If coin dealers sold coins by the pound, those specializing in Byzantines would be very wealthy dealers.
You caught on to that pretty fast. My whole life has been dedicated to the study of history with a penchant for the Classical World and there is...
When I taught high school students history I tried to keep it simple but at the same time give them a sense of chronology. The era of the River...
Thanks. Thank you for the kind remark. I enjoy doing the background research for the articles. I miss the world of academia but this website is a...
Very good looking coins. Is your top coin from Cartage or one from one of her settlements or conquests? Is that Tanit on the obverse, do you know?
Yes, I can't argue with that evidence. Before I made the observation of their uncommon appearance on the imperial coins I checked a couple...
A truly beautiful coin.
I see your Tarantine horseman managed to keep his head.
I was not aware that the horse figured so prominently on the early bronze of Rome. For some reason I thought it was mostly ships.
Absolutely stunning collection.
That's the saddest looking horse i have ever seen. Did the Romans have glue factories?
I am familiar with Not geld (need money) as colorful paper notes. Is this one of silver with genuine intrinsic value?
Nice collection of material. Lekythoi were part of a commemorative visit to the grave of a companion or loved one. I wonder if there is any...
I see you survived the event.
Sorry about the Pegasus but I will allow any unicorn coins you have to count. I think they were issued by the city-state of Utopia in every year...
With all his tack and equipment!
Ah, a noble steed, indeed. Very nice coins.
Is that a Lipizzaner?
The horse has been a prominent part of human life for several thousand years and played an important role in commerce, recreation and combat,...
I have one of these and could never figure out if the horse was riding over a bridge or an aqueduct. Any ideas on what it is and why?
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