True or not, it is a nice story to tell about that coin.;)
Well, in fact, if you look at this globe, it has STARS in it. The globe represents the night sky or the universe. Ancients knew the Earth was...
Lovely pieces! I wouldn´t know them if it wasn´t for your thread. Thanks! Of course, now I want one...or two. ;)
Nice coin, the hole is quite intriguing though... Why would anyone pierce it to show emperor´s head down? Why is it in such a good state if it...
The person riding the lion is a punic goddess, Dea Caelestis (Carthage´s patron goddess) which is shown happily jumping over a stream of water....
For some reason, "old" looks more realistic than "new" to me. Would choose "old" but larger size. Anyway, my own photos aren´t this good, so...:oops:
Lovely overstrikes!
I am not quite convinced about how to answer your questions. All three seem to be one and the same reason. Die crack perhaps? :/ Reverse,...
Well, since I don´t have any medieval "half-coin" Here´s my roman: [IMG] It was struck in Colonia Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain) -a colony of...
Tiny little gem.
That´s one of the best features in ancient coin collecting.
I wasn´t saying you were wrong, just pointing out the fact that Caracalla was first to introduce double denarius, now called "antoniniani" due to...
Well, first radiate crown in roman coinage was certainly not Elagabalus. If you are talking about antoninianii (radiate emperor obv) Caracalla was...
You and I, buddy...so much of everything to discover there!
There is an article on BBC magazine (july issue) about the comercial relations of India with Rome, it is written by Michael Wood. He found some...
Jokes only a few can understand. Like crazy people jokes... jajaja;)
Yes, perhaps I didn´t express it well, I meant that he ruled over a vast spread of land which came to be known as India.
Here are mine, one round and the other..square...ish (clipped): [IMG] [IMG] These reverse symbols have been related to Ashoka (304-232 BC)...
Nice one! plus, Carthage always being such a "different" mint. This one is on my wish list for quite some time now.
They look OK to me too.
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