Yes. Cleo's portraits are somewhat feminized and that will help with those dates that can be used for either's reign, but that is not definitive....
Probably by the date on the coin. Look for the symbol L ( abbreviation of ETOUS, the year of ...) by the number in the Greek system of writing...
Excellent sholarship worthy of a Classicist!
I have not yet read this article but from my other studies I concur with the thesis that environmental factors were a major reason for both the...
That's fine images of those birds, eagles I presume ( though they look a good deal like vultures closing in on the kill).
Excellent detail by the celator.
Here is my Trajan's Column coin. Having seen the actual column in Rome many years ago I had always wanted this coin so when I had the chance I...
My site warned me it was not secure but opened it. What does this mean if a site is marked "not secure". Ought it not be opened at all?
Thanks. I bookmarked this site. I see what you mean by paying attention to the crowns. It's hard to believe that they could wear all that on their...
I'll try this but where would I learn to differentiate the crowns one from the other?
Thanks. What did you look for that indicated this? His facial features or something else?
Yes, the face seems disfigured and on the reverse side fire altar sems to have been compressed in the middle.
I can't tell much about Sassanian coinage. Can someone tell me which Sassanian King of Kings I have here. Sorry the images are not up to snuff....
You need to give us the weight in grams. I will tell you, though, it is really difficult to determine authenticity by photographs alone. It would...
I prefer lighter tone coins than dark ones for instructional purposes. When I was teaching I would frequently pass around the room coins from...
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