Did someone mention gold? [ATTACH][ATTACH] Theodosius I the Great. 379-395 AD. Obverse shows the Emperor facing right with pearl diadem,...
[ATTACH] Muwahhid dobla of Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad 1199-1213 AD. The Muwahhids ruled Spain and Morocco. Castile, Navarre, and Aragon defeated...
Sarcasm above, for anyone not completely sure.
I don’t see what the fuss is about. These are just the Roman equivalent of Hobo nickels. They are a legitimate art form and express the artistic...
Thank you for your comments. I submitted the Phocas solidus to ANACS (the first time I have ever patronized any of the third party graders) in...
Coins of this era are illustrated in the catalogs of Italo Vecchi in the auction of the ancient coins of the William Subjack collection. This...
Alas, I have been betrayed by Spellcheck. The above emperor is Constantius II, of course. And the celator was astonishingly talented. Whether...
Constantine II from the mint at Antioch, a 3/4 facing bust. An astonished talented celator. This coin was sold by Stack’s in 1960 for $45....
Anastasius is the first emperor styled as Byzantine. His radical reform of the copper coinage is a clear break from the coins of the previous...
A drachm of Shapur. He looks implacable. I could see him having a Roman emperor executed, skinned, and stuffed. [ATTACH]
Nomos has my highest recommendation. Dr. Alan Walker is their senior numismatist, extremely experienced, cordial, and knowledgeable. I can also...
The Maurice looks barbarous to me. The John might be official although the inscription is rather illiterate. Some of the succeeding emperor...
My only coin from Nicomedia. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Fascinating. Here’s another Zeno solidus where the CONOR in the exergue appears reworked to CONOB. The poor fallen warrior on the obverse...
LordMarcovan, that is a beautiful portrait of Justinian I for a tremissis. Here are two solidi of Justinian II, who I believe was the first...
I would be very grateful for opinions on this next coin. [ATTACH][ATTACH] This is IMO a barbaric Solidus modeled on one of emperor...
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Love these barbarian coins. Thanks to all for listing them. Here are two of mine. The first is a heavyweight 4.59 gram gold Solidus in high...
Thank you!
I said the above dinar was my only Mongol coin, but on reflection I found a second, also of the Ilkhans, a two dirham silver coin. I believe it...
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