Nice set sonlarson! I visited Erupoe just before they introduced the Euro, and was in Britain when it officially went into use. I'm a little sad...
I would assume the Alexander connection is simply that his conquests set up the Greek Kingdoms in Bactria and the East and bring a Greek influence...
Love it! And such an influential figure too as you say.
Fantastic portrait!
@Alegandron - I'll be teaching the whole of Ancient History! Nothing is safe! (And I think we're in the same city, so we can compete at local...
Just received these two items. The first one was a bit of a surprise, as I just put in the opening bid and no one challenged me... I really bid...
That is true Mat... But I love the time period that it's worth putting my money towards them. Chances are when the new school year starts and...
Here is my first purchase of 2016 (sadly...). This short cross penny was issued under King John, but bearing the name of his father, Henry II (as...
Nice post! And lovely coin. I need to look in to some Warring States Period coins...
http://www.cngcoins.com/Digital+Publications+Archive.aspx I found it by clicking on the most recent issue shown, then at the bottom of the issue,...
Just got the chance - lovely write-up, and some interesting coins as well! I knew of the Danish connection, but never really saw Scandinavian...
Afraid not - I have trouble reading fiction set in the Middle Ages because I become to critical of it. I keep my historical fiction to the early...
History Today had a nice little write up on Aethelred II's coins. Wish it had a little more detail, but still good:...
Okay... The floodgates have now been opened... [ATTACH] 16th century map of Germany [ATTACH] Psalm sheet (I think 15th century, but not sure)...
I do agree that coin forums do seem to fill that void, but as TIF said above, there is something satisfying about holding and reading something...
I had been thinking about the Celator recently, but also numismatic societies like the ANA which publishes magazines (and smaller groups like the...
Gorgeous coin Panzer!
I wasn't going to post these since I already had a thread, but since the medieval pennies came up, here are my two... (Yep, I'm still lurking -...
you are right Swish - and I'm ashamed to say I missed looking at your post first! RIII has a key at right and T at left - OP definitely has the...
Whoops! I spoke too soon! There was a penny in York with a G and key near the neck... Let me rethink
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