Guys, cool it with the free publicity for Frank Robinson! Soon, everyone will be bidding in his auctions, and I won't be able to compete anymore!...
I picked up one coin from Frank's list, this provincial AE of Herennia Etruscilla from Viminacium in Upper Moesia. Hardly a gem coin, but not bad...
Could it be medieval Armenian? Medieval Armenian coins seem to be reasonably common, and Armenian uses its own weird and wonderful alphabet,...
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I agree that the OP coin is Sellwood 63.6, from the Parthian king who reigned c. 10- 38 AD. But is it Artabanos II or III? Depends. Sellwood...
The text is definitely Japanese, but it doesn't resemble any official Japanese coins. I feel very sure that it is a token of some sort. Your...
Sorry, I thought I had already used and explained those abbreviations in an earlier post. GCV is Greek Coins and Their Values, GIC is Greek...
[ATTACH] The Italian 500 lire coins starting in 1982 had the denomination written in Braille:
There's no Sear volume specifically dedicated to the non-classical cultures. Sear GCV and GIC do include pretty extensive coverage of the various...
Here's three coins from Roman Egypt in my collection. Two coins of Claudius, a bronze (diobol?) with hippo reverse, and a silver or billon...
[ATTACH] Here's my only coin from Revolutionary-era France. Fittingly, it's a low-grade copper, the sort that would be used by a humble...
I agree with the recommendation of Sear GCV as a good general overview. It lists a lot of the more common types, and it can be useful for...
[ATTACH] Mesopotamia, Edessa. Abgar VIII (179-214) and Septimius Severus (193-211).
@Bing: Wow, the style on that Octavian/Julius piece is crazy! I'm finding it hard to believe that that's an official mint product (even for a...
I decided to start posting some of my individual coins from the Whitman Baltimore show, in new individual photos and with sufficient explanation....
The main books I use for Roman coins are: -RIC: I only have the first three volumes, but that covers from Augustus to Commodus, which is most of...
The coin is from the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). I can't give a full identity without seeing the other side, but it looks like one of the...
On the first coin in @Bing's post: What is the kneeling female wearing on her head?! It looks like one of those origami hats you can make from...
Dat patina tho...
I included this in my group shot of my Baltimore haul, but it's a nice coin and it's relevant, and I have a new photo. This is a sestertius of...
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