Carl Wilhelm Becker (1772-1830) was a masterful counterfeiter and antiquities forger who left a lasting mark on the world of numismatics. Becker's...
The Dauphin and the Maid: Charles VII and Joan of Arc Charles VII, born on February 22, 1403, inherited a fractured kingdom in the midst of the...
Congratulations! I got my first one too recently (yet to be photographed). It is off-center, but the only one I could find that was relatively...
Ahmad Shah Abdali (Durrani) (AH1160-1186, 1747-1772 AD), AR Rupee with "Qadir-e-bechun" couplet, Dar al-Sultanah Kabul mint, AH1175/Ry 15, A-3092,...
My first Solidus. :-) Valentinian III, born in 419 AD, ascended to the Roman throne in 425 AD at the tender age of six. His reign was marked by...
Roman Empire: Philip II, as Caesar (244-247 AD), Orichalcum Sestertius, Rome mint, 246 AD, Cohen 49, RIC 256a (15.73 g, 27 mm) Obverse: M IVL...
I know of one more: Decimus Brutus. Decimus, although a distant cousin of Marcus Brutus, played a far more pivotal role in Caesar's downfall than...
Cassius, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, played a crucial role in the plot to end what he saw as Caesar's growing...
In the annals of history, one of the most captivating and controversial forms of entertainment was undoubtedly the gladiatorial combat that took...
Roman Republic: M. Volteius, AR Denarius, Rome mint, 78 BC, Cr. 385/2; B. 2 (Volteia), Sear 313 (3.79 g, 17 mm) The reverse of this Denarius...
Not ancient, but seemed a better fit here. Henry II Tealby Penny (1.15 g). Could someone more experienced with these please help read the reverse...
Some sources regard this as a candidate for the so-called “Tribute penny”, which may be one of the reasons for the inflated prices. The primary...
Roman Empire: Augustus (27 BC-14 AD), AR Denarius, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2 BC-4 AD, Sear 1597 (3.76 g, 19 mm) Gaius and Lucius caesars were the...
Roman Empire: Herennia Etruscilla (249-251 AD), AR Antoninianus, Rome mint, 250 AD, RSC 17, RIC 58b, Sear 9494 Obverse: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG....
Roman Empire: Galba (8 June, 68 AD-15 Jan 69 AD), AR Denarius, Spanish mint, struck c. April to December 68 AD, BMC 217, Cohen 34, RIC 49 (3.07 g,...
Thanks. I don’t: I recently complete collecting 1 coin each of the Shah Dynasty rulers and intend to write a series of posts on them, of which...
On the fateful night of 1 June, 2001, shots rang out from Kathmandu’s Narayanhity Palace. In the days that followed, a number of rumors and...
Procopius was a maternal cousin of the Emperor Julian “the Apostate”. In 363, during the latter’s campaign against the Sassanids, he was placed in...
Octavian, AR Denarius, c. 36 BC, mint moving with Octavian, Ex T.R. Hardaker Collection, Syndenham 1338, Sear imperators 315, RBW 1829, Crawford...
In 220 AD, the emperor Elagabalus made the solar deity Elagabal the chief god of the Roman empire, taking precedence over Jupiter and the rest of...
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