If you're interested in ancient (pre-Islamic) Persia, there are three main time periods to consider. First is the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330...
China, 1 cash, Qianlong emperor (1736-1795), Board of Works mint. A very common coin, worth less than a dollar.
"A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything." - Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Firefly, season 1, episode 14 "The...
The OP coin is definitely from the Abbasid caliphate, not sure of the exact caliph/date/mint but I might be able to figure them out with some work.
I've been pretty busy with other stuff and haven't had much time to post lately, so just catching up with some recent purchases. [ATTACH] Roman...
Neat postcards, please enter me in the contest. Hard to choose just one of my Roman coins as a favorite, but I'd probably choose this sestertius...
I also appreciate a coin that has seen a decent amount of circulation but still looks attractive. Here's my Sabina sestertius: [ATTACH]
I'm Parthicus, and I approve this message. ;) You've definitely got a nice collection. I have to give you props for the discipline to limit...
Yes, Kushan coinage is definitely a fascinating and under appreciated specialty. I recently posted this AE drachm of Kanishka I, featuring the...
I've shared it before, but here's a provincial of Elagabalus from Berytus (Beirut), featuring Marsyas in a temple on the reverse: [ATTACH]
Here's my coin of the Brettian League, which I won from John Anthony a couple of months back: [ATTACH]
Well, if the new book uses and revises Sellwood's excellent typology, I think he should still be listed as co-author. Lots of textbooks continue...
[ATTACH] Ghana, 1 pesewa, 2007. Just an ordinary modern circulating coin, but I found it in an apartment complex's laundry room in Baltimore,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Artabanos I (c.127-124 BC). Obverse: Diademed bust left. Reverse: Archer (Arsakes I) wearing...
Looks like some nice coins. Unfortunately, Indian rupees are one of the more difficult Islamic coinages to read and I am still very much a...
I didn't recognize the specific coin type, but I did notice that it had both Chinese characters and Arabic-based script (actually Uighur, but it...
Looks like China, Republic, Xinjiang (Sinkiang) province, 1918, 1 tael, Y#45.2 . But as already noted, there are some spots that look...
Are you sure that that is the correct coin? The holder lists it as Sellwood 56.6, but the coin is definitely Sellwood 63.12 (attributed to...
The accepted end of the Sasanian period is pretty straightforward: 651 AD, with the death of Yazdegard III. The first Arab-Sasanian silver coins...
I'm slowly working through my recent auction wins, as I get the time to photograph ten and properly write them up. At this rate, by the time I...
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