Here's a drachm (left) and tetradrachm (right) of the Parthian king Vologases V (191- 208 AD). In a previous thread, I compared his hairstyle to...
Here's my very first ancient coin, an AE3 of Constantius II (337-361) with Fel Temp Reparatio reverse of soldier spearing fallen horseman, Sirmium...
So far I have only one fake (that I know of) that definitely fooled me, but boy is it a doozy. This was purchased on eBay around 2000: [ATTACH]...
One other good auctioneer, if you're interested in Near Eastern and Asian coins (especially Islamic), is Stephen Album. I've dealt with them a...
Very nice! I'd say #4 is my favorite, because I like Roman coins that can be tied to specific historical events such as a military victory, birth...
Well, the ancient Romans almost always wrote 4 as IIII rather than IV, as can be seen on their coin inscriptions. I expect the 19th century...
I recently picked up a lot of several books on Roman history that included one specifically about coins: "Historical References to Coins of the...
I own this Virginia halfpenny from 1773: [ATTACH] There was a chronic shortage of circulating coinage in Britain's American colonies. Much of...
I have received some information from my patron via personal message. The coin was not damaged during shipping, the previous owner bought it with...
I was starting to get worried, but my Secret Saturnalia present arrived today. Unfortunately, the combination of a thin, scyphate flan and a...
@Deacon Ray: I think I said it before, but that's a very worthy little Parthian collection. I think the Orodes II drachm is my favorite, with the...
Just got a few modern world coins from Frank Robinson today, and I have ordered a nice Parthian from Sphinx Numismatics, a Vcoins dealer. Since...
Nice! My favorites are the Persian silos (I guess I just might have some bias towards that region of the ancient world :happy: ) and the reverse...
Very cool! I have one semi-relevant coin, a commemorative from Kazakhstan for the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Flight: [ATTACH] (In case anyone is...
Love the Arab-Sasanian pashiz! (Arab-Sasanian bronze doesn't get enough love, in my opinion.) Never knew the man-headed bull critter was called...
On the Virginia halfpenny, look carefully along the edge of the reverse. From about 2 to 4 o'clock it reads "VIRGI" and from 7 to 8 o'clock...
Well, all the cool kids are posting their Top 10 of the Year lists, so I might as well join in. Four of the items are actually modern, and one is...
Indian Princely States, Kutch, 1909. If the weight is 4 grams, it's a trambiyo; if it's 8 grams, it's a dokdo.
Good question. On some varieties, there are actually several letters in Punic. On the example that @Cucumbor posted, look under the horse's...
Here's the final coin I received this week: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Egypt, Alexandria. Vespasian (69- 79 AD), year 5 (72-3 AD). AE diobol....
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