[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Mithradatkart mint. AR drachm (3.77 g, 19 mm). Phraates IV (38- 2 BCE). Obverse: Bearded and diademed bust of king...
[ATTACH] Coin #1. Gupta Empire. AR drachm (2.0 g, 13 mm). Kumaragupta I (c.414- 455). Obverse: Stylized bust of king right, dotted border...
[ATTACH] Abbasid Caliphate. AR dirham (2.96 g, 21 mm). Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint. al-Mustansir (1226-1242), dated 637 AH (1239-40 CE)....
[ATTACH] Zengid Atabegs of Sinjar. AE dirham (21 mm). Sinjar mint. 'Imad al-Din Zengi II (1170-1197 CE). Obverse: Double-headed eagle,...
[ATTACH] Ilkhans (Mongols of Persia). AE fals. Mint and date not readable. Abu Sa'id (1316-1335 CE/716-736 AH(. Obverse: Standard religious...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukia on the Tigris mint. AR or billon tetradrachm (14.28 g, 24 mm). Vardanes I (c.38- 46 CE). Dated Apellaios...
[ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius. Elagabalus (218- 222 CE). Obverse: Laureate bust left, scraggly beard, "horn" at top of head, legend...
[ATTACH] Axumite Kingdom. AE 13. King Ioel (7th century CE). Bust of king right, Ge'ez legend behind and before spelling out Negus (king)....
[ATTACH] Abbasid Caliphate. AE fals. Sabur (Bishapur) mint. Caliph al-Mahdi (158-169 AH/775-785 CE), dated AH 167. Obverse: Ornate outer...
[ATTACH] Roman Empire, Provincial coinage. AE 25. Philip II, as co-Augustus under his father Philip I (247- 249 CE). Obverse: Radiate and...
[ATTACH] Semirech'e region. c. 10th century CE (?). Qara Khitay (Western Liao)? AE cash. Obverse: "Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj" in Kufic Arabic...
Today (November 15, 2024) I attended the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo, so here is my brief recap of my experiences together with some (very hasty...
[ATTACH] Kushano-Sasanians. AE 15 (2.33 g, 15 mm). Peroz II Kushanshah (c. 325- 330). Obverse: Bust of Kushanshah right, wearing crown with...
[ATTACH] Arabia Felix, Himyarite Kingdom. AR Unit or quinarius (1.7 g, 15 mm, scyphate). Raydan mint. Th'aran Ya'ub (mid-late 1st century CE)....
[ATTACH] Coin 1: Parthian Kingdom. AE chalkos (13 mm). Mithradates III (c.87- 80 BCE). Obverse: Bearded bust left, wearing diadem and tiara...
[ATTACH] Ayyubids. Damascus mint. AR dirham. Al-'Adil Abu Bakr I (emir of Damascus 1196-1218, sultan of Egypt 1200-1218), dated 60x AH (date...
[ATTACH] Tabaristan, Abbasid governors. AR hemidrachm (24 mm). Anonymous, dated 134 PYE (AH 169/ 785 CE). Obverse: Sassanian-Style bust right,...
[ATTACH] Ilkhans (Mongols of Persia). Mint unclear. AR dirham (2.61 g, 28 mm). Hulagu (1256-1265 CE/654-663 AH), date possibly 657 AH....
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR obol (9 mm, 0.45 g). Kavad I, second reign (499- 531). Obverse: Bust of king right. Reverse: Fire-altar with two...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukia-on-the-Tigris mint. Billon tetradrachm. Vologases III (c.111-146 CE), dated Panemos 434 Seleucid Era (June...
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