I buy at a local coin show. Hint: Cash is king when dealing with something as fungible as gold. They cannot afford to give you a great deal on...
Just for new guys Steve, I will clarify that coin of yours is extremely unusual. It was struck when the Sassanids took over Byzantine Alexandria,...
Have to admit I have never seen an ancient with a rat. I have never LOOKED, but also willsay never have seen. :) Very interesting coin man!
You can google coins and history of asia. Its a site by Tom Mallon. It is what got me into sassanid coins.
I wasn't aware the mint made imperial issues. When were they making these and why? Egypt was the private property of the emperor, that is why they...
Big difference Steve is the OP is taliking about Imperial issues. No Alexandrian coins were Imperial until Diocletian's reforms eliminated all...
Nice attractive Khusro II. It looks like a later issue, somewhere around year 19. This is the most common sassanid ruler, but you picked out a...
I agree. I like imperials from both Alexandria as well as Carthage. I find both having unique styles. I like the slightly earlier issues of the...
Yes, nice pickul, especially for the price.
No offense meant Mike. The jist of my post was I could suggest 500 coins I own, but if you have different tastes than I, (fairly likely as I have...
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