Here's my last ancient coin for 2018: [ATTACH] Dabuyid Ispahbads of Tabaristan. Farrukhan the Great (c.711-731 AD). AR hemidrachm (24 mm, 2.1...
For this post, I'm discussing two separate recent coin purchases: [ATTACH] 1. Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). Ekbatana...
One of my coins has not yet arrived, so I had to use the seller's photo (see below). As always, the ordering is not very precise. [ATTACH] 1....
This recent purchase was inexpensive, but it has a lot of history behind it. [ATTACH] Khwarezmshahs. "Malik of Kurzuwan." AE jital (3.5 g, 19...
Here's my biggest coin purchase of the last couple of months (in terms of value, coin weight, and adding a new area to my collection): [ATTACH]...
Here's the first of my two wins from Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Vologases IV (147-191 AD)....
Due to some financial constraints, it looks like my collecting for a while will be mostly limited to "snacks" , but that doesn't mean I will...
I recently bought this coin from a fixed-price list of Stephen Album: [ATTACH] Kushano-Sasanians. AE chalkos or unit (16 mm). Ardashir I...
I won this coin in Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Hekatompylos mint. AR obol (0.44 g, 10 mm). Mithradates I...
I won this coin last month in a John Anthony auction: [ATTACH] Arabia Felix, Himyarite Kingdom. AR Unit or quinarius (1.2 g, 15 mm, scyphate)....
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (3.68 g, 21 x 16 mm). Phraatakes (2 BC- 4 AD). Mithradatkart mint. Obverse: Diademed bust left, star and...
I won this coin some months ago as part of a group lot (see my earlier thread at...
I am hoping that someone may know more about this small square AE10. I got it as part of a group lot a while ago and have just gotten around to...
Numismatic Art of Persia: The Sunrise Collection Part I: Ancient- 650 BC to AD 650. Bradley R. Nelson, editor. 2011. Classical Numismatic...
I recently won this Trajan sestertius in an Agora auction: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AE sestertius (34 mm, 23.56 g). Trajan (98-117 AD), issued...
I recently won these two Parthian drachms from a CNG auction: [ATTACH] Coin 1. Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (20.5 mm, 3.79 g). Orodes II (57-38...
Here's my latest treasure, from Vauctions/ Pegasi Sale 330: [ATTACH] Achaemenid Persian Empire, Sardis mint. AR siglos (5.30 g). c. 510- 480 BC...
I won this a couple of months ago, but haven't gotten around to posting it until now: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius (17 mm, 3.01 g). Emesa...
Here's a recent win from a John Anthony auction: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm (3.9 g, 20 mm). Mithradates III (c.57-54 BC)....
Here's another of my recent auction wins: [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom, Persis mint. AR diobol (13 mm, 1.35 g). Pakoros II (c. 78-120 AD)....
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