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~ Solidus with Licinia Eudoxia.
Period: Byzantine, Reign of Valentinian III
Date: A.D. 439
Mint: Ravenna
Medium: Gold
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Divus Augustus gold coin. Augustus died on 19th August 14 AD and he was deified by the Senate shortly after his funeral.
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Findings uncovered in the excavations of the Sanhedrin Trail. Photo by Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.
An ancient oil lamp engraved with an eight-branched menorah and evidence of the glass industry mentioned in rabbinical texts.
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God this tetradrachm of Mithradates VI is gorgeous. Its going on sale through savoca on May 26. Here's the blurb>
Kings of Pontos. Mithradates VI Eupator 82-72 BC. Dated Bithyno Pontic Era 223, month 5 = February 74 BC. Tetradrachm AR
32 mm, 16,62 g
Diademed head to right / Stag grazing to left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ in two lines below; star-in-crescent above monogram to left, ΓKΣ (date) above monogram to right; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.
Extremely Fine
Callataÿ p. 20 and pl. X (D45/R3); DCA 692; HGC 7, 340.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 106, 16 February 2023, lot 241 (hammer: GBP 2,600)
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hey so this is random but i have an ancient coin and no clue where to start figuring anything out about it?
I actually got it for free from Mercari because there was a mailing issue and the seller was generous enough to take responsibility. he refused to take my money.
I'll say firstly it does NOT look like it was stored properly (if there's such a thing? idk i don't actually collect coins honestly) and a small edge seems to have been broken off a long time ago.
I CAN tell you it looks copper. It says "Ptolemy III Lotus Blossom" on the package in pen and if you look, you can see there's a faded lotus-like design on the middle on one side, circled neatly in points or dots worked out of the metal (the fraction taken off bites into the circle just a tiny bit, though it's also rather faded on that side).
because of the glare from the packaging i'm struggling to get a good pic of it but if anyone who knows anything happens to see this and can tell me anything about how to get it properly "entombed"/displayed or whatever it would be much appreciated. i have tried to do a bit of research but sort of not had great luck, though I haven't gotten as serious as I should've with it yet.
in any case, thanks to anyone who read this, and sorry for my lack of knowledge and subsequent bad tagging.
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The History of Coins: When & Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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A hoard of Celtic gold coins hidden in a cow bone, discovered near Sedgewick, England, 1st century AD
from The Norfolk Museums Collections
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A lion attacks a stag. Reverse of a silver didrachm issued by the polis of Elea in southern Italy between 420 and 380 BCE. The obverse, not shown, bears the head of Athena. Now in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich, Germany. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.
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Aegina Turtle Stater Ancient Greek Coin Reproduction
Region: Aegina, Attica.
Value: stater.
Obverse: turtle.
Reverse: incuse square with skew pattern.
Ancient Greek Coin | Ancient Coin Replicas | GreekGifts.shop
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~ Stater of Phalasarna with head of Artemis.
Culture: Greek
Period: Late Classical Period
Date: 350 B.C.
Mint: Crete, Phalasarna
Medium: Silver
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Ancient coins depicting the labyrinth from Knossos, Crete. Greek myths said that the rulers of Knossos built a labyrinth, at the center of which was a formidable minotaur. The stories tell of an Athenian hero, Theseus, who braved the maze and took on the monster.
{WHF} {Ko-Fi} {Medium}
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Roman Coin Hoard, Trimontium Museum, Melrose
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Nicely preserved Roman coin featuring a portrait of Agrippina the Elder, the mother of Emperor Caligula. Agrippina died in exile during the reign of Tiberius. Her son retrieved her remains and had her reinterred in the Mausoleum of Augustus in a show of familial piety. The coin was minted during his reign.
#ancient rome#roman empire#ancient history#ancient culture#julio claudian dynasty#agrippina the elder#agrippina maior#coin#roman coin#roman coinage#reign of caligula#coinage#its probably just accidental scratch but she looks as if she's crying
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