Actually, I'm perfectly fine with this. Most American viewers have at least a vague understanding of upper-class versus lower-class British...
Very nice coin! I like Ariobarzanes' use of the epithet "Philoromaios" in the legend- he knew which regional power would ultimately win and he...
Some good suggestions by @Only a Poor Old Man for primary texts. If you're also interested in modern historians' take, I recommend the work of...
The best recent book on Sasanian history that I know of is "Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire" by Touraj Daryaee. An older but...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm (3.96 g, 27 mm). Ardashir II (379-383 AD). Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription around...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (26 mm). Vahram II (c.276-293 AD). Obverse: Busts of King Vahram and Queen Shabuhrdukhtag facing right,...
Unfortunately I've been very tardy in posting my wins this year. Here's what I did post in Q2 and Q3. A scarce Parthian tetradrachm of Vonones...
I like the sharp portrait on this as of Domitian, with Moneta on reverse: [ATTACH] And this provincial bronze from Caesarea Maritime in Judaea is...
Hmm, Claudius Alexandrian diobol with a hippo on reverse: [ATTACH] CTBS, friend.:woot:
I can state, with near-100% certainty, that I am the only CT member who owns a coin of the Khazars: [ATTACH] Khazar Khaganate. AR dirham (26 mm,...
Well, since you asked for coins of Khusro I, here's a drachm from Darabgard: [ATTACH]
Thanks for the comments, everyone. @lordmarcovan : I was going to include a photo of the reverse on which I'd outline the undertype, but I...
Very nice coins! I visited Tanzania on safari in 2015 and hit most of the popular spots in the northern region (Arusha, Serengeti, Ngorongoro)....
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[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 12.69 g). Vonones I (8-12 AD), dated Gorpiaios, 322 Seleukid...
Very nice coin @DonnaML . My own Octavian is even lower in technical grade, but I think it's still not bad aesthetically, plus the lituus on the...
The Baltimore Whitman Expo is still on for November 18-20 at last report. Definitely hoping it will go on (if it can be done safely), there's...
I have a number of drachms of Khusro II (his are the most common Sasanian coins). Here's an especially nice example, also from Rayy, Year 30:...
@lordmarcovan : Yes, your attribution is correct for both mint (LD, Rayy) and regnal year (25) of Khusro II. If you want to learn more about...
Nice, it's probably my favorite US coin design of the pre-Constitution period. Here's my example: [ATTACH]
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