I think it is indeed Kipunada, based on my comparison of the Brahmi inscription to other examples online. Underneath the king's left arm seems to...
While I'm not a slab fan in general, the NGC coin looks to have the same amount of detail and equally good surfaces as the first coin, and the...
@GinoLR : Good question on how I connect the stick-man symbol to the Faravahar. Mainly I am taking the seller's word for it, and the shapes seem...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Traxiane mint. AR drachm (20 mm, 4.01 g). Orodes II (57- 38 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust left, no star or crescent...
(image borrowed from seller as my photos didn't come out well) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AE pashiz (19 mm). Vahram V (420- 438). Obverse:...
Next up in my review of my Baltimore Whitman show haul: two Kushano-Sasanian bronze coins. [ATTACH] Coin 1: Kushano-Sasanians. AE 15. Hormazd...
Thanks @expat ! Now no-one will ever know about my mistake :angelic:
Help! How do I edit the title to read "Indo-Scythian" (stupid spellcheck changes "Indo-" to "Into-")? The "Edit" button only lets me make...
I've worked up two more coins from my Whitman Baltimore haul and am ready to present my findings: [ATTACH] Coin 1: Bactria. AE square obol (21 x...
Oh wow, can I search your dealer's stock sometime? :woot: Lots of neat coins here. My comments: -I like the depiction of the Madonna and Child...
@Hiddendragon : This doesn't look like any official money or other document I'm familiar with. It does appear to be handwritten, which supports...
I have some free time today, so I will start to research and ID my Baltimore haul. First: a coin that I (correctly) guessed was Indo-Parthian:...
Indeed, the man had a magnificent soup-catcher. Here's a few ladies swooning over his walrus-like facial hair: [ATTACH]
I attended the Fall 2022 Baltimore Whitman show today. Usually I go on the Friday, but this year I have work obligations on Friday so I attended...
Kingdom of Sardinia, 10 soldi, 1796: [ATTACH]
Or I suppose A could stand for the Parthian king Artabanos IV (c.10-38), featured on my avatar coin: [ATTACH]
A also stands for Ardashir II (379-383) silver drachm: [ATTACH]
A stands for Abbasid Caliphate, mint of Arminiya, silver dirham, 145 AH (762/3 AD): [ATTACH]
At 200 pounds (about 225 US dollars), yes, I'd definitely buy it. There are more up-to-date works on many of the specific areas covered, and if...
Although there's still two months left in the year (including the Baltimore show at the end of this month), I'm almost certain that I've already...
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