Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900-1946) was an avid numismatist whose huge collection focused on coins of Italy from the end of the Western...
A nice selection, my favorites are the Bactrian micro-elephant, Julia Donna with Venus mooning, and the Sinatrukes.
Nice haul @Mat, I'd be happy to have either of those in my collection. I especially love that Phraates III with the very clear double-strike....
I have a few coins from this borderland between the Roman and the Parthian/Sasanian realms. Gordian III from Singara: [ATTACH] Gordian III,...
D'oh! Stupid auto-correct! I went back and changed "Into-Parthians" to "Indo-Parthians". But thanks for the joke.
One more coin to post before I get to my November Baltimore show acquisitions: [ATTACH] Indo-Parthians. Margiana mint. AE drachm. Sanabares...
I don't usually collect tokens, but that looks like a very interesting group. I think my favorite is the Little Orphan Annie radio show token at...
Lots of great coins here. I'm glad to see other members who also appreciate the allure of a well-worn but still attractive coin. If I had to...
Bienvenue @Alwin! Thank you for your addition, I somehow overlooked that Pacorus II type in my list. And, don't worry, your English is excellent...
Here's a recent inexpensive coin purchase that led me to a surprising realization about Parthian coinage: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AE chalkos...
Quick assessment- Roman Empire, a bronze coin of Gordian III (238-244 AD). Probably not worth a great deal in that condition (coins of Gordian...
I read that novel recently and quite enjoyed it, I'd definitely recommend it. Sabina does indeed appear as a character, and actually has an...
Very cool, here's my Sabina sestertius: [ATTACH]
A nice haul for the year, I think my favorites are #6 (Trajan dupondius), #5 (fat Constantine), and #1 (mean Caracalla).
I've heard cash coins like this (with misaligned hole) called "rosette" cash (I guess the overlay of where the hole should be plus the actual hole...
Thanks for the article on one of history's more fascinating characters. For a fictional view of Newton, I recommend Neal Stephenson's 3-volume...
It's a late Roman Empire bronze coin of either Constantine the Great (307-337) or one of his three sons (who were confusingly named Constantine,...
As I mentioned, three of the coins are too new for me to have done full write-ups, but I have previously posted full write=ups for the other seven...
Very interesting, thanks for the info. Reminder to self: Gods can do more than one thing.
Very nice coins! But they raise a question (at least in my mind). The Indo-Scythians, as I understand it, lived pretty far away from the ocean...
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