Yes, definitely Achaemenid. I _think_ this is the type where the king is holding a dagger in his back hand (rather than a spear), but hard to...
The Parthicus Collection sale in CNG eAuction 396 ended earlier today, and I am wondering if anyone here won some of my (former) coins? If so,...
Roman Empire, Licinius I (308-324 AD). Reverse is IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing, mintmark is SMN (Nikomedia, in what is now Turkey)....
My gut instinct is that it's from the Mughals in India, either a rupee or a token copy. Will see if I can narrow it down further.
I haven't had any coins go permanently missing once I had them safely in my possession at home, but I have had two separate shipments go missing...
This is a great thread, I wish I had more to add. I just want to add one joke that I saw long ago on a Usenet group. (Kids, ask your parents...
Since the Parthicus Collection is now up on the CNG site, it's time for me to get down to building Parthicus Collection 2: Electric Boogaloo....
I started with US and modern world at about age 6 or 7, dropped out when I was around 11-12. Got back in at age 19, then started with ancients at...
Of course, only the Phraataces/Musa drachm from eSale 396 will give you that all-important "From the Parthicus Collection" provenance. :happy:
Well, obviously I would have liked a different outcome to the voting, but I humbly concede defeat to a worthy adversary, and I wish @Alegandron...
@Laurentiu: The coin you linked looks like it's Khusro I (531-579 AD), Year 46, mintmark BBA (Court Mint). Oh, and welcome to Coin Talk!
From the obverse legend, it seems to be Constantine I (307-337 AD), so your "about 300 AD" is pretty close. We'd need to see the reverse to say...
Re: "Reigns" vs. "reins": I'm not sure whether that was an error by spellcheck, or if it was my own brain misfiring. I suspect that this token is...
Very interesting! Notice on the reverse that St. George is slaying, not a dragon but a lion, and the legend is "By trampling on liberty I lost...
One Thai baht is worth just under 3 US cents. So, not a very valuable coin.
If I've raised awareness of a neglected historical figure, and maybe even encouraged someone to expand their collecting horizons, well, as far as...
That is a lovely Vespasian bronze, and your photo shows off the colors very well.
Are you sure Severus Alexander wasn't just a hipster trying to grow a Van Dyke goatee? :) Cool coin.
And I would point out that @Alegandron's tetradrachm is a lovely coin, full of motion and vitality. Check out that reverse- it looks like Phillip...
Well, if the coin in post 10 makes you "the chump that's stumped", that makes two of us. Definitely looks like it is from somewhere in India, but...
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