#roman silver

[thesilicontribesman]

The Capheaton Roman Treasure, 2nd-3rd century CE, Capheaton, Northumberland, The British Museum, London

These fragments of highly decorated silver vessels, perhaps from a temple treasure, was found in 1747. All the decoration is purely Roman and depicts religious and mythological subjects.

[blueiscoool]

A ROMAN SILVER APPLIQUÉ HEAD OF MEDUSA CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

The helmeted head of Medusa in deep repoussé, with flowing hair and snake-like locks, wearing necklace, with details incised and traces of gilding, the reverse with a loop for attachment strap. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam.

[archaeologicalnews]

Roman-era silver 'toilet spoon' discovered in Wales

A Roman-era silver "toilet spoon" discovered by a metal detectorist in the U.K. has been declared a "treasure" by experts.

Valentinas Avdejevas made the peculiar finding in 2020 while exploring Vale of Glamorgan, a county in Wales. He surrendered the metal artifact to the Portable Antiquities Scheme for Wales, a local authority that works directly with metal detectorists who have unearthed artifacts. The utensil is currently in the possession of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, according to a statement.

The narrow silver spoon (also known as a Roman ligula) contains a shallow, circular bowl attached to a thin, bent handle and would have been used to scoop out cosmetics and perfume from long-necked bottles. Read more.

[lotussgrl]

silver spoons by romane prunieres

[vintagehomecollection]

The Englishwoman’s Bedroom, 1985

[ancientrome]

Silver handle from a serving dish. Roman. early 3rd century CE x

The handle depicts the triumphal return of Dionysus from India, an important aspect of the mystery cult, symbolizing triumph over death. The scene occurs frequently on contemporary Roman sarcophagi, but here the procession is shown in the context of Roman trophies, captives, and weapons.

[didoofcarthage]

Denarius with head of Augustus wearing oak wreath (obverse) and comet with eight rays and inscription Divus Julius (reverse)

Roman (possibly minted at Caesaraugusta, modern Zaragoza in Spain), Imperial Period, 19-18 B.C.

silver

British Museum

[theantonian]

Silver coin of Mark Antony

Roman period ca. 40-31 BC

Drachm of the Roman General and Triumvir Marcus Antonius from Antiochia ad Orontem.

Obv. Bust of Mark Antony facing right. Rev. Head of Tyche facing right Inscribed, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ (of the metropolis of the people of Antioch)

The mint of Antioch produced a drachm coinage in its own name, but with a portrait of Antony on the obverse. On the reverse appeared the head of Tyche with the legend 'of the metropolis of the people of Antioch'. The date of the issue cannot be determined with precision. In concept, this coinage is analogous to, though of higher value than, the city bronze coinages with Antony and Cleopatra's portraits.

from The British Museum

[xlcovo]

[stackslip]

i think a lot about how the roman thermae and bathing culture is presented as a sign of how Civilized and Advanced the romans were but one of the essential parts of the thermae was the caldarium, essentially a sauna, which was heated up through the floor.... under which slaves constantly had to toil to feed the fire while suffocating in the heat and steam that would rise through the floor to make free romans and the slaves' masters get a nice sweat, free to move on to the cold baths in the next room whenever they wanted.

[thesilicontribesman]

Traprain Law Late Roman Hacksilver, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

[blueiscoool]

Roman Coin Hoard From Reign of Nero Found in U.K.

A hoard of gold and silver Roman coins dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero have been found during building works in Worcestershire.

The treasure, consisting of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins, includes the largest collection from the emperor's reign ever found.

Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums said the hoard was discovered in the Leigh and Bransford area, west of Worcester, in late 2023.

It is expected to be valued at more than £100,000.

Experts from the charity said the find was "one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Worcestershire in the last 100 years".

Most of the coins are silver denarii, minted in Rome and dating from the time of the Roman Republic in 157 BC up to Nero's reign between AD 54–68.

The sole gold coin is an Iron Age stater, which was minted for the local British tribe, the Dobunni, who were in the area now known as Worcestershire and neighbouring counties to the south and west in AD 20–45.

Dr Murray Andrews, lecturer in British archaeology at University College London, said the discovery was "remarkable".

"It's the most miraculous thing I've seen over the last 100 years," he said. "It's an important piece of archaeology.

"It tells us about what was happening here 2000 years ago, when the Malvern hills were maybe the boundary of the Roman Empire."

One expert theory is that the hoard represents the savings of a wealthy local farmer, who made his money by supplying the Roman army with grain and livestock.

The sheer number of coins meant that the hoard would have represented a "very considerable sum of cash" at the time it was buried, the expert said.

It is likely that the pot containing the coins was made at one of the pottery kilns based at the foot of the Malvern Hills.

After the hoard was declared as treasure by a Worcestershire coroner in June 2024, Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums said it was aiming to help raise funds to buy the hoard so that it can go on public display.

It aims to raise £6,000, and hopes the remainder of the cost will be met through grant-funding applications.

If the money cannot be raised, the hoard will be returned to its finders or the landowner and may not ever go on public display.

Chair of Worcestershire County Council's joint museums committee, Karen May, said: “What a fantastic find and so important for anyone wishing to understand more about the county’s heritage.

"This is real Worcestershire treasure, and it needs to be seen and enjoyed by Worcestershire residents for generations to come.”

The hoard is the third to have been found in the area in the past 25 years.

In 1999, 434 silver coins and 38 shards of pottery were found near Chaddesley Corbett.

In a much larger find, two detectorists from Redditch found a clay pot full of 3,784 coins on Bredon Hill in 2011.

By Will Jefford.

[helbrides]

YOU AND ME, WE GREW UNDER A BAD SUN

in which silver and max really are twins, after electra and daughters of the dust (insp. @gayvampiredivorce)

electra - trans. anne carson / stellar siblings grow closer with age, aaron m. geller / succession s1e5: i went to market / daughters of the dust dir. julie dash / crush, richard siken / lupa, matthew nienow / cain, josé saramago

[romegreeceart]

Octavianus

* Italy

* 38 BCE (about)

* silver

* CAESAR - DIVI F

* Berlin state museums, numismatic collection

Source Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Creator: Dirk Sonnenwald

Copyright Notice: Public Domain; CC BY-SA @ Münzkabinett;

[purplerat111]

Summary of art? Summary of FNAF, you mean 🤨

God dammit

[ancientrome]

Silver handle. Roman 1st century CE. x

This handle belongs to a small vessel—a cup or possibly a lamp—and is said to have been found near Rome.