[IMG] The brightest star in the night sky is Seirios (Sirius) in the constellation Canis, and it is traditionally associated with the Dog Days,...
I do not know much about the history of this city or the iconography of the coin, but I bought it purely for the cool obverse! It is Pan riding a...
Despite 2020 being a horrible year because of the COVID situation, it was a nice coin year for me. I had to overwork quite much since I work in...
Romans were aware of the danger to the Adriatic coast of Italy from seaborne attack. In 246 B.C. a colony of Roman citizens settled at Brundisium...
Not an informative thread but me just sharing some lion scalps on coins that I really enjoy. Mostly Samos island is known for it's lion's scalp,...
Maroneia was an ancient city situated on the coast between the mouths of the Evros and the Nestos river. It was named after Maron, son of...
By some and myself included, Ariarathes V was considered the greatest king of Cappadocia. He was an educated person and had great interest in...
Probably the thread name is a bit exaggerating to me about which person we are talking here, but he, Timarchos, says he is so I guess it must be...
Many people who think about the coinage of Athens think of the famous owl and Athena, they go hand in hand and are found on pretty much all the...
I have no write up to show at the moment, but just a beauty to share, one of the few additions the last months. I like to collect coins from the...
Historically the name of Galatia was derived from the Gauls who invaded central Asia Minor in the third century BC, and established an independent...
Prokonnesos, an island on the top of the region Mysia in Asia Minor. [IMG] It was situated in the eastern part of the Propontis, between Priapos...
I was looking for an example of this type with a clear reverse, showing the whole body of Medusa. These often go for high prices, but I think I...
Besides Alexander the Great, there was another the Great, another 'Megas'. His name is Antiochos III, and he was the greatest of all Seleukid...
The city of Gortyn, laying in the south of the Greek island of Crete, was one of the oldest and strongest cities in Crete during ancient history,...
The influence of Mithridates VI on the Greek world and it’s coins interest me a lot, and since I already made 2 write ups about it, and I will...
Up until his final battle, Publius Quinctilius Varus was one of the most celebrated of Augustus’ generals. He had been consul in 13 BC (along with...
I bought a tetradrachm from the Seleukid king Antiochos VII Euergetes that I was so astonished about I had to get it, for some time I could not...
On this forum we are all carrying a virus, much more dangerous for our pockets than COVID-19, it is the ANCIENT COIN VIRUS, and when successful,...
The Boeotian League was an alliance of sovereign states in Boeotia, a district in east-central Greece, about 550 BC, under the leadership of...
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