Here is a coin from Hieropolis dating to ca 332 BC. It is referenced in Seyrig Numismatique Revue 1971 #3. The aramaic inscription reads (right...
For my birthday I bought this nice coin. The first Muslims who ruled in Spain were the descendants of the Umayyads who escaped the slaughter of...
I think the attribution may be correct. Remember that the script is not always exactly the same. Here is one from a sale:...
This coin (struck between 330 and 354) shows us the genius of the Roman People (hence Pop Romanvs) and (we think) the Milvian Bridge, perhaps the...
St. Tryphon is rare on coins. He is a third century martyr honored by Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. He is an unmercenary saint in that he...
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is wonderful for many reasons. Among other things it is droll. Here is what it says about St....
Yes. There is a Samarian coin like this with a different inscription between the king and lion and a different inscription over the ship instead...
In our Wednesday Night Class on the Apocrypha we looked at I Esdras which is the Greek word for Ezra. I have a substantial collection of Samarian...
Here is one of my coins of Mircea the Elder. Vlad's brother Radu, was quite handsome and was taken by Mehmed II (who conquered Constantinople in...
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