I guess it's time for my annual Best Of list for 2022. Overall it was a pretty good year for my collection. I obtained two types that had been...
I think it is indeed Kipunada, based on my comparison of the Brahmi inscription to other examples online. Underneath the king's left arm seems to...
While I'm not a slab fan in general, the NGC coin looks to have the same amount of detail and equally good surfaces as the first coin, and the...
@GinoLR : Good question on how I connect the stick-man symbol to the Faravahar. Mainly I am taking the seller's word for it, and the shapes seem...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Traxiane mint. AR drachm (20 mm, 4.01 g). Orodes II (57- 38 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust left, no star or crescent...
(image borrowed from seller as my photos didn't come out well) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AE pashiz (19 mm). Vahram V (420- 438). Obverse:...
Next up in my review of my Baltimore Whitman show haul: two Kushano-Sasanian bronze coins. [ATTACH] Coin 1: Kushano-Sasanians. AE 15. Hormazd...
Thanks @expat ! Now no-one will ever know about my mistake :angelic:
Help! How do I edit the title to read "Indo-Scythian" (stupid spellcheck changes "Indo-" to "Into-")? The "Edit" button only lets me make...
I've worked up two more coins from my Whitman Baltimore haul and am ready to present my findings: [ATTACH] Coin 1: Bactria. AE square obol (21 x...
Oh wow, can I search your dealer's stock sometime? :woot: Lots of neat coins here. My comments: -I like the depiction of the Madonna and Child...
@Hiddendragon : This doesn't look like any official money or other document I'm familiar with. It does appear to be handwritten, which supports...
I have some free time today, so I will start to research and ID my Baltimore haul. First: a coin that I (correctly) guessed was Indo-Parthian:...
Indeed, the man had a magnificent soup-catcher. Here's a few ladies swooning over his walrus-like facial hair: [ATTACH]
I attended the Fall 2022 Baltimore Whitman show today. Usually I go on the Friday, but this year I have work obligations on Friday so I attended...
Kingdom of Sardinia, 10 soldi, 1796: [ATTACH]
Or I suppose A could stand for the Parthian king Artabanos IV (c.10-38), featured on my avatar coin: [ATTACH]
A also stands for Ardashir II (379-383) silver drachm: [ATTACH]
A stands for Abbasid Caliphate, mint of Arminiya, silver dirham, 145 AH (762/3 AD): [ATTACH]
At 200 pounds (about 225 US dollars), yes, I'd definitely buy it. There are more up-to-date works on many of the specific areas covered, and if...
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