You know @Deacon Ray I am not a real historian and this era in history was very muddled. What actually happened is not easy to figure but there is...
or even a little ZUZ! Not sure if the the zuzim have the temple, will have to check. Here is a Zuz with the temple trumpets! [IMG]
Thanks Dadams for the video. Here also is a link to an historical novel that covers a lot of details about the revolt and the person of Shimon B'K...
wow!, beauties for sure Deacon Ray! I wondered when you would get a Bar Kochba for your collection. Never figured to ask you about it because of...
These are some knowledgeable folks who have weighed in on this. @SvenE you might consider reporting this coin to Forum Fakes site and get familiar...
FYI- for the future since I don't think you can change the title of the thread now but if you put in RIC Julia Domna in the title it may bring...
There is one on vcoins here:...
Thanks!
me too:. Cappadocia Caesarea SEVERUS ALEXANDER AE coin. Minted between 222&235 A.D. It measures 24 MM and weighs 10.06 Grams (only attribution...
It does smell a little fishy... Thanks for the suggestion
Augustus coins @Valentinian and Bargain Bin ancients @Brian Bucklan are both posters here on CT and will help you get educated about ancients....
it was in an auction by a very reputable seller- Ed Beck who guarantees his coins for life. This coin is about as far away from being a fake as...
[ATTACH] standing-Lion Samaria, 4th Century BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.49g, 12h). Sidonian galley to left over waves. R/ Persian king fighting lion; O...
This Tiberius was $49.00 just purchased to help teach Roman numerals: And this may have been a little high.[ATTACH]
The Bahir is not an imitation, it is a part of what we call Torah Shel B'Peh- the oral teachings of the mouth. The Yetzirah's written documents...
Bought this obscure little bronze from Brian Bucklan quite some time ago. According to his research there are only two or three known and...
RIC II, Part I (2007) Carradice, I.A. & T.V. Buttrey. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. II, Part 1: From AD 69 to 96. (London, 2007). C2: Extremely...
[ATTACH] Here are full links and some text from two ancient Hebrew books, the Sepher HaBahir and the Sepher Yetzirah that contain a little of the...
Why HATE to say it - I have studied these matters all my life, coming from a family and long line of rabbinical scholars of sacred text including...
Yes but the specific rule is that ONLY ONE smaller number goes to the left to be subtracted. That is in the page of the book that Doug recommends...
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