[ATTACH] (Sorry if this story was posted before. These coins are coming up for auction soon.) [ATTACH] I enjoy the study of ancient coin...
Here’s an article that might yield further insights into the find and the stunning preservation of the coins: San Casciano is a geothermal hub...
[ATTACH] Here are some nice coins and votive offerings found at the sacred Roman healing sanctuary in the Tuscan hill town of San Casciano dei...
Size (mm) and weight (gm) matter. I don’t collect coins, so I can’t give an opinion on your coin’s authenticity. That said, an AE drachm (41 mm,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A nice day at the beach, for sure. [ATTACH] “A well-preserved bronze coin depicting the Roman moon goddess Luna has been...
Sorry. Double post.
The caltrop is a nice find. It was probably most effective for use against enemy horses and possibly elephants. Here is a recent article on the...
[ATTACH] An interesting find, indeed. (Sorry if this is a repost.) Here is an update: “Eleven coins have been found so far, scattered near...
(Sorry if this is a repost) Wales has been increasingly appreciated for its Roman presence. Halkyn Mountain in northeast Wales was thought to...
[ATTACH] I’m having a hard time identifying the Numidian coin in a recent Suffolk, UK hoard: Is this it or is this a Roman Republic coin?...
The Pewsey Hoard is just wonderful. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-61331388 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was surprised to see...
Yep. Here’s the 1961 Fender Stratocaster of the great Rory Gallagher. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My point is that context is everything. That is why I’m...
(I hope this is not a repost) There was an interesting late Roman coin hoard found in Switzerland. Although not a spectacular find, it was...
[ATTACH] (Marc Antony after the defeat at Actium from the HBO series “Rome.”) Professor Barry Strauss has a new book that looks interesting. It...
I’ll be the dissenting voice. Coins, without historical context, quickly lose their appeal to me. We have had numerous wonderful posts on this...
[ATTACH] Sorry for the repost, but the estimates for this EID MAR aureus that was on loan to the British Museum and now on auction seems high...
What a wonderful Volusian binio and informative thread. We are so fortunate to have this distraction these days. [ATTACH] One can only wonder...
Here is a Roman coin hoard found in Wales in 2015 that (reportedly) contained at least one Marc Antony denarius. The latest coin in the hoard was...
[ATTACH] Thank you for reviving this interesting thread. I vaguely remember reading that the Antony denarii were found in later hoards scattered...
[IMG] What a wonderful piece of history. I am sorry that I'm so late to the discussion. (I found this thread only when I was recently doing...
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