How about Shapur II, the Sasanian Persian king who defeated and killed Julian and made a treaty with Jovian: [ATTACH]
And let's not forget the ladies! Sabina, wife of Hadrian: [ATTACH] Faustina the Elder, wife of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH] And Faustina Junior, wife...
I'm grateful for my many new friends here on Cointalk, and I'm grateful that all of them pulled through the hurricanes safe and with houses still...
Late Roman Empire, 4th century AD. I can't tell the emperor, but we have several folks on here who specialize in this series and who know far...
Here's a write-up of another coin from the Baltimore show last weekend: [ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius. Lucius Marcius Censorinus (82...
I finally got around to doing a proper write-up of the Phoenician coin I bought at the Baltimore show last week: [ATTACH] Phoenicia, Arados....
It's actually in Farsi (Persian), it is a token for the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The inscription on both sides reads "Mubarak Bad" (Happy New Year)
Here's my Otacilia Severa from Nisibis in Mesopotamia: [ATTACH]
Very nice! Glad to see you building your Parthian collection. Here's my example of Pacorus II: [ATTACH]
I've got one of the Prussian Bicentennial types: [ATTACH] There's a similar type issued for the Tricentennial of Russia's Romanov dynasty, which...
@AncientJoe : That overlapping faces reverse design in post #3 is awesome! Very 20th century style (to my non-expert eyes), I don't think I've...
[ATTACH] Thanks for the funny write-up, @Sallent ! Here's a drachm of Shapur I, struck on billon unlike most Sasanian drachms (including most...
Just to follow up on this: There are two copies of David Sellwood's "An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia (Second Edition)" and one copy of...
[ATTACH] This is a silver drachm from Persia during the Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD). It was struck by Khusro II (591- 628 AD) and has a...
What do I think about "Eastern" ancient coins? Here's what I think: [ATTACH] All of these are from my personal collection, and the most expensive...
I have a coin showing Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion, but it is a modern (1926) coin from Albania: [ATTACH]
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Glad to hear that everyone else likes my Arados stater. I'm sure it will make my year-end Top 10 list. Food...
Cool OP coin @Makanudo. As others have already pointed out, the reverse actually shows a tiny camel next to Arabia, who is holding a giant...
I had an inauspicious start to my show day. I had some last-minute dental work (filling a cavity) at 9 AM, so when I arrived at the show at 11 AM...
Very nice coin @DBDc80 , and as @Bob L. pointed out, from a scarce mint to boot. Glad to see the Parthian love is spreading.
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