The change from Constantinople to Istanbul was done only after the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WWI. Neither Constantinople nor Istanbul are...
My meager knowledge of coins is only slightly surpassed by my knowledge of the Middle East. I can't really make out the writing in its entirety,...
I should point out the coin on the left is a subway token put there for contrast.
Thanks.. what made you reach that conclusion?
I recently purchased a coin during the Sassanian period of Khosrau I -- the just one. It was an ebay auction (sorry, I was new). I was quite...
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