Thanks for the correction, after the new millenium I mix up the centuries more frequently.
My latest acquisition, I just love these. King Leo seated on a throne of two lions, holding the round sceptre of Christendom and a lily, reverse...
Happy Birthday Doug, nice to see someone whose expertise shines through the testimony of others.
ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ Alegandron. Very useful info. Is AV also written as AU at all? (Aurum) Or in coin language it is always AV (the old Roman V for U?)
Thanks, and I thought I was the chemistry whiz. We learn something every day. Latin and Greek should be in every coin collector's curriculum. I...
Wonderful. The Armenian alphabet wasn't invented until 400 AD. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ These are so expensive on the market. He founded the city of...
True, too complex to write in a single paragraph. History is just fascinating. You bringing up the Romans reminds me of Tigranes the great from...
Armenia was rarely part of Byzantium, but always a pivoting point and a battleground between the Byzantine and the Persian empire. Whoever the...
Forgive my ignorance, what does AE stand for (AE11 etc)?. I see it in many coins entries.
Yes, I use both that and wildwinds as cross-reference. Maybe I should spend some more time and explore their website and articles. Wish we had the...
This is a paphos mint - see my post question below.
Maybe this is where I should post a question: I am going over multiple Ptolemies in my possession, and wondering the following: the Pi-A (ΠΑ)...
You guys are just awesome. Great supportive comments. I recently found among my stash of Cilician Armenian medieval coins, two that had Arabic...
[ATTACH] A poor quality coin, but some unusual figure on the obverse, and a symbol, along with what appears to be a date on the left edge of the...
Thanks @baybars much obliged, Are you able to identify some more occasional islamic coins in the future? There are some I have that I don't even...
Correction: RPC 5089
@dougsmit and @Bing that is clue enough, thanks, I went on wildwinds and researched, I found almost the exact match, and it is Tiberius and...
I have been fixated on this silver coin for weeks trying to determine which ruler(s) this represents. One is a radiate and the other seems to be...
[ATTACH] This coins struck me by its raw beauty and unique character. Appears to be copper, lion and sun, with stars beneath. Reverse, Arabic...
Thanks so much @ancientcoinguru that is very helpful.
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