Are you measuring in troy ounces (used for precious metals), or avoirdupois ounces ("normal" ounces, used for everything else)? A troy ounce is...
Since I posted a photo of this coin yesterday, I guess it's time for me to do a proper write-up: [ATTACH] Saffarids. Shiraz mint. AR dirham...
The reverse isn't good on this piece, but this dirham of the Saffarid dynasty of Persia has... a lot of letters on both obverse and reverse....
I posted this coin recently, it is an imitation of an Abbasid drachm that is thought to have been struck by the Khazars. Note the use of two...
Awesome new kitty! But you asked for a random coin? Okay: [ATTACH] Phoenicia, Arados. AR stater. King Gerash'tart (Gerostratos) (c.350 BC).
Hmm, transitional coinage... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Nope, definitely not interested in them ;)
My best wishes to your daughter for a speedy recovery, and to you and the rest of your family to remain healthy. I probably have something with...
Faustina's coinage definitely boasted about her child-bearing ability. From my collection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would pass- the obverse is okay, but that reverse is too poorly preserved for me to ever feel happy owning this coin.
I am afraid that that the discussion in this thread has gotten a bit off-topic, and is in danger of devolving into personal invective that would...
I heartily second the recommendation of the books by Wayne G. Sayles and William F. Spengler, "Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and their...
Great post! No Mithradates VI portrait here, but I do have a nice drachm of Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia (96-63 BC), who had to fight for his...
I'm more into Arab-Sasanian than Arab-Byzantine, but I have picked up a couple of Arab-Byzantine fals along the way. Here is one of the more...
@dougsmit : @Mat 's coin is indeed Sellwood 46.11 (as pointed out by @Alwin above), which is given by Sellwood as Court at Rhagae. (There are...
@Sulla80 : That's a great OP denarius of Publius Licinius Crassus. I've been low-key looking for one for a while, as part of my collection of...
[ATTACH] Khazar Khaganate. AR dirham (26 mm, 3.93 g). No date, c. 880s-910s AD. Imitation of an Abbasid dirham with two "obverse" dies....
I have a worn but still reasonably attractive as of Antonia Minor: [ATTACH]
Actually, your idea makes a lot more sense. I think I was misinterpreting part of the attendant's leg as part of the date, and trying to connect...
The king is definitely Khusro II, the name in front of his portrait is tolerably clear (at least by Sasanian Pahlavi standards). Mintmark is...
@dougsmit : Mintmark on first coin is GD (not GI), other two are correct. I agree with the dates on the first two coins, last coinI am not sure-...
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