1853 was the only year with Arrows and Rays. (In this thread "A&R"). The arrows at the date and the glory of rays on the reverse showed that the...
Thanks for the notice.
In 10 days, it will reach maximum apparent brightness, though only about a quarter of it is lit up by the Sun. It is hard to miss in the west in...
[ATTACH] Semmelweis, the savior of mothers....
See Rono's reply in #18 above. I lived in Lansing and central Michigan for many years before moving to other places. I just got my 25-year ANA...
The Greek word is oikist (οἶκιστής). From the Oxford Classical Dictionary online: Founders were chiefly important before Alexander the Great in...
I am going to push the boundaries and go with Herakles and the towns named Herakleia. These are from VCoins at the moment. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I vote yes. I write for a living. I stopped counting publications 20 years ago and just say "over 300" now. Like most things in life, writing is...
Dont' forget John Leonard Riddell. Riddell rejected the “miasma” theory of disease, the claim that unhealthy vapors cause sickness; and believed...
The Great Plague 1665-1666 "All trade with London and other plague towns was stopped. The Council of Scotland declared that the border with...
IN THE YEAR OF THE PLAGUE (It is known that some ancient Roman coins have medical instruments on them. My only image of a microscope on a coin is...
Of course, AVTR for Autronia. My oversight of the obvious, as it is the subject of the discussion. I got fixated on "zeichen." And, yes, who does...
Well, thanks to all and a nice find! Who does not love old tickets? They truly speak to the historicity of the particular coin. Allow me to...
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