[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Ekbatana mint. AE dichalkoi (13 mm, 1.30 g). Orodes II (c.57-38 BC). Obverse: Diademed bust of Orodes II left,...
I'm still feasting on Thanksgiving leftovers, but here on the Coin Talk Ancients board it's already time for our annual Top 10 lists. While I...
I attended the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo today (Friday, November 19, 2021) and was on the bourse continuously from about 10:30 AM to a bit past...
I recently bought a Bolivian coin from 1830, and researching it led to a question. Some sources list the Bolivian silver denomination in 1830 as...
[ATTACH] Afrighids. AR drachm (1.73 g). No mint or date. Shah Askaswar II(?) aka Azkajwar-Abdallah, with vizier Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn (c.812-821...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian (Umayyad Caliphate). Probably Bishapur or Istakhr mint. AE pashiz (0.44 g, 15 mm). No date or mint on coin. Obverse:...
[ATTACH] Numidia. AR denarius (3.53 g). Juba I (60-46 BC). Obverse: Bearded bust of Juba right, with diadem and scepter, hair in fancy curls,...
(photo from seller because I can't get a decent picture of the coin) [ATTACH] Lycia. Local dynasts under Achaemenid Persian rule. Mithrapata...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. Zubayrid Caliphate. AR drachm. Umar ibn Ubaydallah, governor, dated 70 AH (689 AD). Bishapur mint. Obverse:...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Empire. AR drachm (3.96 g, 27 mm). Ardashir II (379-383 AD). Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription around...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (26 mm). Vahram II (c.276-293 AD). Obverse: Busts of King Vahram and Queen Shabuhrdukhtag facing right,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm 29 mm, 12.69 g). Vonones I (8-12 AD), dated Gorpiaios, 322 Seleukid...
Here's another coin I won this year: [ATTACH] Hephthalites in Northern Tokharistan, Kobadian. AR/billon drachm (30 mm, 2.78 g). Anonymous, c....
I've been quiet lately due to being busy at work, but I'm still kicking and still collecting, so I'll take a few minutes to catch up on posting my...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AE chalkos (11 mm). Pakoros (78- c.120 AD). Obverse: Diademed bust left, no beard. Reverse: Amphora, no legend....
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. No mint or date. AE pashiz (12 mm, 0.73 g). Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Umayyad governor of Iraq (75-95 AH/ 694-713 AD)....
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Mithradatkart mint. AE tetrachalkoi (17 mm). Orodes II (c.57-38 BC). Obverse: Diademed bust left. Reverse:...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Seleukia-on-the-Tigris mint. AR tetradrachm (27 mm, 10.36 g). Dated Daisios 285 Seleucid Era (May, 27 BC)....
I haven't posted any coins in a while, and although my buying is somewhat down compared to the last couple of years, I have by now accumulated a...
I'm still far behind in posting my coins, and depending on some upcoming auctions may be even farther behind soon, but meanwhile here's a quick...
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