Daughter of Antiochus III the Great, Laodikea IV was also the wife of Antiochus IV and supreme head of all the priestesses in the entire Seleucid...
Weighing just 1.45 g., this Ottoman silver coin reads regnal year 8 of date 930 AH. I suppose it dates back to mid 16th century AD. Can't really...
No steal.. Just occasion and Luck. Congrats..
I can read ANUS AUG in right field of obverse. The Emperor has a round military sign on his left shoulder.
Love that tall branch.
Struck at Antioch under Domitian, the following coin has SC in reverse and the legend is Latin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The first coin was struck in Rome for Antioch, I think. It's a silver antoninianus with Valerian on the obverse and Diana holding a torch with her...
Happy ending.
So long.. Here are 3 ancient original lamps which are part of a recent lot I could acquire. I've also added a strange charming piece of colored...
I think this coin represents queen Arsinoe. She was the daughter of Ptolemy I and wife of Lysimachos. I'm preparing to purchase it tomorrow but...
C is NERO. You're right.
Yes it is. And then it evolved in the form of a candelabrum used in Jewish religious ceremonies. I remember coin-sister LaCointessa providing us...
It didn't take me long to notice that this new acquisition represents the Menorah, a sacred mysterious tree of wisdom dating back to thousands of...
The OP coin is the best example of the combination "Art and History."Congrats..
Pantikapaion is currently the modern city of Kertch in the Ukraine. The OP coin is likely to be listed under SNG Munich 19. You can find it on...
Fantastic new issue of research on these ancient temples. Smyrna is currently known as "IZMIR" in Turkey. What does the bust of the "Senate" hint...
Thanks @shanxi . That's interesting, I'm going to make a search about the Senate on the obverse.
The reverse of this bronze coin has a temple under which I can nearly read "AROPAN" in exergue. The obverse shows an Emperor's bust head right. It...
@Octarinetabellatchitchix.. I think a serpent is a coiled snake, suggesting it's bigger. The term serpent derives possibly from a musical bass...
Quite a difference between "Before" and After cleaning. Wise means to begin the year with a silver Tet for personal test, belonging to an Emperor...
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