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What we can help with

Persian Treasury is a small editorial project and we cannot answer every kind of question, but the messages that get the fullest reply tend to fall into a few clear categories. The notes below explain what we can and cannot do, and how to write a message that we will be able to act on quickly.

Corrections and disputed attributions

We welcome corrections of any kind — typographical, factual, attributional or transliterative. The most useful corrections cite a source: a published reference, a museum accession number, an auction lot, or a peer-reviewed article. We will always acknowledge a substantive correction in the entry's edit history. If you disagree with our attribution of a specific coin to a specific ruler or mint, please tell us which entry, summarise the alternative attribution, and link to the supporting reference. We update typically within a week and always within a month.

Image rights and reuse

Almost every image on Persian Treasury is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons or public-domain licence; the source link on each entry leads to the original file with full licence terms. Where we have used a museum or auction-house image with permission, this is noted in the entry. We do not have the right to re-licence third-party images. If you believe an image on the site infringes your rights, please send the entry URL, the original publication of your image, and proof of ownership; we will remove or replace the image within 72 hours pending verification.

Scholarly contributions

We accept contributions of new catalogue entries, era introductions, and glossary terms from researchers, museum curators and experienced collectors. Contributions should be in English (we will arrange Persian translation), should cite at least one published source per assertion, and should be released under a Creative Commons licence compatible with the rest of the archive. Authorship credit can be acknowledged in the entry footer at the contributor's preference. Please write before submitting a long contribution so we can confirm fit and avoid duplicate work.

Questions we cannot answer

We do not appraise coins, value collections, or identify forgeries from photographs. We do not buy or sell coins and cannot recommend specific dealers. We do not provide certificates of authenticity. For any of these services please contact a professional numismatic firm (e.g. CNG, Heritage, Künker, Roma Numismatics, Stephen Album Rare Coins) or an accredited grading service (NGC Ancients, PCGS). We also cannot answer legal questions about ownership, import or export of cultural property; please consult a specialist lawyer in your jurisdiction.

Press and academic enquiries

We are happy to assist journalists, documentary producers, textbook publishers and academic researchers. For interview requests please include the publication, the deadline, the angle and the questions in advance. For permission to reproduce text from the site in print or broadcast, a short attribution ("Persian Treasury, persiantreasury.com") is sufficient for fair-use excerpts; longer reproductions require written permission. For high-resolution versions of original Persian Treasury text or graphics please specify intended use and print quantity.

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