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| Is It A Sasanian Empire Coin?
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Finn235
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 Posted 07/10/2022 2:14 pm
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"Indo Sassanian" covers the broad range of Indian-made imitations of Peroz I drachms minted in India between about 500-1300 AD. It is a type of coinage, not a kingdom (and not to be confused by the Kushano Sassanians who almost exclusively made bronze and gold coins modeled after Kushan types)
Wikipedia has some scant coverage on the series but it mostly based off of guesswork based on findspots. The Chavada were one of the earlier kingdoms in Gujarat after the Gujjar people settled down in the area - is is probable that they assisted in the development of these series, but again it is important to remember that these coins are intentionally anonymous and there are no historic anchors for the Gadhaiya type (anepigraphic and highly geometrical) until the 10th century - thus, everything else is just guesswork. |
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| Pretty Cool List Of Roman Emperors
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Finn235
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Posted 07/09/2022 10:41 pm
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I've seen the image making its rounds before.
What I really don't get is why the person who made this decided to leave off all of the "co-emperors"?
Lucius Verus, Geta, Philip II, Volusian, and then it leaves off anyone who ruled primarily/only in the East, starting with Numerian. Hostilian was a "co-emperor" but gets a place in the chart?
Also they used Divus Augustus in place of Caligula! |
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| Is It A Sasanian Empire Coin?
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Finn235
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Posted 07/09/2022 6:21 pm
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Early Indo Sassanian, tentatively 1.1.7 "Line Style II"(full series 1.1 in my signature!)
Attributing these is extremely troublesome. Stylistically they are still very close to the Peroz I prototype, probably minted around 700, if not earlier.
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| New Pick Up - Hostilian?
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Finn235
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Posted 04/22/2022 6:32 pm
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Nice pickup!
I agree it's definitely Hostilian, although a weird portrait for him... normally his issues as Caesar give him a very round head and button nose
IMO, the portrait looks more like Etruscus
Perhaps they just used one of his portraits? Decius' Busts also vary quite a bit, so perhaps 2 or 3 chief engravers at the mint at that time.
Super pick up! |
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| Most Scarce Roman Emperors?
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Finn235
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Posted 04/21/2022 2:46 pm
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With late bronzes, familiarize yourself with the Constantinian dynasty, the Valentinian dynasty, and the Theodosian dynasty- all members of those (except Nepotian and Hanniballianus) are common, and basically everyone else is scarce to rare.
Past Honorius, the main challenge is that most rare emperors issued the same types as common emperors, and rarely have more than just a couple visible letters. I have a small bag of "maybe Johannes" Victory type AE4s which could also be Valentinian III, Honorius, Theodosius II, etc.
The *really* rare ones mostly did not issue bronze at all, just gold and sometimes silver. The odds of finding a Jovinus or Petronius Maximus unattributed in a collection is incredibly slim, but I suppose not impossible. |
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| Most Scarce Roman Emperors?
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Finn235
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Posted 04/21/2022 11:32 am
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In terms of official emperors (which I define as those ratified by the Senate and generally unopposed by any official authority), I believe Olybrius takes the cake, with only 12 or 13 known coins across all denominations, most of which are in museums. Romulus Augustus isn't much more common, but usually brings strong six figures due to the romantic association of his abdication to the official beginning of the Dark Ages.
In terms of usurpers, there are a few unique ones of dubious quality, but Domitianus II, Saturnius, and Silbannacus are all known from two coins each and are accepted to be authentic coins of a real individual. |
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| Info About Echizento
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Finn235
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Posted 02/07/2022 10:20 am
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Ron,
I'm at a loss for words - I can't even imagine what you ate going through right now. I am glad that you have beaten this thing, and I hope you can take solace in your family and your friends here  |
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30% too light to be authentic