You're not missing something, but my coin is. ;) The top part of the character is off the flan on my example. Here's a photo of another specimen...
Okay, I'm not an expert in Chinese coins (we do have a couple of them here, but I guess they're asleep right now) but I'll contribute what little...
I guess you could call the Simurgh a "strange bird": [ATTACH] (And yes, even though it looks more like a dragon in this image, the simurgh is...
@Finn235 has already pointed out how Sasanian coins usually show a reverse of a Zoroastrian fire-altar with two attendants, but he didn't mention...
Yes, that is from my collection. I bought it at a CNG E-Sale a few years ago. This type comes up every now and again, especially at sellers like...
"Man-headed bull" turns up some interesting types, as I'm sure @Nicholas Molinari could tell you. There is a specifically Persian man-headed bull...
Another of my wins from Pars Coins Auction 7: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (0.64 g, 12 mm). Ardashir I (while still Ardashir V of Persis)...
Very nice! I have a 2 pe coin (half fuang) from the same time (c.1847), which also shows a hamza bird but with the Chinese character "Chi" above:...
I have this older Swiss 10 franc note depicting Leonhard Euler (though he's best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, he also did some...
I think I should clarify that I do not believe that the OP coin has any Punic (or other non-Latin) inscription. My mention of the Punic...
I won one coin, a scarce Parthian type, though as per my usual policy I won't go into detail until the coin arrives (and I have the chance to...
Very nice write-up @John Conduitt ! But I have one question: On the last token, how sure are we that the bird is a toucan, rather than a...
There are a few Roman Provincial issues from North Africa that include Punic legends, such as this coin I have of Augustus from the city of...
(Your photos are both upside down, the second photo is the obverse.) Your coin is indeed in Arabic, a Post-Reform type from the Umayyad Caliphate...
Thanks @Finn235 for posting this obscure (to me, anyway) series. To me, that design progression you showed in the second post looks like the man...
Notice how, on the top character (kan) the two legs meet in the middle? That is characteristic of the "Ko Kanei" (Old Kanei) type, issued from...
No worries. Anyway, Parthian and Armenian affairs were pretty tightly linked, so it's relevant. Dr. Gholam Reza Farhad (G.R.F.) Assar has...
Oops, you are correct. Got my Tigranes' mixed up. That's a very nice Armenian coin, too, thanks for sharing.
Another coin from Pars Auction 7: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Rhagae mint. AE dichalkoi (3.06 g, 15 mm). Orodes I (80-75 BC). Obverse: Bust...
A couple of types not shown in this thread so far: Octavian, with reverse showing priestly implements, emphasizing Octavian's role as Pontifex...
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