Charles V created a Royal Library, with 917 manuscripts. All his successors added new books, François I in the 16th c. ordered that all printers...
[ATTACH] Trajan Decius (249-251), Rhesaina (Ras al-'Ayn, Syria - presently occupied by Turkish forces, and they're not going to give it back to...
[ATTACH] These two have the date 926, meaning these akces were minted under Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned AH 926-974 = AD 1520-1566),...
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[ATTACH] on this one he is smiling...
[ATTACH] Vive l'Empereur ! Thank you ! I am pleased to know there was a specimen in the Cunetio Hoard ! And thanks for the photo : I can see...
[ATTACH] Valerian, antoninianus, BI 20 mm, 5.00 g. Obv. : IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, radiate draped and cuir. bust right, seen from front...
You could suspect a hoard if the coins were completely unknown and unpublished ones, and all of a sudden not one but several specimens surfaced in...
Like everybody here I think it is a fake.
I like the porphyry statue of the Four Tetrarchs. It sends a clear message about the new nature of the imperial power. It is in porphyry, a...
The 1st coin is a Nabataean unit of Aretas IV and Shuqilat. Aretas IV reigned from 9 BC to 40 AD. His 1st wife was queen Huldu, who probably died...
What did they do with the 30 silver coins - probably shekels of Tyre - Judas received for betraying Jesus and, according to different versions, he...
I think the 1st city that issued fixed denominations in bronze is Rome in the 3rd c. BC. ● : uncia ●● : sextans ●●● : quadrans ●●●● : triens S :...
Our obverse die linked specimens are very close to each other. I bought mine... in a gas station in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. I had my car...
[ATTACH] This follis is much like robinjojo's specimen. Same obverse die, different reverse die but same double strike.
[ATTACH] Domitian quadrans... Nice basket!
This does not look ancient, especially the letters. For me, just from the picture, it's a fantasy modern object.
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