Give me some examples of his coins that don’t show the gods just standing around! Afaik other emperors of his time had something to show off, like...
Interesting, could it be an imitative coin issued by the middle eastern states, I know the Himyars from Yemen minted a lot of ‘Athenian’ coins!
Sailors would put silver coins in barrels of water to prevent it from getting smelly (which they didn't know was caused by microbes, and that...
I'm a bottom feeder as well, and it's such a frustration when you want coins from certain areas for cheap! I focus on South Indian coins, as...
But what about the ancient Egyptians before the Lydians who made golden artifacts, things like the Tutankhamen mask?
[ATTACH] Trajan/Vesta, first year denarius, 98-99 AD.
My collection of 20th century US coins, although I'm not sure if 7070 includes other coins as well! [ATTACH]
The oldest gold artefact ever to be found dates back to 4600 BC, and not to mention tons of gold artefacts from ancient Egypt, who surprisingly...
This is how I display my Australian pre-decimal type set, I made the frame myself and hung it in my room! [ATTACH]
Looks like a rifle!
off-centered lol [ATTACH]
Alexander III drachma, Artemis (some sources say Demeter) holding two torches on the reverse under the eagle. [ATTACH] Next, fire as the main focus!
I have this denarius of Domitian, but as a Caesar under Titus! [ATTACH]I do have one when he was the emperor with Minerva, although the year is...
I know they had the half Aureus, aka quinarius, however they were still out of reach for a common person. I wonder why didn't they issue coins...
My only Pietas from Hadrian! [ATTACH]
Given that the native territory of Cholas didn't have any gold or silver reserves, and that all their precious metals came from trade and...
It’s really a shame that the mighty history of Cholas are buried! They were the only ever kingdom from the Indian subcontinent to ever go out of...
This is my longest write-up ever, and the first one for 2021! I've always wanted to talk about the Cholas, and their conquests, and here is one...
Sassanian dirham, very late issue, Khosrow ii? 591 – 25 February 628 AD? The only thing discernible is the head gear! [ATTACH] Next, Alexandrian...
Alexander III, lifetime issue. Lampsakos mint. [ATTACH] Next, Zeus.
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