Um, is this a late April Fool's joke? Surely the ability to read cursive script hasn't disappeared that quickly?
You might want to contact Stephen Album Rare Coins, they auction a lot of Chinese coins (in addition to their staple Islamic auctions) and might...
Here's an as of Domitian I picked up a few years ago because I liked the portrait: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Lu'lu'ids. Mosul mint. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1234-1259 CE/631-657 AH), dated 631 AH. AE dirham. Obverse: Classical head left in square,...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. Seleukia-on-the-Tigris mint. Billon tetradrachm (25 mm, 11.32 g). Vologases III (c.111-146 CE), dated Periteios 433...
My lifetime JC, issued January-February 44 BCE, just a couple of months before his assassination: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Seljuks of Rum. AR dirham. Kayka'us II, first sole reign (1246-1249 CE). Obverse: Inscription within square. Reverse: Inscription...
[ATTACH] Parthian Kingdom. AR obol. Mithradatkart mint. Orodes II (57- 38 BC). Obverse: Diademed bust of king left. Reverse: Seated archer...
How about Prince Edward Island? Though there were several tokens in the 19th century, the sole official coinage was the 1871 1 cent: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Yazdegard I (399-420 AD). Obverse: Bust of Yazdegard I right, legend in Pahlavi script around giving his...
Well, it is from the "Collection of a Perfectionist". How much should you pay for perfect coins? :woot:
Some names not mentioned so far: Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) is mostly auctions (they also have a few fixed price items). They have high...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian. AR drachm (30 mm, 4.11 g). Darabgird mint, dated Year 60 [AH]. Abdallah ibn al-Zubayr (680-692). Obverse:...
[ATTACH] (photo borrowed from seller) Crusaders, Principality of Antioch. AE follis. Tancred as regent (1104-1112). Obverse: Tancred facing,...
[ATTACH] Hungary. AE follis. Bela III (1172-1196). Loosely imitating an Almoravid dinar. Obverse: Pseudo-Arabic inscription. Reverse:...
[ATTACH] Indo-Sasanian. Early period (c. 6th century CE). AR drachm (3.85 g). Obverse: Somewhat degraded Sassanian-style bust, similar to...
They all look okay as far as I can see. Unless there's some other reason to be dubious that's not visible in the photos, I'd feel comfortable...
[ATTACH] Arab-Sasanian (Umayyad Caliphate). Darabgard mint. AR drachm. Ziyad ibn Abi Sufjan (665-674 CE/45-55 AH), dated 43 AH (frozen date)....
I don't collect much modern coinage, but that's more a matter of finding older designs more beautiful and/or having greater historical...
Very nice @svessien ! I think everyone's seen my JC before, but here it is again: [ATTACH]
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