[ATTACH] Indo-Greek Kingdoms. AR square drachm. Apollodotos I (c. 160-150 BCE according to Mitchiner, or maybe a bit earlier according to...
[ATTACH] Most long-term coin collectors eventually build up a "black cabinet" of fake or altered coins they have purchased along the way, either...
All four coins appear to be Judean issues, probably the prutah denomination. #1 and #4 are from the Hasmonean dynasty (c.140-37 BCE), these are...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR drachm. Aria mint. Phraates IV (38-2 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust of king left, eagle behind head holding...
Thanks for your guesses everyone. As @Alwin has already guessed in the other forum, the reason I decided to bid was because of the Parthian...
I won this group lot of 2 Parthian drachms and 3 Bactrian silvers (2 square drachms, 1 obol) in the latest Stephen Album auction. Just for fun, I...
(photo borrowed from seller because I have trouble photographing tiny coins) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (0.38 g, 12 mm). Peroz (457-...
Both are standard 1 cash circulating coins, both are Board of Revenue mint. Left (smaller) is Xuantong (1909-1912), right (larger) is Daoguang...
The Sasanian drachm is Kavad I. Mintmark starts with either B or G (or Y, but Kavad I isn't listed as using Yazd, the only known Y mint) but the...
Here's my lifetime issue of Julius Caesar, struck January or February 44 BCE (just a couple of months before the assassination). Purchased from...
Just to add to the stupidity, many of the coins in that photo are not even ancient! The gloved hand is holding what looks like a medieval...
Yep, @Mountain Man nailed the ID, it's Qianlong emperor (1736-1795), Guizhou Province. Hartill 22.283. Common coin, and minimal value, but I...
Dealers on Vcoins are usually reliable (I haven't had any problems with them). Some other good dealers of ancients who aren't on Vcoins are...
Inscription reads Ptolemaiou Basileos, "Of Ptolemy [the] King". I don't know Ptolemaic coinage, so can't answer the other questions, but I have a...
Cash is definitely the most accepted form of monetary exchange, bring plenty of cash. Comfortable shoes are a must. I like to wear cargo pants...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Susa mint. AR drachm (3.51 g, 17 mm). Phraates IV (38-2 BCE). Obverse: Diademed bust left, eagle carrying wreath...
Over on the other site, DLTcoins pointed me to a coin on Zeno with the same obverse design. There, the inscription is read as ShPWR, which is...
(photo borrowed from seller because I had trouble getting a decent shot) [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AE pashiz (15 mm, 1.69 g). Yazdegard I...
(photo borrowed from seller because I had trouble photographing such a small coin) [ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Ekbatana mint. AE chalkos (1.17...
I've dealt with Sphinx Numismatics many times and always found them knowledgeable and honest. Any particular eason for concern?
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