Am not knowledgeable on Gujar matters, but I looked a bit into the sources last night. I do not have Maheshwari but he seems to broadly follow the...
There is quite a lot that could be said in reply to your argument, but for now I will comment just on your complete avoidance of the numismatic...
The first few coins on the second row are (of course) issued under the political control of Wang an Shi, back around 1069-74. I think he holds...
Thanks for the thoughts, which I fear too often represent only laudable aspirations - at odds with real life Perhaps, as you say, you have just...
Perhaps relevant is my own experiences regarding the financing of rescue archaeology in the UK? When I was younger, and less understood how the...
Fascinating. Maybe that ticket is now the only record of a large coin find?!! Through local contacts I tracked down this record - of a possible...
Personally I fear we are treating the symptoms rather than the causes in this thread. I judge 1920’s events - the backlash against the rolling out...
On a general note, back when we were writing “Jitals” (meaning of the term defined at the beginning of our account) I intended it as a platform...
That’s a lovely coin Doug – is it yours? These early heavy jitals were known almost exclusively from a small group in the BM. Over the years I...
Hello Nicholas That Plato 'got crotchety towards the end' is a standard position that Sir Karl Popper considered in detail, but rejected. I...
I recommend Karl Popper's "Open Society and it Enemies" vol I to anyone seeking a well rounded understanding of Plato's ideology. (as I recall...
Further to my last - I tracked down the source of Bransbourg’s graph to this (on line) paper by Carla (see page 29+)...
A further new work on late Roman inflationary matters – very interesting, but not written in a very accessible way....
Update: An interesting recent piece here on Aurelian's reform....
I would much welcome comment from others, but as I understand it the (Nero+) denarius disappeared as a coin in the 3rd century, and by the early...
The name of the gold dinar seems to reference the denarius aureus, but its weight instead seems to deliberately repudiate Roman standards, and...
I totally agree with Doug here. I would just add that I am proud to call myself an amateur Rob T
Yes. Especially important in probate - the sharing out of a legacy etc, but of course in connection with a 12 ounce pound. As best I recall the...
Thanks for the fun reply Kevin. Here is something (a joke?) from Horace that is perhaps worth thinking on? [Teacher] Now let the son of...
I am hazy even about what we are unclear about with this tribute penny matter Is the basic question something like – A) there was an official...
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