Another of my recent wins from Pars Coins' auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Mithradatkart mint. AE dichalkoi (2.26 g, 15 mm). Phraates IV...
Another one of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Rhagae mint. AE tetrachalkoi (3.90 g, 18 mm). Mithradates II (121- 91 BC)....
The first of several coins I won at Pars Coins' most recent auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Persian Empire. AR drachm. Kavad I, First Reign (488-497...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. AR drachm (2.30 g, clipped). Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad, as Governor (673-683 AD), dated 62 AH (681/2 AD). Mintmark BBA...
As you might have noticed, I decided to change my avatar, which I hadn't updated since I joined this site in 2016. So, if you see that shaggy...
Since I posted a photo of this coin yesterday, I guess it's time for me to do a proper write-up: [ATTACH] Saffarids. Shiraz mint. AR dirham...
[ATTACH] Khazar Khaganate. AR dirham (26 mm, 3.93 g). No date, c. 880s-910s AD. Imitation of an Abbasid dirham with two "obverse" dies....
Two coins acquired back in November (yes, I'm finally catching up): [ATTACH] Coin 1. Sasanian Persia. AR drachm. Kavad I, 2nd reign (499-532),...
To go along with the Parthian AE drachm of Vardanes I that I posted last week, here's another coin with some mystery over where it was struck....
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Margiana or Aria. AE drachm. Vardanes I (?)(c.40-45 AD). Obverse: Bust left, short beard curved on back side,...
Hi all, I've been trying to figure out the mintmark and date on this drachm of Kavad I and I'm not having much luck. I was hoping someone here...
I've finally gotten around to posting these two Parthian drachms that I got at the Baltimore coin show in November 2019: [ATTACH] Coin 1:...
Just a quick snack that I picked up from Frank S. Robinson's most recent bargain list: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. Antioch. AE4. Anonymous (time of...
Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins & Culture. Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis and Alexandra Magub. London: Spink and Son Ltd., 2020. ISBN 978-1-912667-44-4....
[ATTACH] Roman Empire. Arabia, Rabbath-Moab (Areopolis). AE 27. Septimius Severus (193-211 AD). Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus...
Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, I've been busy with work. (It turns out "working from home" means "still spending lots of time working,...
[ATTACH] Roman, Imperatorial Period. Military mint, probably at Patrae. AR denarius (15 mm, 3.60 g). Marcus Antonius, (ex-)triumvir. Issued...
[ATTACH] Elymais. AE drachm. Phraates (early-mid 2nd century AD). Obverse: Facing bust of king, wearing tiara and diadem, anchor and...
Ancient Iranian Numismatics: In Memory of David Sellwood. Mostafa Faghfoury (editor). 238 + xxviii pages. UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies...
[ATTACH] Roman Republic. AR denarius (19 mm, 3.9 g). Gaius Julius Caesar, as Dictator, with Lucius Aemilius Buca as moneyer. Issued...
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