Just received this envelope in the mail from an eBay seller in Canada: [ATTACH] I just about plotzed when I saw that nice, big tear on the edge-...
Qing Dynasty, Emperor Ren Zong, Jiaqing period (1796-1820), mint of Fuzhou in Fujian Province. Hartill 22.503 (Hartill lists this as "Coastal...
Coin #3 seems to show a head with African features and wearing a bandana. This reminds me of the traditional flag and coat-of-arms of Corsica:...
@eddiespin : I think I was unclear with my statement. When I wrote "For examples, go to..." I meant that that search term would bring up examples...
[ATTACH] Armenian-Sasanian. AR drachm (2.97 g, 31 mm). Imitation of Sasanian drachm of Hormazd IV (579-590), Year 6, struck probably in the...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Billon drachm (2.98 g, 18 mm). Nisa mint. Artabanos IV (c.10- 38 CE). Obverse: Bust left, crescent and star...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian, Eastern Sistan series. AR drachm (3.48 g, 31 mm). No date visible, c. late 8th century CE. Obverse: Imitation of...
My gut instinct on the portrait is Antoninus Pius, but of course I could be wrong. Can you get a clearer photo of what's left of the obverse legends?
Pretty sure the host coin is a Sasanian-imitative, maybe one of the Hunnic tribes. Agreed that the countermark head does resemble a Parthian,...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Persian Kingdom. AR drachm 30 mm, 3.93 g). Khusro I (531-579), Year 46. Mintmark BH. Obverse: Bust of king right, name...
1. Yes, almost all Sasanian coins have probably been cleaned since being discovered. (I have only rarely seen uncleaned Sasanian coins for sale.)...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah ibn Amir (c. 661-664 CE), dated 43 AH (frozen date). AR drachm (3.75 g, 31 mm). Obverse: Copy of Sasanian...
Definitely some sort of modern fantasy, very loosely based on Roman coins. The legend on the reverse is imitating a common form of Roman reverse...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Treasury mint. Khusro III (c.631-2 CE), Year 2. AR drachm (3.47 g, 29 mm). Obverse: Beardless bust of king left,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AE (16 mm, 3.02 g). Arsakes II (Artabanos I) (c. 211- 185 BCE). Obverse: Beardless head of king left, wearing...
A good place to start: fanam
Unfortunately, the Pahlavi script, to use the technical term, sucks. As you've already discovered, knowledge of modern Farsi doesn't really help,...
Glad you're continuing in this rewarding study. So: The crown, borders, etc. could fit either Khusro I or Hormazd IV. (There are subtle...
[ATTACH] Ghaznavids. AR dirham (3.0 g, 19 mm). Mahmudpur (Lahore) mint. Mahmud (998-1030 CE), dated AH 419 (1028 CE). Obverse: Inscriptions...
Your coin is from Hormazd IV (579-590 CE), you can read his name in front of his face. Mintmark on the reverse is HL (Herat, a city that is in...
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