I finally got around to photographing some recent wins, here's the first: [ATTACH] Persis. AR hemidrachm. Ardashir IV (late 2nd-early 3rd...
X is for Xusro (an alternate spelling of Khusro): [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire, Xusro II (590-628 AD), AR drachm. Rayy, year 30.
S is for Sasanian, and also for Shapur II: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire, Shapur II (309-379 AD). AR obol.
I have various Sasanian coins (they seemed the natural follow-up to my period of specializing in Parthians ;) ) but have already posted most of...
@arashpour : @dougsmit is correct, your coin is of Ardashir I. There is no mint or date on the coin- those weren't introduced on Sasanian coins...
Interesting! I think it is Indo-Parthian, based on the design (I don't think the seated archer reverse occurs on coins of Persis) and also metal...
I was happy to find the postcards in my mail today, thanks for sending them! Today I also received my wins from the latest Triskeles auction,...
Congratulations, Curtisimo! Here's a Nabataean coin showing King Malichus II (40-71 AD) and his wife Shaqilat II: [ATTACH]
Excellent post @TypeCoin971793, I would give it multiple likes if I could. Here's my small collection of Wang Mang coins. On my example of the...
Wow, thanks so much! I just sent you my address via PM. I guess this means I need to make my own contest or giveaway soon, to spread the joy.
@Alegandron (or anyone else who can help): This is something I found confusing when I started researching early Indian coins of the janapadas (and...
You don't create an empire by being nice to people. While not every ancient ruler would qualify as a psychopath by modern standards, even the...
This was my only coin win from Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Taxila. AR 1/8 satamana (15 mm, 1.4 g). c.600 BC-303 BC. Obverse:...
I concur with Doug's readings on both mintmarks, those two are about as clear as you can reasonably hope with Sasanian coins. As for why Sasanian...
Well, I don't collect ancient (human-made) artifacts, so here's my oldest fossil, a trilobite (Elrathia kingi) from the Cambrian period (c.540-480...
English is my native language, and the only other language I've learned at all well is Spanish. I can also more-or-less stumble through written...
Yeah, I was wondering if I was the only home viewer thinking to themselves "Those look more like denarii than tetradrachms..." But still a great...
Early in my collecting days, I inadvertently bought this fake Parthian on eBay, and have kept it ever since as a reminder to always look carefully...
...but still in time for Easter: [ATTACH] Roman Provincial, Judaea. Pontius Pilate, as prefect (26-36 AD). AE prutot. Left coin: Simpulum,...
I just received these two books in the mail from CNG: [ATTACH] I'll be posting full reviews once I've had a chance to properly read and digest...
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