Grrrr...... I remembered the weird Persian 4, but forgot about the 6. Why must you be different, Persian numerals? Why?
Most Islamic coins use AH (Anno Hegirae) or Hijra dating, which starts the calendar with Muhammad's hijra (journey from Mecca to Medina) in 622...
The date on your coin is 1319.
@Northantsno1 : Your token is a Hindu piece. The first side shows the Seven Rishis (seven important sages from early Hindu scripture), each...
Here's one of my wins from the recent Triskeles 20 auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (20mm, 3.61g). Vonones I (c. 8-12 AD)....
I also have one of the elephant Seleucid serrates: [ATTACH]
China, Honan Province, no date, struck 1905 (late in the Imperial period, Guangxu emperor, Qing dynasty).
Looks like they're all Roman, the top one is the emperor Trajan (98- 117 AD), second from top is Roman Republic. You should post these photos...
Concur with Hispanicus on both removing from the holders for better photos, and posting to the Ancients section for more responses. All your...
Neat! Question: On the colonial 5 pesos, does the "PLATA" counterstamp on the reverse mean that someone turned it in for its value in silver coin?
Congrats to Ancient Aussie! Hard for me to pick just one favorite coin, but if pressed I might choose this tetradrachm of the Parthian king...
Very nice, looks like they are wearing a Parthian bashlyk or similar headgear.
Here's my provincial AE of Elagabalus from Berytus (modern Beirut, Lebanon), with a reverse featuring Marsyas standing in a temple: [ATTACH]
My only Carthaginian coin is this Siculo-Punic bronze: [ATTACH]
O Canada... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I also had a bit of a delay in receiving my Artabanos II facing bust tetradrachm from Agora 66, but I did get a phone call from Alfredo (which...
First coin resembles a silver tetradrachm of Eucratides I of Bactria (170-145 BC), but this type has been extensively faked. I can't tell from...
Your token is very similar (though not identical) to the piece catalogued as #4741 in Michael Mitchiner's "Oriental Coins and Their Values, Volume...
My gut reaction is fake, but I'm not a specialist in medieval so I could very well be wrong. I'm tagging @FitzNigel as he specializes in medieval...
Yep, what @Sallent said, leave all that worthless Eastern stuff alone. Definitely don't go looking for anything like these: [ATTACH]
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