Oops! Forgot to read the legend. I thought the portrait looked vaguely familiar. Thanks
And usually quite powdery, a sure sign of active corrosion.
Does anyone have a coin from the time when Athens revolted against Rome, in 88 BC, or a coin of Boudica? Also, I know that Spartacus did not...
For CT members interested in another perspective on this turbulent time, as recommended by nerosmyfavorite68, here is a link to the podcast...
Thank you, Al. Those are excellent solidi of Heraclius! Is the portrait on the first coin that of Heraclius the Elder? I think it is.
What an incredible opportunity that was! My guess is that the owner had a friend or family member who happened to have some coins that he or she...
That's a very attractive coin with very nice patina and a beautiful, bold strike for this type!
It's possible. Phocas is wearing a consular robe on the obverse of the Antioch follis very much in the same style of Maurice Tiberius. Here's...
It certainly does! Thanks for posting.
I do have quite a few bronze Byzantine coins, acquired recently and in years past, many of them pleading to be researched and properly labeled....
First Jewish Revolt, 1/8 shekel, year 4, 69/70 AD 5.2 grams [ATTACH] First Jewish Revolt, shekel, year 2, 67–68 AD 13.7 grams [ATTACH]...
Interesting coin! Was it issued during an uprising against Rome? Its fabric, although crude, seems to be imitating a denarius of that time. As...
Very nice! I like the earthen deposits set against the dark brown patina.
It cannot be said, with credulity, that Phocas was a benign emperor. His murder of Maurice Tiberius in 602 AD was the best way to start his rule....
I suppose. It's not the kind of photo you'd post on a dating website. He was my uncle Louie. The story is that he ended up murdered in Chicago,...
Found out that I am related to this guy, in the federal pen, back in who-knows-when, courtesy of Ancestry.com. Enough said. [ATTACH]
That's a very nice follis! I located the Antioch follis, year 8, the last year of Phocas's reign. As far as I know this is the only type that...
As a side note, during the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920, the revolutionary force under Emilio Zapata struck one and two pesos coins in the state...
BTW, did you see the Secrets of the Dead episode on the Vikings? It's available online, but I am not sure if it is now pay for view:...
Interesting coin! I would lean towards Maurice Tiberius as the under coin. I think I see "DNMA..." as the remnants of his legend on the obverse.
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