1. The spot on the reverse of my OP coin is a small lump of silvery metal (lighter in color than the coin) that is stuck to the surface of the...
Your coin is not of Constantine, but rather of the Roman emperor Gratian (367-383 AD). The inscription on obverse reads DN GRATIANVS PF AVG...
It's time for another excursion into the world of contested Parthian attributions: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Artabanos II (Shore,...
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. I have a good support network of "real world" friends, family, and co-workers, but it is always good to...
Interesting OP coin, I don't think I've seen that type with king and queen busts together on Indo-Greek coins. Here's my obol of the Bactrian...
Hi everyone, I haven't posted here in a few weeks, due to a flare-up of some medical issues. Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm better...
Here's a few classical-era-set historical novels I enjoyed that haven't been mentioned yet: -Robert Graves' novels on Claudius ("I, Claudius" and...
Very nice! I have the same portrait type of Eukratides I, but on an obol: [ATTACH]
Top coin is Annam (Vietnam), Emperor Thanh Thai (1888-1907), 10 van. KM#628. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3183.html
Very nice acquisitions! Also, I liked your use of the word "argentiferous".
You are correct about the one coin, it is of the Guangxu emperor, Guangdong mint, machine-struck, Y#190. I'm not sure what the other four are,...
I think the Parthian king Phraates IV (38-2 BC) qualifies for both actual malevolence and for an evil-looking portrait (at least for certain of...
Nothing really stands out value-wise, but here's what you've got: 1st photo set: 3 identical are Guangxu (1875-1908), machine-struck cash from...
I have brought ancient coins into the US only once, from Spain, in 2005. I just listed them as "collectible coins" on my customs declaration form...
Here's an Augustus reverse type that hasn't shown up in this thread yet, part of the "Signis Receptis" series commemorating the return in 20 BC of...
Unfortunately I haven't heard anything on that project since Sellwood's death. Perhaps Dr. Assar felt that it had been superseded by the start of...
In the latest picture, all of the coins (except the one that says "Hong Kong") are from South Korea. Probably nothing very valuable there, but...
Welcome @panzerman to the Parthian community. I remember you mentioned possibly getting some Parthians in a post last month, but I doubted you'd...
The second batch looks like machine-struck Korean from the late 19th or early 20th century, unfortunately that is out of my expertise. I don't...
It looks like all your coins are Value 5, from the mint of ChonHwanGuk (Central Government Mint), and issued in 1883. (Type 21 in Mandel's...
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