I was lucky enough to do my military service in time of peace. My father and two grandfathers served in time of war but survived. My dad was...
Maybe the Zanjid atabegs of Mosul or Sinjar did even better. In the 12th and 13th c. AD they minted bronze dirhams with obverse types copied from...
[ATTACH] This Constantine coin, for example. I found it in an old wallet that belonged to my great-grandfather (who never collected coins). This...
[ATTACH] Hadrian, large semis (maybe this is more a cithar than a lyre?) Next : trumpet
Tandis que des médailles D'imperators Font briller à sa taille Le bronze et l'or ... (quote from a famous old French song of the 1960s, inspired...
[ATTACH] Probus, antoninianus of Antioch. Next :Aurelian
I am sure many historians would beg to differ regarding Roman emperors called "bigots". This vocabulary is not History's language, it belongs to...
[ATTACH]This is an extremely debased Moneta Aug. antoninianus, 2.90 g, probably minted in the last year of his reign: it looks like pure bronze....
Because you posted this video, I'll post this one too. Did I say before I was a great fan of animes and cartoons? [MEDIA]
[ATTACH] 44 mm, 21.60 g.
[ATTACH] Vitellius, denarius. This raven is not perched upon a bust of Pallas, but on the legs of a tripod.
[ATTACH] Maurice Tiberius Year 8 (Antioch) [ATTACH] Maurice Tiberius year 14 (Antioch)
[ATTACH] Tiberius II Constantine, 3/4 follis (30 nummi). Constantinople
[ATTACH] Severus Alexander, Tarsus AE 37 mm. Next : larger than 37 mm
[ATTACH] Volusian, on an AE 31 mm of Perge, Pamphilia. (a rare coin, this one is one of 2 known specimens listed on the RPC website : RPC IX,...
[ATTACH] Would you call this Nero (it's an as) an heroic bust? [ATTACH] and this Gallienus too?
In Israel, the antiquities business is a real industry. There are the legal registered dealers who have shops in Jerusalem, the unregistered...
[ATTACH] This one has been found in Syria. Still jealous of people living there? ;)
it is likely a denarius of Quintus Pomponius Musa (Rome, 66 BC), Crawford 410/8.
Interesting, but I don't see what you mean... Could you please illustrate this with examples? Which "Edomite", which Lihyan coin looks like yours?...
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