Coins

I have a coin collection, these are some of my favorites. They are not very valuable, but I like them for the images and the history behind them. There are American, Roman, Afghani, and Sassanian coins in this photo.

I especially enjoy the portraits, they really fire my imagination.



From top left to top right:

American Quarter 1854, American Penny 1853, American Penny 1852



From middle left to middle right:

Roman Coin The Usurper Claudius Gothicus, Roman Coin The Usurper Victorinus, Afghani Rupee from the Muslim year 1273 which is about 1900 AD, American Half Cent 1834



From bottom middle to bottom right:

Sassanian Dirhem Khusru II 590 to 627 AD , Sassanian Dirhem Khusru II 590 to 627 AD, Roman Republican Denarius sometime BC





This is a British coin from India depicting the Empress Victoria. It is a 2 Annas coin, and it is from the late 19th century, 1897. It is about 1 cm in diameter.