But the same depictions would indicate that those dark-skinned (or reddish-brown skinned) men had very fair-skinned wives. What does that tell us?...
I think it's more likely than not that he existed -- there were a number of self-proclaimed Messianic figures around that time -- but there's...
@Severus Alexander, I am so sorry to hear your sad news, which must have been very difficult to write about so publicly. But I'm glad that you're...
I really like that Nero portrait. And would like to have a coin of Aelia Eudoxia.
I would not trust the Catechism on Jewish tradition! There's nothing in the Torah on the subject of long hair in men, let alone the first son thing.
I"m not doubting you, but I'm curious as to your source for this.
Also because women and children avoided the sun, and men did not?
Horrifying. Bad enough on bronze coins, but on perfectly nice silver? Ugh.
Congratulations! I always very much enjoy your posts and the coins you show. I will have been here two years in another couple of months.
Roman Republic, M. Nonius Sufenas*, AR Denarius, 59 BCE (or 57 BCE according to Hersh and Walker & Harlan), Rome Mint. Obv. Bearded head of Saturn...
In the upper left of this photo, taken right inside the door to my apartment, there's a small glass vitrine or display case hanging on the wall,...
A wonderful group. #s 9, 7, and 4 for my favorites -- the tortoise, the lyre, and the youth on horseback.
Wow. It's difficult to choose, but if I had to, I think my favorites would be the Maximian argenteus, the Constantius II siliqua, and the...
Thanks for the very interesting write-up and coins. To be honest, if I didn't know, I would be unlikely ever to guess that that's supposed to be a...
At least Palmyra isn't controlled by Isis anymore. I have read that they're attempting to piece together, and otherwise reconstruct, a lot of what...
I didn't bid in this one, or the last one either I think. The prices have been getting higher lately, and aren't low enough to make up for the...
OK, I agree that the case against this guy sounds completely ridiculous and fabricated. But I am really not personally concerned for my coins --...
He tried to cross the border with them and had no proof of ownership. I don't see anything there about black-clad storm troopers seizing them from...
How was it?
Of course the police and customs officials exaggerate. The claimed numbers simply don't add up in terms of the known size of the market -- which...
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