You know someone lost their finger for this one. [ATTACH]
India Period of Pratihara Supremacy, Pratitkara - Pala (c. 780-980 AD) AR Drachm 19.1 mm x 21.5 mm x 4.13 g Anonymous Issue Obv. Stylized bust of...
Thats the first silver of the type I got, the Uttama Chola... I managed to score this one a silver of the later Ceylon king Vijyabahu I. I have...
I come here for this kind of stuff...Splendid. :woot: I have some Cholan types... one of each flavor.:cigar: [ATTACH]
Egypt, Alexandria AE Follis, City Commemorative s.337-347 AD 2.69 g x 18 mm Obv: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinopolis...
I say wait to find one in higher condition. I got one of these guys. [ATTACH]
North Sea Empire Stamford, Anglia Cnut the Great (r. AD 1016 -1035) AR Penny 18.2 mm x 1.00 grams (c. AD 1021-1035) Obverse: The helmeted bust of...
Asia, Paropamisadae or Gandhara Indo-Greek Kingdom House of Euthydemus Menander I Soter (Milinda Panha) (r.BC 155-130) AR Tetradrachm 26 mm x 9.76...
The only thing rarer than ancient gold coins is collectors of ancient gold coins. Well done @panzerman .
Hannibal Traveling Military Mint. Iberia, Carthago Nova c. 220-210 BC. AE Unit (1/4 Calco? )13.4mm x 1.59g Obverse: Bust of Tanit Left Reverse:...
I picked this one up a couple of years ago and have not seen one since. This coin comes from the currency period known as the last Kochosen. A...
Similar but not Nike- this is Orient! Roman Empire Valerian I (AD 253–260) Samosata, Turkey (Submerged by the Ataturk dam. AD 1992) AR...
@Curtis Your first coin- looks like the emperor didn't want it and was high tailing it.
I have always been fascinated with the coins of Taprobane (the name of Sri Lanka as it was known to the ancient Greeks.) Digging around in the...
The only bit of information I would add is where and when you got the coin. Maybe a code for how much you paid for it. In the event you decide to...
It looks good to me. Nice reverse...
Kingdom of the Ostrogoths Rome, Italy (s.493-526 AD) AE Follis (40 Nummi) 23 mm x 10.19 grams Obverse: INVICT-A ROMA Helmeted bust of Roma right....
Troas is awesome, its so well centered, I have the same coin but the face is barely on the flan! I also love the counter mark on the Gordian.
I was going through the treasure box and found a wee LRB that needed some attention. I forgot how high grade this guy is. It is one of my best...
Here is a thread I thought would be worth resurrecting. Let's post coins only a mother could love.
Separate names with a comma.