Interesting, a lot more people seem to think that Coin #2 is mine than Coin #1. If you think Coin #2 looks like one of mine, wait until you see...
I started in ancients around 1992 or 1993, when the local coin store near my college got a bunch of cleaned but unidentified junk box ancients. I...
Speaking of nerdy, I have used footnotes in casual emails to friends. Just sayin'. :playful:
True, but the research is often the most fun part! There are a lot of resources out there on Chinese coins, and many of them are good, but if I...
Unfortunately, a lot of collectors avoid Chinese coins because of the "sameness" of the coins, but there is plenty of fascinating history, and the...
There are some good responses already on how we know the denominations of ancient coins. Our knowledge of ancient purchasing value is similarly...
Vologases IV's drachms feature an almost cartoon portrait, but I like them anyway: [ATTACH]
I would be very careful not to get too excited just yet. All Chinese silver dollar-sized coins (and most other Chinese coins of significant...
Yes, we definitely never post anything silly over in the Ancients section: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-coin-for-april-1.293926/#post-2697989
It's a Thai Buddhist medal. It depicts the 18 Arhats (also known as the 18 Luhan or Luohan), who are early Buddhist monks who have attained...
Well, the first "post-reform" Islamic coins (featuring solely inscriptions) aren't until 77 AH, and they don't look like that anyway. The style...
@ancient coin hunter has correctly ID'd the type. The mintmark on reverse looks to me like "(something)MK(gamma)", which could be SMK(gamma) and...
I recently purchased this coin from Forum: [ATTACH] Parthian Empire. Fourree drachm (3.35 g, 21 mm). Orodes II (57-38 BC). "Kangavar" mint....
The ragged flan is a minus for me, but it is a nice portrait, and if you got it at a good price and you like it, then my opinion doesn't really...
Excellent OP coin @Marsyas Mike ! That obverse is rather nice for these, with almost full readable legends and the king's image well-preserved,...
It's a token for Nowruz (the Persian New Year). Inscription on both sides reads "Mubarak bad" (Happy New Year in Farsi). Hope this helps.
Looks like @Bob L. beat me by 1 minute. On the second coin, his call may be right- the reverse types for both are extremely degraded busts, the...
Left coin I think is van't Haaff 13.1.1-2, attributed to Orodes II (early-mid 2nd century AD). (Note this is not the famous Parthian king Orodes...
I think it's Khusro I (531-579 AD), mint RD (Rayy), Year 10.
Yep, that's the Dao Guang emperor, Board of Works mint. Common and not worth much (especially in that condition), but still a cool bit of history.
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