Here's a follis that I picked up earlier this year. This coin was issued by Byzantine Emperor Alexius I (1081-1118 CE). I am not familiar with...
Yes, provided that we are thoughtful caretakers of the coins in our possession. I think this standard should also be applied to world at large,...
Lovely!
That's a very nice example.
Perhaps this link might be of interest to you: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ghosts-of-stonehenge/
I recently received a shipment from Germany, but it was through DHL.
Here's an Arab-Byzantine fals that I purchased from Roma's July 2019 auction (the same auction that had the Justinian I Theoupolis follis, year...
Thank you for the ASearch link.
I find the numeric value grading system to be little more than an attempt to render in numeric form what is mostly a subjective process. It is an...
I really like the archaic Janiform heads on the obverse, as well as the archaic portrait of Athena on the reverse - nice centering as well. Is...
Thanks Yes, this coin is different when compared to the late issues of Justinian I. I found a similar example online last night, through VCoins:...
Actually, the year is 38, not 28 - need new glasses.
I thought it could be, but the obverse legend seems non-standard for a Justinian I follis, unless I'm missing something. Perhaps it could be that...
I'm referring to the days when people would come out with a book, say, on Morgan Dollars, that focuses on "proof-like" or "semi-proof-like" and...
I guess the closest pre-coinage object that I have is the Babylonian frog, a stone weight at around 1.5 shekels. Old Babylonian Period, ca....
Here is an imitation follis, or fals from AH 41-77 or 661-697 CE, that I acquired last July. As you can see, it parallels the design of the...
I gave up collecting US coins ages ago - too much hype and promotion. I guess as a romantic, amateur historian and lover of art I've always...
Yes, the basic elements of English are Anglo-Saxon, but over the centuries, especially following the Norman invasion, other influences were added....
I have two young friends, kids actually, who have been learning Mandarin since grade school. They are also fluent in German, and, of course,...
In addition, people living in poverty and in war zones are not inclined to report their finds to the authorities, and are very likely to sell...
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