Here's an AE drachm of Kanishka I (reigned c. 120-144 AD, though the exact dates are far from certain) depicting the goddess Nanaia on reverse:...
Just to mix things up, here's a modern coin from Kazakhstan depicting the Soviet Venera 10 spacecraft, which explored the planet Venus: [ATTACH]
Looks like it's a Saint Benedict Medal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Benedict_Medal
I doubt that many, if any, shows will run in Q3 (July-September), but am optimistic that shows from October on will still happen. If they still...
Very nice @SeptimusT ! It's not my specialty, but I do have a few punchmark coins in my collection. Here's one from Magadha, G-H# 443, assigned...
[ATTACH] Bahri Mamluks. AE fals (20 mm). Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari, aka Baybars I (1260-1277 AD). Obverse: Lion (or...
If I can toss in my two prutot... The two major types of Pontius Pilate (already posted in superior examples above): [ATTACH]
I put in for a few, fortunately I responded pretty quickly so maybe I'll get lucky.
[ATTACH] Ilkhans. Astarabad mint. AR dirham (3.05 g, 18 mm). Ghazan Mahmud (694-703 AH) (1295-1304 AD). Dated 697 AH. Obverse: Inscription....
Great write-up, thanks for sharing. Since I live in Maryland, I've been intrigued by the Calvert coinage for a while, but it's just too rare and...
Sounds like a fun project with the family! I posted a write-up of a coin of Renzong a few months ago, hopefully you may find it interesting:...
Here's a coin I just acquired from a fellow CoinTalk member: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. Thrace, Pautalia. AE 30 (17.1 g). Geta, as Augustus...
Definitely smells like week-old gas station sushi. Did he _actually_ pay you through PayPal (as in, you checked by going to PayPal's site...
Here's my drachm of Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia (96-63 BC), whose predecessor was murdered to allow Mithradates VI's son to usurp the Cappadocian...
One more coin from the Baltimore show of November 2019: [ATTACH] Hephthalites (Alchon or White Huns), Kabul Valley and Zabul. AR drachm (3.40 g,...
On the OP's photo, I can make out "DIOCLETIANVS" on the obverse, starting at 11 o'clock.
I have one struck in the name of Alexander, but issued by Seleukos I Nikator in Babylon, c. 311-305 BC: [ATTACH]
Hi @svessien , The IDs given by the seller are correct: top coin (with eagle behind head) is Phraates IV, S. 52.14, leftmost is Phraatakes S....
@Macromius : The Judaea coin (middle row, 2nd from right) is from the Roman procurator Antonius Felix (52-59 AD). I think this type is always...
Another acquisition from November, and one that ties in very directly to the last coin I posted: [ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius. Marcus...
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