Yes, I was wondering how far that coin might have circulated from Nicaea. If at some distance, the bezant might have still been important in...
At the time of the coin's minting there was not much left of the Byzantine Empire and the purity of the metal, originally 24 carats, had been...
If you collect ancient coins you come to realize that almost all of them were at some point in their lives cleaned. Over time, if you have the...
I once read somewhere that the ones with the word "dol" or "doll" along with 1/4 or 1/2 were NOT genuine, that the originals did not have any...
In addition to coin and currency collecting I have collected historical artifacts, historic weapons, photographic equipment and railroad...
Pretty much agree, but the remedy may be different from what you are planning. I have always liked the study, or just reading of history and for...
Yes, it can be crowded. I went there in the early 1980's by myself and no part of a tour. It was early July with a very early sunrise. I got to...
You might want to contact whoever it is who makes Legos and show them this. They might be interested in featuring it in one of their promotional...
Had Claudius Gothicus not died of the plague so early in his reign. I think late Roman history, and that of the rest of the world, would have been...
Isn't that an Antioch billon tetradrachma of Phillip II?
Thanks for the article. I still can't figure out for sure when those one cent pieces were counter stamped.
When was this J.B. Schiller the proprietor of this establishment? The token may have been made prior to secession early in 1861 or after New...
Thank you very much for posting that video. I try to see all the programs I can about Antiquity but I had missed this one.
Half cents were sometimes made into buttons.
Something to keep in mind though, is that we know the statuary of the ancient Greco-Roman world was colorfully painted. In a few instances, we can...
Yes, it appears that they were not Southern manufactured and done before the Civil War. Apparently the inscription of the OP is somewhat different...
I am very skeptical of such items for several reasons. First anything associated with the South in the US Civil War is accorded great value...
May I suggest that you not begin by addressing members as "ancient dudes"?
In my opinion they are both genuine ancients and both plated coins. From their appearance they both circulated for a while before the cores became...
Grazie mille
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