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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Arados (Price 3332; SNG Alpha Bank 675; SNG Saroglos 579-81)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AÎ›EÎžANÎ”POY to right, BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ in exergue, kerykeion in left field, AP monogram below throne
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/29/24 at 11:22Anaximander: Absolutely stunning.

Front:
Line: 1 ]•δο σιδο ασο ασταρ̣[
Line: 2 ] ναμαγο ϕαρ̣ο •[
Line: 3 ο]δο σιδασο̣ ι̣ χοηνα̣γ̣[γο
Line: 4 ]ζδ̣διναδο α̣βο̣ ϸαυρο̣[
Line: 5 ι]ω̣λανο ποσο γʹ ασο χ[
Line: 6 ]•ιωγο ποσο γʹ ασ[ο]
Line: 7 [ ]ζ̣ο ποσο βʹ ασο παπ̣[ο]
Line: 8 []π̣οσο γʹ ασο *νατο-
Line: 9 [••]νδο ποσο βʹ ασο ο[]-
Line: 10 [αρα]ζοαραυρανο ποσο̣
Line: 11 []•ʹ ασο βαγοιηϸανο π-
Line: 12 [οσ]ο̣ αʹ ασο ιωλοιηϸα̣-
Line: 13 [ν]ο ποσο βʹ ασο μι-
Line: 14 υροβαμανο ποσο
Line: 15 αʹ ασο βαγομαρη-
Line: 16 γο ποσο αʹ ασο ο-
Line: 17 ινδοϕρομανο̣-
Line: 18 ιαμϸο αλο̣ π̣ιια̣-
Line: 19 ροιαμϸο ποσο
Line: 20 αʹ α̣σ̣ο βα̣χαρ-
Line: 21 αγο πο̣[σο ]•ʹ

Back:
Line: 22-23 traces
Line: 24 [ ]μ̣α̣ν̣ο̣ π̣ο̣σ̣ο̣
Line: 25 αʹ α̣σ̣ο̣ β[ι]βοσ-
Line: 26 ηνο π̣[οσ]ο̣ α̣ʹ
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/05/24 at 03:14wileyc: interesting, what is the material, and dating?

Byzantine Empire: Constans II (641-668) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY1 (Unpublished in Normal Sources)Obv: Constans II, wearing chlamys and crown with pendilia, standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, around: ЄNTϪT-ONIKA
Rev: Large m with cross above, either side and ending in exergue: ANA-NЄO-CIC, officina A, regal year 1
Dim: 24 mm; 4.23 g

Classified as the first follis of Constans II as noted by Goodwin & Donald. See:

‘Ananeosis’ and the Earliest Folles of Constans II, by Peter Donald
The Early Folles of Constans II, by Tony Goodwin
2 commentsQuant.Geek03/01/24 at 04:28wileyc: really nice

Great Seljuq: Tughril Beg (1038-1063) AV Dinar, Nishapur, AH439 (Album 1665)Obv: القائم / لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له / بامر الله (al-Qā’im, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate, bi-Amr Allāh)
Obv Inner Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينار بنيسابور سنة تسعة و ثلاثين و أربعمائة (in the name of God, this dinar struck in Naysabur in the year 438)
Obv Outer Margin: لله الامر من قبل و من بعد و يومئذ يفرح المؤمنون (With God is the decision, in the past and in the future: on that day shall the Believers rejoice)
Rev: لله / محمد رسول الله / السلطان المعظم / شاهانشاه / ظغرلبك ابو طا / لب (For God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, the Holy Sultan, Shāhānshāh Tugril Beg)
Rev Outer Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون (Muḥammad is the messenger of God, who has sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he may prevail over all religion, even if the polytheists hate it])
Dim: 3.28g
1 commentsQuant.Geek01/28/24 at 02:17v-drome: Very nice, and appreciate the translation and writ...

1 commentsQuant.Geek01/06/24 at 21:47Tzvetanka A: latine

1 commentsQuant.Geek01/06/24 at 20:51Tzvetanka A: this one mihail iii shishman is a fake ...couldyo...

Byzantine Empire: Constantine VI & Irene (780-797) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1598; DOC-7)Obv: Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter
Rev: Crowned bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger; pellet to left; to right, cross above pellet; in exergue, large M between X N and above A1 commentsQuant.Geek01/02/24 at 00:55Ed A: Sweet coin

Aksumite Empire: Ousanas I (325-345) 3 Argyroi (Hahn, Aksumite 25; Munro-Hay Type 33)Obv: OYC-ΑΝΑ; Draped bust of Ousanas I to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within double linear circle within rayed border
Rev: BAC-IΛCI; Draped bust of Ousanas I to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within linear circle within thick circular border within rayed border
Dim: 14 mm, 1.39 g, 12 h1 commentsQuant.Geek12/31/23 at 00:46Tracy Aiello: Very nice coin. I had to look-up Ousanas I.

Sangam Age Cheras: Anonymous (ca. 2nd century BCE) Æ Unit (Pieper 3067; Krishnamurthy 90)Obv: Elephant, bow and arrow, snake, battle axe, conch, fishes and sixed-arched hill above the elephant
Rev: Bow and arrow
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/23 at 07:23Serendipity: Exotic and beautiful imagery!

Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 6th Century BCE) Brick Tablet (Walker 102, 7-line Type)Brick impressed with seven lines of cuneiform text:

𒀭𒀝𒆪𒁺𒌫𒊑𒌶 (Nebuchadnezzar (II))
𒈗 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (King of Babylon)
𒍝𒉌𒅔 𒂍𒊕𒅍 (provider of Esagila)
𒅇 𒂍𒍣𒁕 (and Ezida)
𒌉𒍑 𒀀𒊭𒊑𒁺 (foremost seed)
𒊭 𒀭𒀝𒌉𒍑𒌶 (of Nabopolassar,)
𒈗 𒁀𒁉𒇻𒆠 𒀀𒈾𒆪 (King of Babylon, am I)

2 commentsQuant.Geek09/10/23 at 15:06Serendipity: Very impressive cataloguing with Babylonian cuneif...

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) AR 1/2 Siliqua, Carthage (Sear 254; MIB 53)Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AG; Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I to right
Rev: Large monogram; cross above, S below; all within wreath
Dim: 14 mm, 1.31 g, 9 h1 commentsQuant.Geek07/13/23 at 16:49*Alex: Very nice example.

1 commentsQuant.Geek05/24/23 at 22:33Jay GT4: Outstanding cuneiform

1 commentsQuant.Geek05/24/23 at 22:33Jay GT4: So great. Translated?

Uncertain Emperor (Justin I or Justinian I ?), (circa AD 500-600). Uncertain mint
Pentanummium Æ

12mm., 2,30g.

Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large epsilon, star and date.

nearly very fine
1 commentsQuant.Geek05/23/23 at 20:11Kevin P: This is a RARE Justinian I pentanummium of Rome - ...

INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes, circa 58-12 BC. Tetradrachm (Bronze, 22 mm, 7.60 g, 5 h), Indian standard, uncertain mint in Gandhara. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY King on horseback to right, raising his right hand and holding whip in his left; to right, Kharoshthi letter. Rev. 'Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa' ('of Great King, King of Kings Azes the Great' in Kharoshthi Zeus standing front, head to left, holding Nike in his right hand and scepter in his left; to left, monogram and Kharoshthi letter; to right, Kharoshthi letters. HGC 12, 639. Senior, type 105. Some cleaning scratches, otherwise, very fine.
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/13/23 at 09:30Prieure de Sion: Not my collecting area - but I like the presentati...

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis, Theoupolis/Antioch (Sear 214; DOC 206b. MIB 130)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVS; Justinian enthroned facing, holding long scepter with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left
Rev: Large M between star and crescent; above, cross; below, B; in exergue, +THЄЧP
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/06/23 at 11:38*Alex: Very nice example of this type.

2 commentsQuant.Geek02/21/23 at 20:36Jay GT4: Very clear cuneiform

WESTERN ASIATIC CUNEIFORM TABLET, A LETTER FROM KARARIYA TO TARIDUM A SERVANT OF KING ILUNI
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (110 grams, 82 mm).

A roughly rectangular clay tablet bearing dense rows of cuneiform text to both principal faces and to each of the four side edges; a letter from Karariya to Ṭaridum, probably a servant of Iluni, Karariya serves a foreign ruler (as indicated by the mention of the deity Hitti) who has just ascended the throne; he is of the same rank as Taridum, who considers him his brother: 'May Šamaš and Hitti preserve my brother alive forever!'; they deal with matters they have in common, a lawsuit to be tried by Karariya, and exchanges of goods between their two houses: 'There are no more wicks (?) for the lamps in my house (...). The wine from my stock is spent and we could not load the donkeys (with
wine) for you';1 commentsQuant.Geek02/21/23 at 20:35Jay GT4: This is fantastic!

1 commentsQuant.Geek02/02/23 at 20:23Jay GT4: I like it!

Tulunid: Harun bin Khumarwayh (283-292 AH) AV Dinar, Misr, 289 AH (Album 667.1)Obv: لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شريك له (There is no God but Allah alone, he has no partner)
Obv Inner Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر بمصر سنة تسع وثمنين ومائتين (In the name of God, this dinar was struck in Misr (Egypt) in the year nine and eighty and ma'tain (289))
Obv Outer Margin: لله الأمر من قبل و من بعد ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله (To God belongs the command before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice in the victory of God (Quran 30:4-5))
Rev: لله / محمد رسول الله / المعتضد بالله / هارون بن خمارويه (To God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God / al-Mu'tadid bi'llah / Harun ibn Khumarwayh)
Rev Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون (Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.)
Dim: 4.13g 1 commentsQuant.Geek01/27/23 at 06:20v-drome: These are so beautiful!

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis, Nicomedia, RY 15 (Sear 201; DOC 135b; MIBE 113a)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right
Rev: Large M, above, cross; to left A/N/N/O; to right X/Ð§;below A; NIKO in exergue
Dim: 41.19 mm, 22.92 g, 6 h1 commentsQuant.Geek01/27/23 at 04:51Curtis JJ: Wow that's a heck of a NIKO - Year 15 Follis!...

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) BI Aspron Trachy Nomisma, Constantinople (Sear 1918; DOC VI.B25; CLBC 2.3.3)Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne with back; blesses with right hand in front of chest, and holds Gospels in left hand
Rev: ΛΛЄ(ΞIШ) - ΔЄC(ΠOT); Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and chlamys; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, globus cruciger
1 commentsQuant.Geek01/21/23 at 05:42Virgil H: Very nice example

Mysia, Kyzikos: Anonymous (ca. 450-400 BCE) AR Obol (SNG BN 378)Obv: Forepart of boar left, with Ǝ on shoulder; to right, tunny upward
Rev: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square
Dim: 12.27 mm, 0.86 g
1 commentsQuant.Geek01/07/23 at 22:11Jay GT4: Fantastic detail for such a small coin

1 commentsQuant.Geek12/11/22 at 23:52Jay GT4: Fantastic cuneiform

Sumeria: Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2150-2000 BCE) Cuneiform Clay TabletThis tablet measures about 5" and hence is about the size of my hand.2 commentsQuant.Geek12/02/22 at 00:49Jay GT4: Amazing piece

2 commentsQuant.Geek11/30/22 at 03:52Jay GT4: Very nice! I just got one as well

2 commentsQuant.Geek11/30/22 at 03:15wileyc: nice, have read some history of these do you know ...

1 commentsQuant.Geek11/21/22 at 04:39wileyc: rather odd, do you have a opnion on what it is?

Seleukid Empire: Antiochos III the Great (222-187 BCE) AR drachm, Apameia on the Orontes (SC 1065.2; HGC 9.453a)Obv: Diademed head to right
Rev: Elephant standing to right; monograms above and below; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in exergue

A neglected coin that needed a good home...1 commentsQuant.Geek11/21/22 at 04:37wileyc: nice coin though, interesting how the metal is tri...

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis, Nicomedia, RY 22 (Sear 201; DOC 135b; MIBE 113a)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right
Rev: Large M, above, cross; to left A/N/N/O; to right X/X/II;below B; NIKO in exergue
2 commentsQuant.Geek08/25/22 at 17:13*Alex: Wow. Superb coin.

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ 1/2 Follis, Antioch (Sear 226; DOC 211c; MIBE 134)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right
Rev: Large K; to left, T-H/Ð„-Ð§/O/P arranged either side of cross; Î“ to the right
1 commentsQuant.Geek08/25/22 at 17:09*Alex: Nice portrait.

Inalid of Amid: Jamal al-Din Mahmud (1141-1183) Æ Follis (Album 1949)Obv: Mardin Hoard Countermark #4 (جمال الدين محمود)
Rev: 1 commentsQuant.Geek08/23/22 at 06:30v-drome: Interesting and very nice

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1931; DOC VI-40)Obv: Crowned facing bust, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger
Rev: Jeweled cross with central X and globe at each extremity; C-Î¦/AÎ›-Î” in angles

2 commentsQuant.Geek06/18/22 at 18:36Joe Sermarini: Fantastic example!

Artuqids of Mardin: Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (1184-1200) Æ Dirhem (Album 1829.4; Whelan Type IV; S&S Type 36.2; Zeno 293026)Obv: Turk, cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; نور الدين اتا / بك to right (Nur al-Din Atabeg); ornamental in exergue
Rev: Name and titles the Abbasid caliph in three lines - الناصر لدين / الله امير المؤمنين (al-Nasir li-Din Allah, Commander of the Faithful); names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin - الملك الافضل علي و الملك الظاهر غازي بن الملك الناصر يوسف (the King al-Afdal 'Ali and the King al-Zahir Ghazi b. al-Malik al-Nasir Ayyub); name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin - حسام الدين يولق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر بن ايل غازي بن ارتق ضرب سنة ست و تسعين و خمس (Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, King of the Diyar Bakr, b. al-Ghazi b, Artuq, struck (in the) year 596)
Dim: 30 mm, 14.67
1 commentsQuant.Geek04/12/22 at 01:14Stkp: very nice

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch (Sear 245; DOC I 272; MIB 163)Obv: ΛNRTCSΛINΛΓAPC or similar; Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian to right
Rev: Large C containing Sear monogram 2
Dim: 22 mm, 3.60 g

Sear Monogram 2

1 commentsQuant.Geek03/28/22 at 03:28v-drome: I like this very much!

1 commentsQuant.Geek03/03/22 at 20:31Jay GT4: Great style

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.3) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / ЬASILЄ / ЬASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 27mm, 9.26g1 commentsQuant.Geek03/01/22 at 18:53cmcdon0923: Very nice example!

Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head having

on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.1 commentsQuant.Geek02/27/22 at 20:50cmcdon0923: Very nice class J !!

Nepal Manuscript Covers: The Churning of the Ocean of MilkThe churning of the ocean of milk, in Hinduism, is one of the central events in the ever-continuing struggle between the devas (gods) and the asuras (demons, or titans).

The gods, who had become weakened as a result of a curse by the sage Durvasas, invited the asuras to help them recover the elixir of immortality, the amrita, from the depths of the cosmic ocean. Mount Mandara—a spur of Mount Meru, the world axis—was torn out to use as a churning stick and was steadied at the bottom of the ocean by Vishnu in his avatar as the tortoise Kurma. The asuras held the head of the naga (half-human, half-cobra) Vasuki, who was procured for a churning rope, and the gods held his tail. When Vasuki’s head vomited forth poison that threatened to fall into the ocean and contaminate the amrita, the god Shiva took it and held it in his throat, a feat that turned his throat blue.

In the churning of the ocean many wonderful treasures were brought up from the depths:

(1) Chandra, the moon,
(2) parijata, a beautiful and fragrant tree that is now planted in Indra’s heaven,
(3) the four-tusked elephant Airavata, Indra’s mount,
(4) Kamadhenu, the cow of plenty,
(5) Madira, the goddess of wine
(6) Kalpavriksha, the wish-fulfilling tree,
(7) the apsaras (celestial dancers),
(8) the celestial horse Uccaihshravas,
(9) the goddess Lakshmi, who became Vishnu’s wife,
(10) Panchajanya, Vishnu’s conch,
(11) Vishnu’s mace and magic bow,
(12) various gems,
(13–14) Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, who rose up out of the waters carrying in his hands the supreme treasure, the amrita.

When the amrita appeared, the gods and the asuras fought over its possession, though they had originally agreed to share it equally. After many adventures, it was finally consumed by the gods, who were thus restored in strength.1 commentsQuant.Geek02/26/22 at 20:08Jay GT4: Really enjoying these manuscripts you've adde...

1 commentsQuant.Geek02/23/22 at 19:03Jay GT4: What is the text from?

Bactrian Manuscript (380-485 CE): An Order to Meyam's Servant (Sims-Williams document xs)1) ...............αμο αβο μηιαμο
2) βανδαγο Þιιο απαρσο λαδο βο-
3) ... νοργο ί β΄ μανρο νοργο
4) γ(?)

(1-2) ...should give back to Meyam's servant
(3-4) twelve measures of ...(and) three(?) measures of ...1 commentsQuant.Geek02/23/22 at 02:21Jay GT4: Wonderful

Ancient Greece: Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) AE20 Unit, Uncertain Mint (SNG ANS 850; Mionnet I, 750)Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia.
Rev.: ΦILIΠΠOY, Naked youth on horse prancing right on ground line, spearhead below.
2 commentsQuant.Geek03/06/21 at 16:10*Alex: Superb coin

Macedonian Kingdom: Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia (320-306 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Babylon (Price 3722)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram in wreath; below throne, AX monogram2 commentsQuant.Geek01/11/21 at 21:34Anaximander: Such a beautiful specimen (big sigh).

Byzantine Empire: Nicephorus I (802-811) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1607; DOC III.5)Obv: Facing busts of Nicephorus on the left, with short beard, and Stauracius on the right, beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys; between their heads, cross.
Rev: Large M between XXX and NNN; above, cross; beneath, A.
Dim: 25 mm; 3.97 g

A Flipover Double Strike of Sear 1607...1 commentsQuant.Geek12/21/20 at 03:47wileyc: nice.

Roman Republic: Anonymous (ca. 211 BCE) Æ Quadrans, Uncertain Sardinian, Sicilian, or non-Roman Italian Mint (Crawford 56/5; Sydenham 143c/679c)Obv: Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin; ••• to left
Rev: Prow of galley right; ROMA above, ••• below

Overstruck on a Carthaginian Tanit/horse type coinage2 commentsQuant.Geek11/30/20 at 02:20Jay GT4: I like it. Great overstrike

Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BCObv: Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monogram within circle [above grape bunch?] in left field, blundered legend AÎ›EXANÎ”...
Dim: 3.89g, 18mm, 9h
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/07/20 at 13:09Jay GT4: Amazing style

1 commentsQuant.Geek11/04/20 at 10:12shanxi: interesting example

1 commentsQuant.Geek10/12/20 at 16:08shanxi: nice

Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX (1295-1320) AR Basilikon, Constantinople (Sear 2402; DOC V.534; LPC 88.35; PCPC 167)Obv: KVPIЄ-BOHΘЄI; Christ enthroned facing on backless throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left; IC-XC across fields; large dot below each elbow of Christ
Rev: AVTOKPATO-PЄC POMAIШN; Andronicus II bearded and Michael IX with mustache, each standing facing, wearing crown, saccos and loros, both holding labarum between them with circle on shaft below banner2 commentsQuant.Geek01/04/20 at 18:12quadrans: wow, great coin,

Pamphylia, Aspendus: Anonymous (ca. 465-430 BCE) AR Stater (SNG France 3, 12)Obv: Helmeted nude hoplite warrior advancing right, shield in left hand, spear forward in right; countermark on lower right
Rev: EΣ-TFFΔI, triskeles clockwise; lion crouching left below in background, ΠΦ below lion, all within incuse square
Dim: 19mm, 2h

2 commentsQuant.Geek12/27/19 at 13:03shanxi: nice example

Roman Imperial: Constantine II (317-337 CE) Æ3 Nummus, Trier (RIC-147)Obv: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C; Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine right
Rev: CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE; Sol standing, raising right hand and holding globe, T-F across fields, •ATR in exergue
1 commentsQuant.Geek07/07/19 at 17:29lech.stepniewski: Nice coin, but it is RIC 154

Byzantine Empire: Leo V the Armenian (813-820) AR Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear 1628; DOC 4)Obv: IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA; Cross potent on three steps
Rev: LЄOҺ / S COҺSTAҺ/TIҺЄ Є CΘЄЧ/ ЬASILIS RO/mAIOҺ in five lines
Dim: 2.13 g1 commentsQuant.Geek05/08/19 at 05:39quadrans: Another nice piece Laughing

Byzantine Empire: Michael I Rhangabe (811-813) AR Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear 1616; DOC III.3)Obv: IhSЧS XRIS-tЧS ҺICA; Cross potent on three steps; triple border
Rev: +MIXA/HL S ΘЄOFV/LACtЄ ЄC Θ'/ bASILIS RO/mAIOҺ legend in five lines; triple border
Dim: 2.16 g1 commentsQuant.Geek05/08/19 at 05:38quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile

Bruttium, the Brettii: Anonymous (ca. 214-211 BCE) Æ Double – Didrachm (Scheu, Bronze 1; HN Italy 1975)Obv: Helmeted head of Ares left; two pellets to right, grain ear below
Rev: Nike standing left, erecting trophy; cornucopia between

2 commentsQuant.Geek04/10/19 at 04:20Jay GT4: Exceptional

Lydia, Maeonia: Pseudo-autonomous issue at time of Marcus Aurelius (161-180) Æ Unit (BMC 17-18; Lindgren I, 749; RPC IV online, 1325; SNG Copenhagen 222-223; SNG München 302)Obv: Bearded head of Herakles to left
Rev: MAIO-NÎ©N; Omphale advancing right, wearing lion's skin and holding club over shoulder
Dim: 19 mm, 5.10 g, 12 h1 commentsQuant.Geek04/01/19 at 08:10shanxi: nice example

Roman Imperial: Julian II (360-363) Æ Double Maiorina, Antioch (RIC 216; LRBC 2640)Obv: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Julian II to right
Rev: SECVRITAS REI PVB; Bull standing right; above, two stars; below, ANTÎ“ flanked by two palms
Dim: 29 mm, 7.38 g, 6 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek04/01/19 at 04:07Jay GT4: Really great coin!

Byzantine Empire: Maurice Tiberius (582-602) Æ Pentanummium, Nicomedia (Sear 516; MIB 83; DOC 118)Obv: D N mAVRI or similar; Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius to right
Rev: Large Є; to left N
Dim: 18 mm, 1.78 g, 6 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek02/26/19 at 09:17Paul R3: Super coin! Love the uneven flan shape and cartoon...

1 commentsQuant.Geek02/24/19 at 19:29quadrans: Great piece ..I like it.. Smile

Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1204-1261) Æ Half-tetarteron, Constantinople (Sear 2058; CLBC 11.26; DOC IV Type A; Grierson 1265)Obv: MP - Î˜V in field; Bust of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion
Rev: Leaved patriarchal cross
Dim: 19 mm, 2.26 g1 commentsQuant.Geek12/16/18 at 12:19laney: Very interesting coin.

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Half Follis, Nicomedia, RY 16 (Sear 203; DOC 236; MIBE 153)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI; Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right
Rev: Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O and XÐ§ in field; CH in exergue
Dim: 30 mm, 10.28 g, 11 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/18 at 10:11Simon: eally nice portrait.

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis, Theoupolis/Antioch (Sear 215A; MIB 127)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVS; Justinian enthroned facing, holding long scepter with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left
Rev: Large M between stars; above, cross; below, Γ; in exergue, +THЄЧṖ+
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/18 at 03:27wileyc: Nice Justinian I.

Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Constantinople (Sear 438A; DOC 22; MIBE 33a)Obv: d m TIb PP AVI; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Tiberius II, Constantine right
Rev: Large Ð§
Dim: 18 mm, 1.79 g, 1 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/18 at 03:19wileyc: nice

Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head having

on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.
Dim: 25.96 mm, 5.26 g, 12 h

Overstruck on a class I anonymous follis SBCV 1889 1 commentsQuant.Geek12/09/18 at 19:41Simon: Great Overstrike.

Arabia Felix, Lihyan: Anonymous (ca. 2nd-1st century BCE) Æ Tetradrachm (BMC Arabia pl. LV 2-9; Huth 40)Obv: Devolved head ot Athena to right
Rev: AÎ˜E Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig
Dim: 23 mm, 12.83 g, 9 h1 commentsQuant.Geek12/09/18 at 14:17shanxi: nice

1 commentsQuant.Geek12/08/18 at 23:48Stkp: Very nice

Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Hemiobol, Tarsus (Price 3030)Obv: Head of Herakles in lion's skin headdress to right
Rev: AÎ›EÎžANÎ”POY franked by bow in case and club; above club, grape bunch on stern and N
Dim: 17.5 mm, 6.84 g, 8 h1 commentsQuant.Geek12/08/18 at 18:05Canaan: That is stunning, Fleur de coin

Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Arados (Price 3332; SNG Alpha Bank 675; SNG Saroglos 579-81)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AÎ›EÎžANÎ”POY to right, BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ in exergue, kerykeion in left field, AP monogram
Dim: 25 mm, 17.13 g, 3 h1 commentsQuant.Geek12/07/18 at 17:17Stkp: nice one

Megaris, Megara: Anonymous (ca. 275-250 BCE) Æ Dichalkon (BCD Peloponnesos 18.1; HGC 4-1798)Obv: Prow left; ÎœÎ•Î“Î‘ above
Rev:Tripod flanked by two dolphins swimming upward
Dim: 3.21 gm, 13 mm1 commentsQuant.Geek12/05/18 at 18:37quadrans: Nice one

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.2) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / Ð¬ASILÐ„ / Ð¬ASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 25mm, 5.38g

Overstruck on an Anonymous Class C Follis1 commentsQuant.Geek12/04/18 at 17:15cmcdon0923: Good detail for a class F

Sarabhapuriyas of Maha Kosala: Prasannamitra (ca. 525-550 CE) AV 12 Rattis (ATEC 5207; ACR 904; Friedberg 120)Obv: Garuda standing facing with wings outstretched, flanked by discus and sankh shell; crescent and pellet flanking head; in lower region, Brahmi legend: śri prasannamitra, kalasa below
Rev: Incuse image of obverse design
Dim: 18mm, 1.32 g, 12h1 commentsQuant.Geek11/29/18 at 06:51quadrans: Wow...

Byzantine Empire: Maurice Tiberius (582-602) Æ Pentanummium, Constantinople (Sear 501A; MIB 74c)Obv: DN mAV RCPPAG or similar; Bust facing right, diademed, in cuirass and paludamentum
Rev: Large Є; to left A
Dim: 16mm, 1.43g
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/24/18 at 11:14okidoki: great reverse

Mysore: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1799-1868) AE 5 Cash (C#171a.1)Obv: Elephant to left with trunk upraised; Kannada legend above - ಶ್ರೀ ಚಾಮುಂಡಿ (Sri Chamundi) with sun and moon between ಶ್ರೀ (Sri); the whole enclosed in lined circle and ring of dots.
Rev: ಕೃಷ್ಣ (Krishna); ಮಯಿಲಿ ಕಾಸು ೫ (Mayili Kasu 5), V CASH in English below, enclosed in lined circle1 commentsQuant.Geek11/20/18 at 14:53EB: Interesting coin

A size comparison of a Fanam with a Multiple Dirham1 commentsQuant.Geek11/11/18 at 15:11EB: Two beautiful coins, great comparison!

Battle of Actium2 commentsQuant.Geek11/09/18 at 04:36Randygeki(h2): Very nice!

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