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.
Nice folles! Do you have a follis of his with just his portrait and a "M" on the reverse? That type is somewhat elusive. Fortunately, not all...
Yes, the history of Ukraine and Kyiv has its roots deep in history, including the Vikings, who traded as far as Constantinople in the Middle Ages....
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