I have never been all that interested in building a type set for my ancients. What i most appreciate is a good looking coin. Of course I would...
Excellent article. Well composed and expressed. if you are not in a career that requires cogent writing you should consider moving to one that does.
Geeze, do I know what you mean. I can recite, in chronological order, all the presidents of the US in the order that they served from elementary...
Maybe the owner had a curse placed on the king so he could not hear of something he ought not to. And then it was dropped into a sacred spring...
Questions like this are not mere idle speculation. They are a reminder to us that history would have been radically different had not some...
I would nominate the Roman Emperor, Caesar Octavian Augustus. Among his known interests was the collecting and gifting of unusual and interesting...
If the coin in question was a tetradrachma of Tyre, would it necessarily have been the one with Melkart? For those readers with the Greek Sear...
I have been wondering about something, that is, what were the likely thirty pieces of silver paid in the Biblical account of Judas betraying Jesus...
Thanks, Claudius and I hope your Thanksgiving last month was a good one, too. Both our Thanksgiving celebrations are a reminder of how close...
I have found that, while silver coinage of the Severans is fairly easy to come by in really nice condition, their bronze and brass are not, the...
That's a good question. My initial response is to say, no. they did not, at least none that I am aware of. I would guess that the Germanics, until...
I am sorry to hear of this. I have the same concerns. My wife knows what to do with my collection. I have been fortunate to have had a...
I hope no animals were harmed in the making of this coin.
That is one of the nicest strikes of this emperor I have ever seen. I am guessing the first N of his name is not wear but a filled die.
I'll look forward to reading your pick. It's certainly possible to find equally ruthless leaders from history.
Actually the guys who made the coins, from imperial celators to the slaves wielding the mallet might have been decent human beings. Of course we...
Cassius Dio ought to know. He lived at that time and saw it with his own eyes.
And piercing eyes.
Charming yes, and poignant. He had no idea, at this stage, how matters would turn out. At least I think that. I have found almost nothing about...
Yes, I love those big brass with the glossy, green patina. I also wish the reverse had been a better strike.
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