Wonderful presentation, photos, and write up. Thank you!
I seem to recall once seeing a reference to a book or article on hand gestures in antiquity. The closest I can come to right now is the following...
This coin has always reminded me of some of the Nixon cartoons![ATTACH]
Speaking of ancient aliens, my wife is convinced from looking at certain Byzantine coins of mine that they are proof that aliens interbred with...
How about Theophilos' finger?[ATTACH]
I can well imagine that conversation. Because I work in a university department that has close and prominent ties to the international...
Here are 2 photos - doing ground work with our boy plus a coin version![ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Post your horses, chariots, carts, etc. This...
A beautiful example!
Thank you. Bought from an Italian dealer in the 1950s.
Yes, as noted above, Gratian did abolish the office of Pontifex Maximus. [ATTACH] The growing “Christianization” of imperial institutions in the...
Thank you all, for your wonderful help. If more replies come, I will read them just as eagerly.
Thank you, Parthicus! It will be interesting to see the dates of issue.
Dear Coin Talk friends, May I impose upon the Sasanian experts out there by asking for attribution help for the 4 coins whose photos are...
Here's an example with a reverse legend engraved retrograde. It's Constans II, Hexagram, Constantinople mint. Sear 989. On my example the reverse...
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