly common Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), various emperors and mintmarks. I can spot at least one Japanese...
[ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius. Elagabalus (218- 222 CE). Obverse: Laureate bust left, scraggly beard, "horn" at top of head, legend...
I agree with @The Eidolon , I can see a mix of Chinese Qing dynasty and Annamese (Vietnamese) cash. Can't say much more without clear photos of...
[ATTACH] Axumite Kingdom. AE 13. King Ioel (7th century CE). Bust of king right, Ge'ez legend behind and before spelling out Negus (king)....
[ATTACH] Abbasid Caliphate. AE fals. Sabur (Bishapur) mint. Caliph al-Mahdi (158-169 AH/775-785 CE), dated AH 167. Obverse: Ornate outer...
[ATTACH] Roman Empire, Provincial coinage. AE 25. Philip II, as co-Augustus under his father Philip I (247- 249 CE). Obverse: Radiate and...
Well, check my avatar photo and see if you can guess my vote for #1 ;) A nice list @Sulla80 , I'd be happy to own any of those coins.
[ATTACH] Semirech'e region. c. 10th century CE (?). Qara Khitay (Western Liao)? AE cash. Obverse: "Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj" in Kufic Arabic...
Today (November 15, 2024) I attended the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo, so here is my brief recap of my experiences together with some (very hasty...
[ATTACH] Kushano-Sasanians. AE 15 (2.33 g, 15 mm). Peroz II Kushanshah (c. 325- 330). Obverse: Bust of Kushanshah right, wearing crown with...
[ATTACH] Arabia Felix, Himyarite Kingdom. AR Unit or quinarius (1.7 g, 15 mm, scyphate). Raydan mint. Th'aran Ya'ub (mid-late 1st century CE)....
On this silver drachm of the Sasanian Persian king Khusro II (590- 628), he looks like a zombie, with sunken eye sockets and half-rotted jaws:...
[ATTACH] Coin 1: Parthian Kingdom. AE chalkos (13 mm). Mithradates III (c.87- 80 BCE). Obverse: Bearded bust left, wearing diadem and tiara...
[ATTACH] Ayyubids. Damascus mint. AR dirham. Al-'Adil Abu Bakr I (emir of Damascus 1196-1218, sultan of Egypt 1200-1218), dated 60x AH (date...
[ATTACH] Tabaristan, Abbasid governors. AR hemidrachm (24 mm). Anonymous, dated 134 PYE (AH 169/ 785 CE). Obverse: Sassanian-Style bust right,...
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