Another summer auction win: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (3.42 g, 20 mm). Orodes II (57-38 BC). Susa mint. Obverse: Diademed bust...
It's time for another dive into the confusing world of Parthian coin attributions! [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Either "Orodes I...
Here's a coin I won a couple of months ago at auction: [ATTACH] Elymais. AE tetradrachm (15.38 g, 28 mm). Kamnaskires-Orodes (early-mid 2nd...
Time for another of my recent additions: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). Court at Rhagae mint. Obverse: Diademed...
Another of my auction wins that I am writing up when I get the chance: [ATTACH] Characene. AE tetradrachm (26 mm, 15.88 g). Maga (late...
Here's a cheap but interesting coin that I recently acquired: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Phoenicia, Sidon. AE 21. Trajan (98-117 AD). Obverse:...
Another recent auction win from Frank Robinson: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire, Rayy mint. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579-590 AD), Royal Year 3....
Here's another of my wins from Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Khusro II (590- 628 AD), Royal Year 7. Herat...
Here's the next installment of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Hekatompylos mint (?). Arsakes II (211-185 BC). AE dichalkoi...
Here's another of my recent auction wins (note: some historical text recycled from a 2017 post about another Phraates IV coin): [ATTACH]...
As promised, I am starting to post my latest round of auction wins, so I will begin with what I think is the most interesting piece: [ATTACH]...
Still working through a few coins from months ago, trying to catalogue them before my latest auction wins arrive... anyway, hope you enjoy this...
I've been pretty quiet the past few months due to some medical issues, which are getting better now, so hopefully I will have more time to spend...
Here is my first new coin of 2019, from Frank Robinson's latest auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm. Peroz (457-484 AD). Obverse: Bust...
Here's my last ancient coin for 2018: [ATTACH] Dabuyid Ispahbads of Tabaristan. Farrukhan the Great (c.711-731 AD). AR hemidrachm (24 mm, 2.1...
For this post, I'm discussing two separate recent coin purchases: [ATTACH] 1. Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). Ekbatana...
One of my coins has not yet arrived, so I had to use the seller's photo (see below). As always, the ordering is not very precise. [ATTACH] 1....
This recent purchase was inexpensive, but it has a lot of history behind it. [ATTACH] Khwarezmshahs. "Malik of Kurzuwan." AE jital (3.5 g, 19...
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