@dougsmit : @Mat 's coin is indeed Sellwood 46.11 (as pointed out by @Alwin above), which is given by Sellwood as Court at Rhagae. (There are...
@Sulla80 : That's a great OP denarius of Publius Licinius Crassus. I've been low-key looking for one for a while, as part of my collection of...
[ATTACH] Khazar Khaganate. AR dirham (26 mm, 3.93 g). No date, c. 880s-910s AD. Imitation of an Abbasid dirham with two "obverse" dies....
I have a worn but still reasonably attractive as of Antonia Minor: [ATTACH]
Actually, your idea makes a lot more sense. I think I was misinterpreting part of the attendant's leg as part of the date, and trying to connect...
The king is definitely Khusro II, the name in front of his portrait is tolerably clear (at least by Sasanian Pahlavi standards). Mintmark is...
@dougsmit : Mintmark on first coin is GD (not GI), other two are correct. I agree with the dates on the first two coins, last coinI am not sure-...
Two coins acquired back in November (yes, I'm finally catching up): [ATTACH] Coin 1. Sasanian Persia. AR drachm. Kavad I, 2nd reign (499-532),...
There were very similar designs used for silver and gold. These "cob" coins were crudely struck in the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Central and...
Modern tourist copy of a Spanish colonial 8 escudos gold. Here's a link to a genuine specimen:...
To go along with the Parthian AE drachm of Vardanes I that I posted last week, here's another coin with some mystery over where it was struck....
It's certainly possible that they won't be able to hold the show, I'm not saying that it will definitely happen. Making predictions is difficult,...
Here's what I have, according to what I've managed to enter into Excel spreadsheets: Roman Republic: 19 Roman Imperatorial: 6 Roman Imperial...
This coin from c.7th-8th century AD Chach in Central Asia features a snow leopard: [ATTACH]
I hope that it can be held safely in November. If they hold it, and if I'm convinced at that time it will be safe, I plan to attend. I usually...
I got outbid on some Parthian and Sasanian coins, but ended up winning two Islamic pieces: one Arab-Sasanian, one from a later Persian dynasty...
@dougsmit : Yes, your coin is part of the Sanabares (or successors) series, unfortunately too worn for me to be able to narrow it down to subtype....
Here's a denarius with a Signis Receptis reverse, commemorating the recovery of standards from the Parthians: [ATTACH]
I have the misspelled version: [ATTACH] I like the misspelling. It's a reminder that someone set the type by hand, and made a mistake (probably...
Thanks @Alwin for the comparison photos. I agree that my piece has some differences from S.64.37, but is nonetheless likely to be an issue of...
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