And I would add that it is not a dead field of interest. Thanks to archaeology and metal detectors we are constantly being gifted with new...
Yes, mine is from a law enforcement agency. I was not sure if they wanted it displayed in a public venue.
I recently received a gift of what is described as a "Challenge Coin". I collect mostly ancients and so this gift is a bit of a challenge for me....
You made a wise choice. An object of beauty is an object forever beautiful. Junk stays junk, whereas beauty grows and improves with age.
This coin, the tetra of Antioch was the coin that got me to thinking about this topic.
I guess there is a rough kind of justice in this life.
Interesting that you mention him. There have been rulers who provoked war and conquest for preemptive defense, or assured access to vitally needed...
I think it was the German historian Jackob Burkhardt who observed that history is the "record of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind"....
No question Elagabalus was an odd one, a spoiled brat raised to the Purple, but I don't think he managed to slaughter that many people. Probably...
Most of us on this site are interested in ancient history as well as coins. As we read about the people who wind up on those coins it becomes...
I'd have gladly bought yours and paid more than you did for it.
Well, the one on the book cover does appear to be in a little better shape, but think of the ten of thousands of Romans who must have handled this...
I attended a local coin show today. No ancient specialist there but several dealers had a few modestly priced coins like this one. I normally...
Because the eight Reales was the basis of accounting in most of the Colonies, the unit of account for US Continental currency, the basis of the...
Can a moderator move this or add this to the US coin forum?
I am delighted to see this thread. A little while ago I went to a local coin store to sell these coins, coins which I have had for a few years but...
May I suggest you try "Arabian imitation of Athenian tetradrachma bronze. I see a resemblance with Liyan.
They could be ancient barbarous copies of Greek coins. I am no expert in that area but I would be reluctant to say they were modern copies meant...
Collecting coins of the Punic Wars may be somewhat challenging and expensive for you. Punic (Carthaginian ) coins are not inexpensive but can be...
Another reply from the British Museum, the Senior Conservator, Conservation, Collective Care at the British Museum. The Senior Conservator writes...
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