Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, I've been busy with work. (It turns out "working from home" means "still spending lots of time working,...
Re: the use of antibodies vs. vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, there's a useful (and not over-technical) discussion on Derek Lowe's "In the Pipeline" blog...
@MatrixMP-9 : Thanks for your post, you explained both the underlying science and the practical implications very well, without any nonsense.
[ATTACH] Roman, Imperatorial Period. Military mint, probably at Patrae. AR denarius (15 mm, 3.60 g). Marcus Antonius, (ex-)triumvir. Issued...
I have a Galba, but it's a provincial coin, a tetradrachm from Alexandria: [ATTACH] This type from Alexandria tends to feature a portrait with a...
I also have a bronze of Ferdinand and Isabella: [ATTACH]
I won one coin lot (and one lot of history books). Got outbid on another coin lot, but it went above where I felt it would have been a good deal,...
[ATTACH] Elymais. AE drachm. Phraates (early-mid 2nd century AD). Obverse: Facing bust of king, wearing tiara and diadem, anchor and...
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I think the four-quartered symbol may be grape vines, and I've seen something similar on coins of Maroneia in Thrace.
Just echoing others' responses here, I keep a Post-It note over the camera on my computer whenever I'm not using it. I've been doing it for...
The "money tree" is indeed a modern creation, but the oval coins it copies are Japanese 100 mon denomination with inscription Kanei Tsuho; the...
@Finn235 : Great OP coin, I haven't seen that type with a swastika (or technically a sauwastika as already pointed out), and that's also a great...
You're being too generous. It's all been downhill since the fall of the Sasanian (Neo-Persian) Empire in 651 AD! :woot: Imagine paying for your...
Ancient Iranian Numismatics: In Memory of David Sellwood. Mostafa Faghfoury (editor). 238 + xxviii pages. UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies...
Nice pick-ups @medoraman , I did take a good look at these group lots but my only multi-coin lot of the sale was a tiny group of 4 Elymais bronzes...
I bid on a few lots. Got outbid on a scarce Arab-Sasanian piece, but I won one Parthian and one Sasanian drachm, plus a group lot of four Elymais...
Thanks @johnmilton for sharing this interesting historical piece, and for the informative write-up. I don't have any relevant collectibles, so...
Very nice, Sasanians are almost as cool as Parthians. (Almost.) Here's Hormazd IV, also from Yazd mint, from my collection: [ATTACH] And since...
Some sort of Celtic or local imitation would be my guess. Just not getting any Persian/etc. vibe from it.
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