Thanks @Multatuli .. I was indeed exceptionally fortunate to secure this. whilst the portrait of Antinous is sharp, would have been better if the...
Nice thread.. I like Antinous.. Here is my specimen. Antinous. AE Medallion of Kios. A bust of Antinous with a horse in reverse. [ATTACH]
@FitzNigel .. beautiful snag.. lovely pieces there
Thanks @Jwt708 .. it is around 74x45mm..I got this off a British auction house last year. It belonged to a German gallery during the 1970s ......
Here's my add to this thread Egyptian Gold Plaque with Osiris Presentation Scene Late Period, 664-332 BC. A gold plaque used for covering...
Found a nice bust of Antinous as Dionysus to complement my medallion.. Must find a better background in the future.. haha [ATTACH]
China has adopted the silver standard for centuries way back to ancient times at least to the Tang and Song Dynasty.. However, silver was not a...
The Easter egg on these coins is the Chinese character 寶。To have a foreign Chinese character on Islamic coinage was considered not acceptable and...
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Hehe.. Great.. Let's see what the others can find out..
Also, please feel free to add any coins in your collection which is of similar theme.. I.E hidden codes or foreign elements within coins..
Salghurid. Atabeg Abish of Persia (1265-1285) AE Fals. Shiraz. Atabeg Abish within hexagram. Reverse: A hidden symbol to be discovered. [ATTACH]...
Absolutely.. even I would have potentially pass it off as a piece of paper weight... The legends are hardly legible and lead to boot
Thanks... This piece reminds me of the Burmese Mon lead dragon as well..[ATTACH]
@TIF . The previous post outlines the dragon and the Pseudo Greek legend. As for the headgear, that was the ancient Chinese crown.
Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi (141-87 BC). 8 liang (3000 cash). 126g. 55mm. Stylized archaic dragon design. Pseudo-Greek legend on...
desirability on Chinese coins stems from the color of the patina, how clear the characters are still visible and most importantly the rarity....
Hi @Severus Alexander . This coin is not during the An Lushan rebellion. Those attributed to the rebellion was issued by Shi Siming bearing 得壹元寶...
Thanks.. I do have some very common coins but you already have them posted so no need from my side already :happy:
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