[ATTACH] Ilkhans. Astarabad mint. AR dirham (3.05 g, 18 mm). Ghazan Mahmud (694-703 AH) (1295-1304 AD). Dated 697 AH. Obverse: Inscription....
Great write-up, thanks for sharing. Since I live in Maryland, I've been intrigued by the Calvert coinage for a while, but it's just too rare and...
Sounds like a fun project with the family! I posted a write-up of a coin of Renzong a few months ago, hopefully you may find it interesting:...
Here's a coin I just acquired from a fellow CoinTalk member: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. Thrace, Pautalia. AE 30 (17.1 g). Geta, as Augustus...
Definitely smells like week-old gas station sushi. Did he _actually_ pay you through PayPal (as in, you checked by going to PayPal's site...
Here's my drachm of Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia (96-63 BC), whose predecessor was murdered to allow Mithradates VI's son to usurp the Cappadocian...
One more coin from the Baltimore show of November 2019: [ATTACH] Hephthalites (Alchon or White Huns), Kabul Valley and Zabul. AR drachm (3.40 g,...
On the OP's photo, I can make out "DIOCLETIANVS" on the obverse, starting at 11 o'clock.
I have one struck in the name of Alexander, but issued by Seleukos I Nikator in Babylon, c. 311-305 BC: [ATTACH]
Hi @svessien , The IDs given by the seller are correct: top coin (with eagle behind head) is Phraates IV, S. 52.14, leftmost is Phraatakes S....
@Macromius : The Judaea coin (middle row, 2nd from right) is from the Roman procurator Antonius Felix (52-59 AD). I think this type is always...
Another acquisition from November, and one that ties in very directly to the last coin I posted: [ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius. Marcus...
My quick assessment is it's a dirham from the Abbasid Caliphate. These normally have the date and mint listed in the inscription, I may try later...
Good choice of related coin, and appropriate given the coin I plan to post next...
Glad you enjoy it! True, the Parthian drachm series is not exactly known for variety, but there is a lot more diversity in the reverses of the...
Here's another coin I bought at the November 2019 Baltimore show, a scarcer Nabataean bronze: [ATTACH] Nabataean Kingdom. Damascus mint. AE 19....
How about the stag on the bronze of the Parthian king Orodes II: [ATTACH]
Very nice coins @svessien , and well-struck for Byzantine bronzes. I've never really gotten into them, I have just a couple in my collection and...
The university has shut down research labs due to coronavirus fears, so I am at home for a while and can finally get around to posting all my coin...
The obverse sort of reminds me of some Byzantine types with two facing busts, but I can't make anything sensible out of that reverse. Maybe a...
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