@hotwheelsearl The connection to art history was advice from Patricia Lawrence, for which I am infinitely grateful. Jochen
Dear Friends of mythology! Coins with the depiction of Io I have found only from Gaza. On this coin she is named EIΩ on the left side of the rev....
What a wonderful coin. Jochen
Dear friends of ancient mythology! Today I would like to tell something about one of the countless gods of the East: Hadad. The Coin: Syria,...
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! Quite a long time I was interested in the names Aias and Teukros on the coins of Olba (please, don't confuse...
Dear friends of ancient mythology! I think it's time for a new article. The Coin: Thrace, Byzantion, Severus Alexander, AD 222-235 AE 26, 7.68g,...
Sorry, I don't understand the discussion about whether it's a leopard or a panther. I had learned that leopard and panther are synonyms and that...
It is Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020) 8.25.20.2, struck under Marcus Claudius Agrippa. The rev. legend is VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIKO-ΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPΩ Best regards
An example of my collection: Thracia, Hadrianopolis, Gordian III, Jurokova 482 Gordian III, AD 238-244 AE 28, 8.34g obv. AYT KM ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AV...
Dear friends of Nikopolis ad Istrum! Most people of us know that the governor of Thrace under Commodus was Caecilius Servilianus. This was at the...
Dear friends of Nikopolis! Here I want to share one of my rarest coins of Nikopolis ad Istrum: Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Macrinus,...
I think this die combination has not been posted: Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, AD 217-218 AE 28, 12.99g, 27.72mm, 45°...
Dear Friends of Nikopolis ad Istrum! Today I have won on Ebay a coin from Nikopolis with a new legend of Caecilius Servilianus. This is the...
Dear Doug! Thank you for your hint. Correctly it should read: 11. Geta 93 100 115 124 129 131 130 133 Best regards
Dear friends of the coins of Nikopolis ad Istrum! Thanks to the untiring work of Prof. Jekov and myself, the new 2020 edition of...
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! Until today I have presented only coins from my collection. Today I must show another coin from CoinArchives...
Dear Friends of ancient mythology! Everytime you look a bit closer at your coins you can detect very interesting stories. This happened to me...
Dear Friends of provincial coins! The rev. of this coin has not left me in peace. Now I have talked with an expert for antique statues about it....
Dear Friends of ancient mythology, I think it's time for a new article! The Coin: Sicily, Syracuse, c.475-450 BC Silver litra, 12.4mm, 0.653g...
Dear Edward! Thank you for your suggestion. I have thought of these too. BTW The upper depiction is correctly called "Gushed fountain with three...
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