@Pellinore: No, I did not have any Sasanian coins in the auction, just Parthian and a couple of related (Indo-Parthian). But I look forward to...
Very nice @Sallent, that's a great "bread-and-butter" coin. I know I've shown it before, but here's my denarius of Hadrian, issued in the first...
Cool! Here's my Lucilla sestertius/denarius combo: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The invaluable parthia.com website has a photo of a 10.10 on this page of Sellwood 10 varieties: http://www.parthia.com/mithradates1.htm#Type_10...
Achaemenid Persia, AR siglos, c. 375-340 BC. Three bankers' marks on obverse: flower, rosebud(?), and knot design. [ATTACH]
I collect mainly ancient coins, but also other coins if they have historical interest, artistic interest, or if I just feel like it :happy:....
Thought I'd share this recent purchase, a lovely little Sasanian obol: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (15mm, 0.69g). Shahpur II (309-379...
Well, unless the US coins are miniatures, your piece is way too large for a genuine silver 1 yen. And there are multiple signs of casting (the...
Albania's coins prior to WWII were also minted in Italy and designed by Italian artists, so they also have beautiful classical designs: [ATTACH]...
@TypeCoin971793: Happy Birthday! @LaCointessa: Your coin has the inscription "Ban Liang" (half ounce) in archaic Chinese script, this was used...
Very nice write-up @Bob L., and thanks for the shout-out! My current Parthian collection is just 16 coins, but it does contain one fractional...
Wikipedia mostly agrees with you on the origins of the deity's name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elagabalus_(deity) ...although there "llah...
I've heard the theory that the L abbreviation for year is derived from an Egyptian symbol for "year", in either demotic or hieroglyphic script. I...
Weird synchronicity: Just a couple of days ago I was thinking about the Khmer coinage, and now you posted here about it! I own a small round...
Thanks for the replies, everyone! @Bob L., I hope you will enjoy new coins as much as I did. Overall, I am pretty happy with the results of the...
Guess I should share mine, then... my example of the spear type: [ATTACH] And a dagger type. This has three prominent "banker's marks": [ATTACH]
Yes, definitely Achaemenid. I _think_ this is the type where the king is holding a dagger in his back hand (rather than a spear), but hard to...
The Parthicus Collection sale in CNG eAuction 396 ended earlier today, and I am wondering if anyone here won some of my (former) coins? If so,...
Roman Empire, Licinius I (308-324 AD). Reverse is IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing, mintmark is SMN (Nikomedia, in what is now Turkey)....
My gut instinct is that it's from the Mughals in India, either a rupee or a token copy. Will see if I can narrow it down further.
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