I didn't recognize the specific coin type, but I did notice that it had both Chinese characters and Arabic-based script (actually Uighur, but it...
Looks like China, Republic, Xinjiang (Sinkiang) province, 1918, 1 tael, Y#45.2 . But as already noted, there are some spots that look...
Are you sure that that is the correct coin? The holder lists it as Sellwood 56.6, but the coin is definitely Sellwood 63.12 (attributed to...
The accepted end of the Sasanian period is pretty straightforward: 651 AD, with the death of Yazdegard III. The first Arab-Sasanian silver coins...
I'm slowly working through my recent auction wins, as I get the time to photograph ten and properly write them up. At this rate, by the time I...
My quick ID is that it is a silver acke from the Ottoman Empire, but I would need some time to figure out the exact details. (Note: My...
It's a modern copy of an ancient Judaean coin from the time of the Bar Kochba revolt (132-135 AD). The original was struck in silver and looked...
Your coin is from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), a copper Duit, KM#70. The monogram VOC stands for Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie...
Here's the first of my recent wins from Frank Robinson's auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates IV (38-2 BC). Obverse: Bust...
Here's another recent auction win: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (32mm, 3.78g). Hormazd V (631-2 AD). Obverse: Bust right (very similar...
The date is 1247- the third digit is the Persian/Malay variant form of 4, which does look kind of similar to 3.
Here's a silver didrachm of Tyre c.350 BC, showing only Phoenician motifs: [ATTACH]
Nice OP coin, it is Sellwood 63.6 -one of the more common Parthian types, but a good example of the type. (Of course, I may be slightly biased in...
Welcome to the "dark side", @papersplz! That's a great first ancient coin, and we look forward to hearing more from you. Here's a sestertius of...
Here's my Philoxenos that I posted a few months ago: [ATTACH]
Well, I don't own any cuneiform inscriptions, but if you come to Baltimore you can see these on display at the Walters Art Museum: [ATTACH]...
@pfitzner: I think you are right about the mintmark, it does look more like AW than ShY. The auction description at CNG also lists it as ShY, so...
A recent CNG auction win: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm (29mm, 3.68g). Zamasp (497-499 AD). Obverse: Crowned bust of king right, smaller...
Modern replica of an ancient coin from Athens.
While I wait for my wins from Frank Robinson's latest auction, thought I'd share a recent pickup from John Anthony: [ATTACH] Kushan Empire. AE...
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