Although I have been in my job as bibliographer for 4 decades, from time to time I run across books in our library I have not seen. Given that our...
A wonderful write up. Thanks! I've always thought those lines from Odyssey Book 17 are the saddest words in Greek literature. At least they are to...
Here's my S. 1890 in a poor photo. 5.23 gr. 24.5 mm. 6 hr. [ATTACH]
Of course! Yes, now I recognize it. The library where I work owns it. I just didn't recognize the abbreviation. Thank you!
Dear BenSi, I feel I should know this, but to what does CLBC refer? Thanks in advance.
Decades ago a friend of mine buried a number of ancient coins in his back yard in order to re-patinate them. Years later, like Sam Pepys'...
Wonderful post, Valentinian. The coinage is a useful weather-vane to tracking the vicissitudes of fortune between Constantine VII, his over-pushy...
I will recommend no single book, but only offer an observation that some members may find interesting. I work in a university library that...
The numbers you mention are not photographed in the Bates book either. I'm attaching a scan of the page that you cite. I hope this is of some help.
I have a small group of denars. I stop with 1550. 1503-12 Obverse and reverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1513-27 Obverse and reverse. Photo lacking a...
Here's an important, but partial, ceremonial silver miliaresion of Constantine IV, Constantinople, 668 AD. 2.88 gr. 20.8 mm. 7hr. This obverse...
Oh, good, then you're way ahead of me. Just wanted to make certain the book was known.
This source may also be of interest. The London mint of Constantius and Constantine / Hubert J. Cloke & Lee Toone with Adrian B. Marsden. London...
Another fruitful period for animal types would be that of Philip I, who celebrated the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome with his Secular...
But will they fit in the soda machine down the hall?
Yes, thank you for the clarification.
Another reason may be that the coinage of the restored empire (1261-1453) was in many ways much more complex iconographically than that of all the...
Wow! I see some of my coins on this site. But every Byzantine coin? I don't see anything past S2020. Am I overlooking the obvious?
Yes, the greatest benefit I've got from ancient coins is the dear friends with which I have been blessed over the years - people I would not have...
One of my favorite provincials: Geta from Isaura Nova, Cilicia. 3.85 gr., 21.3 mm. 6hr. BMC 5; SNG Levante 265. I treasure it especially for how...
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