@tartanhill In principle, yes. The 1st Persian Empire was the Achaemenid Empire since 550 BC, until it was conquered by Alexander in 330 BC. After...
Dear Friends of ancient Mythology! I have wanted to write an article on Ahura Mazda for a long time, but have always shied away from it because...
Dear Friends of ancient Mythology! This small coin had originally caught my attention because of the humpback cattle on the reverse. When I...
It is too: AMNG I/1, 1088; Hristova/Jekov (2014), No.6.36.52; Pfeiffer (2013), 630 Best regards
A beautiful depiction with a touch of Christianity Jochen
@TerenceCheesman Very nice! Striking details! Jochen
Thank you for your comments. The following coin is an essential part of the great Demeter theme: The procession of the Kalathos of Demeter The...
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! Demeter was one of the most important goddesses of ancient Greece. And so she is understandably one of the...
Don't forget the Styrax! [ATTACH] https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-styrax-tree.331320/#post-3319954 Jochen
@Curtisimo A beautiful coin with full legends Jochen
@Andres2 How did you attribute this coin to Hyrcanus II? Without being able to read at least parts of the name, I would have my difficulties with...
Dear Friends of ancient coins! I have taken a certain affection for the small Hasmonean coins because of the writing of their legends. I love to...
Interesting coin. This is one of the irregular types that Curtis Clay pointed out. Jochen
@Sulla80 Yes, that sounds very likely. Jochen
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! I searched for a long time for the fate of the stone of Emesa, but found no answer. Do any of you know what...
The most likely explanation is a die break. Jochen
The "horn", the presumed bull penis, can only be found on coins from Rome and this only within a certain time. Jochen
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! The Roman emperor Elagabal (218-222) was actually called Varius Avitus Bassianus and was given the name Marcus...
The names of Amenemhet III. When I came across the name of the Pharaoh Ny-maat-Re in the article about Premarres (the name of Amenemhet II as a...
I want to add an excerpt from Edda Bresciani & Antonio Giammarusti, MEDINET MADI, the town of Amenemhat III, in 20 SHEDET Issue No. 1 (2014): In...
Separate names with a comma.
