Looks more like Thai "tiger tongue" money to me, but let's see what a real expert says...
Here is (almost certainly) the last coin to be added to my collection in 2017: [ATTACH] Indo-Parthians in Margiana or Sogdiana. 1st century AD....
I'm having trouble with the street name, but the addressee seems to be "H. Hyndman Esq.". Is it possible that it's addressed to this person:...
Thanks for the heads-up, I either never saw or else forgot about that post. I agree, very interesting coins. Why did they suddenly make square...
I bought this from Frank Robinson's fixed-price list a while ago and am just getting around to posting it: [ATTACH] China, North and South...
[ATTACH] A few coins of Wang Mang (9-23 AD). He initiated multiple currency reforms (among many other large-scale social engineering programs),...
Very nice! I don't have a countermarked Peroz, but I guess I can get away with reposting my Peroz drachm that I wrote up a few weeks ago: [ATTACH]
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Surface looks cast, and these have been extensively faked. I would not touch it with a 10 foot pole.
Very nice coin, @DBDc80! You're off to a great start on your Parthian collection. Get used to typing that phrase a lot if you stick with...
Thanks @Pishpash, glad you enjoyed the coin! I'd like to give a big thanks to my generous benefactor, unfortunately he only included his "real...
Late Roman Empire bronze coins, c.300-400 AD. They appear genuine but in very low grade. There are some other members here who specialize in...
Very nice, it is Type #1 in Stuart Munro-Hay and Bent Juel-Jensen's "Aksumite Coinage" catalogue. This was issued during the pagan stage of...
So, people are now making counterfeits of counterfeits? Counterfeitception? o_O My brain hurts, I need to go lie down...
It has the appearance of being a modern cast copy or "tourist fake". But if you'd like other opinions (including some real experts), I suggest...
Wow, thanks for the additional info. Somehow I read Gobl, and remembered about the different crowns, but the part about Peroz' name substituting...
How about three heads? :p [ATTACH] Vespasian, with his sons Titus and Domitian.
A Frank Robinson auction win: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm. Peroz (457-484 AD). Obverse: Bust right in crown. Reverse: Fire-altar with...
Well, that stamp (along with a couple of others of the same design) was on a letter that was mailed to me (in the United States) from an Ebay...
Cool! I have a candareen from a different Ming rebel, the Prince Yongming (also called Prince of Gui), using the reign title Yong Li c.1646-59:...
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