I have a Galba, but it's a provincial coin, a tetradrachm from Alexandria: [ATTACH] This type from Alexandria tends to feature a portrait with a...
I also have a bronze of Ferdinand and Isabella: [ATTACH]
I won one coin lot (and one lot of history books). Got outbid on another coin lot, but it went above where I felt it would have been a good deal,...
[ATTACH] Elymais. AE drachm. Phraates (early-mid 2nd century AD). Obverse: Facing bust of king, wearing tiara and diadem, anchor and...
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I think the four-quartered symbol may be grape vines, and I've seen something similar on coins of Maroneia in Thrace.
Just echoing others' responses here, I keep a Post-It note over the camera on my computer whenever I'm not using it. I've been doing it for...
The "money tree" is indeed a modern creation, but the oval coins it copies are Japanese 100 mon denomination with inscription Kanei Tsuho; the...
@Finn235 : Great OP coin, I haven't seen that type with a swastika (or technically a sauwastika as already pointed out), and that's also a great...
You're being too generous. It's all been downhill since the fall of the Sasanian (Neo-Persian) Empire in 651 AD! :woot: Imagine paying for your...
Ancient Iranian Numismatics: In Memory of David Sellwood. Mostafa Faghfoury (editor). 238 + xxviii pages. UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies...
Nice pick-ups @medoraman , I did take a good look at these group lots but my only multi-coin lot of the sale was a tiny group of 4 Elymais bronzes...
I bid on a few lots. Got outbid on a scarce Arab-Sasanian piece, but I won one Parthian and one Sasanian drachm, plus a group lot of four Elymais...
Thanks @johnmilton for sharing this interesting historical piece, and for the informative write-up. I don't have any relevant collectibles, so...
Very nice, Sasanians are almost as cool as Parthians. (Almost.) Here's Hormazd IV, also from Yazd mint, from my collection: [ATTACH] And since...
Some sort of Celtic or local imitation would be my guess. Just not getting any Persian/etc. vibe from it.
All of these are actually from Japan, 19th century. I will look up catalogue numbers and probably value a little later.
[ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius (19 mm, 3.9 g). Gaius Julius Caesar, as Dictator, with Lucius Aemilius Buca as moneyer. Issued...
Thanks for the kind comments and neat coins, everyone. That great Qarakhanid type with cheetah is new to me, I don't recall ever seeing that...
The top row, left and middle coins appear to be Seleucid, both cite "King Antiochus" but there were quite a few Seleucid kings by that name. Top...
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