Tom, if I have understood it correctly, it is even worse. As far as I can remember, the great majority of the coins found earlier have been melted down –...
Here's My Latest Entry Shanks Is Still Right . . . And Barford Is Wrong http://awcoingeek.blogspot.com/2008/11/shanks-is-still-right-and-barford-is.html Jim...
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_ancient_jewelry_10 2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem from the Roman period ...
Hello Group- I am a new member, I am a member at the Ancientpeddler and wass told this is a pretty good one to belong to also. Here is my problem; I have...
Varbanov II has this coin #4052 with text: Fountain with profile base and cornice, with spouts to l. and r. (2, 680) R7 Euro 150. (2, 680) refers to Jurukova...
Pekka; Thank you for the response & information, but I need to ask if it states anywhere about the "The Flame or Snake" above the Altar? Here is a link to a...
The picture looks like Moushmov #2731, see http://www.wildwinds.com/moushmov/hadrianopolis.html and 2731 Burning altar. Plate VII 35. Pekka http://get.live.com...
I found this also in Varbanov #3707. Referred coin is Moushmov #2731 and does not state the diameter, rarity nor value. Similar altar can be seen also on...
Pekka; Thank you, If you come across anything else that pertains to this coin, I would really appreciate your in-put, opinion, or references. I am going to...
Pekka; Sorry it took so long to get back to you but I was having surgery on the 24th. I thank you for posting that for me, even though I still believe my altar...
It may be the same coin in Sofia National Museum. as Moushmov is from year 1912 and Jurukova 1987. Both are originally written in Bulgarian, so something may...
Pekka; I honestly appreciate all the effort and time you have spent on this for me. I do like to receive info on the various items that basically pertain to...
ForgeryNetwork.com has now passed the milestone of 10,000 uploaded counterfeit images to the online database. This is the largest counterfeit coin resource (by...
I am an ancient coin collector from Turkey and you can see my private collection at "www.kapadokyasikkeler.com". I await your comments and hope you will enjoy...
After a fifty year hiatus, prompted by reading Gibbon, I have been reviewing my collection of Roman, Byzantine, and Greek coins. I no longer have my research...
The attached denarius is from my collection that I have not been able to identify. I think it was minted by the Marcians, but cannot assign a date or value....
Richard, This group, like many yahoo groups, is not configured to transmit attachments - it strips them off your email. I suggest you put photos in the...
Scholars, wannabees, and just smart folk, does anyone have a view on what the palm tree means as part of Roman coinage. The obvious connection is to the...
Paul, A palm-branch by itself, among other things, is the main adjunct attribute of "Hilaritas", the allegorical personification of exuberance, gaiety or joy. ...
Mark, exceptional answer. I grew up with the Russian Orthodox church and couldn't recall why there was a "Palm Sunday." I obviously missed those Sunday...
Paul, I believe that one of the most important things to keep in mind while trying to ascertain the meaning and/or importance of Roman symbology is that Rome -...
... Here is a Tiberain coin die from a museum http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=coin%20die&w=55922094%40N00 Joe Geranio Julio Claudian Iconographic Association...
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