Good points! I agree with them both. Like I said, I'm not passing a value judgment on the collection of patina-less coins, just pointing out that...
Doug and lrbguy have hinted at the elephant in the room here, so I'll just come out and say it: these coins are completely undesirable to most of...
He's facing right. The obverse is a little obscured by the desert patina.
Another AE15, Arados - Zeus and Prow of galley. I love the sand patina on this one. [ATTACH]
That's not a sling, that's a doggy treat for Cerberus. [ATTACH]
I like the small cute ones. Here's an AE15 of Metapontum with Athena and three barley grains, cool blue patina... [ATTACH]
Hard to tell from the pic, but I think the mint mark on the last one is Heraclea - SMHB Edit: Ajax beat me to it.
The Blessed Tranquility types occur on the coinage of Constantine, Constantine Jr, Crispus, and the Licinii. The issue of these types began in AD...
Nice coin, worth a bundle if authentic.
Thanks you very much Warren! I suppose I should always check your pages first.
And Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine" recommended smoking herbs for various ailments.
Well, like so much about the ancient world, we can only make educated guesses. Herodotus reports that the Scythians made incense from hemp, other...
I think some of those things were used as ritual substances. Cannabis was the preferred drag. It was, after all, grown in huge quantities...
Mostly Maryjane, but other options were clarified butter (ghee), fish offal (blech!), dried snake skins and various pastes molded around incense...
Medieval pipe, 4th-7th centuries AD... [ATTACH]
Syrian spindle whorl, 4th-7th centuries AD... [ATTACH]
Late Roman belt buckle... [ATTACH]
Oil lamp, Tranjordan, 1st century AD... [ATTACH]
Scythian bronze arrowhead, 6th century BC... [ATTACH]
Egyptian faience ushabti, 1000 BC... [ATTACH]
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