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Nov 235 min read
Balakros son of Nikanor
Cilicia was a Persian military base in the 4th century BC and after Alexander defeated Achaemennid King Darius III at Issos it was...
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sulla80
Nov 2010 min read
2024 - Top 10 Ancients
2024 has had ups and downs - it seems that every year I start with same thought. This has been an unusual year with and earth quake,...
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sulla80
Nov 16 min read
Thracian Wine & Coins
A nice glass of red wine would go well with today's post. There is evidence of wine making in Thrace from 4300 BC. The coins of interest...
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sulla80
Oct 274 min read
Mazaeus, Satrap of Cilicia
Today's coin of interest was minted by Mazaeus who served as Satrap of Cilicia for Darius III of Persia and for Alexander III who...
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sulla80
Oct 173 min read
A Ram from Kebren
The site of Kebren is located in the central area of the Troad, on the slopes of Çal Dağ, which translates to "mountain of shrubs", a weste
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sulla80
Jul 283 min read
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
When is a coin ancient? and when medieval? and when modern? In my notes, I am often crossing these categories, although Roman Republic...
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sulla80
Jul 33 min read
Prayers for Rain
The curious type of the Hydria is taken from the παράσημον (insignia) of the City of Crannon. It was customary in the time of drought ...
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sulla80
Jun 94 min read
A Bird in the Hand
"Better one sparrow in thy hand than a thousand on the wing"
- Proverbs of Ahikar the Wise, 6th Century Assyria, #51
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sulla80
Jun 55 min read
Greeks and Cattle
Humans have been making images of cattle for many millennia - this painting from Lascaux caves depicts aurochs (wild ancestors of...
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sulla80
May 48 min read
Acorn Eaters to Melting Pot
Where did the people of ancient Rome originate? How do we connect the varied myths of Rome's founding from Virgil's Aeneid to the...
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sulla80
Apr 76 min read
New City hemidrachm
Phorcys and Ceto were the father and mother of the Gorgons (Phorycides), three sisters, Sthenno, Euryale, and Medusa. When Perseus killed...
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sulla80
Mar 317 min read
Numismatics & Generative AI
There are multiple versions of the story of Pandora. Hesiod, who is thought to have lived between 750 and 650 BC, describes the creation...
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sulla80
Mar 284 min read
Seuthes III
Today's coin is from an obscure King, from Odrysia a part of Thrace. Comparing the portrait on the coin with the bronze head of Seuthes...
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sulla80
Mar 237 min read
Gerousia
Demos (the people), Boule (the city council), and Gerousia (the council of elders) can be found as personifications of municipal...
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sulla80
Mar 23 min read
Where are all the Spartan coins?
In antiquity, the city-state of Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων) with Sparta as its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River was located ...
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sulla80
Feb 174 min read
Capitolia Heliopolitana
The Capitolia were games (held every 4 years) established by Domitian in 86 AD in Rome. "In 86 AD, emperor Domitian organized the first...
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sulla80
Feb 34 min read
Tears of Chios
On my way to India this past week, I had a short layover in Athens. Sadly, on this trip, I only saw the Athens airport, where I picked up...
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sulla80
Jan 275 min read
Seleucid usurper in Asia Minor
One of my sub-collections is a set of coins of the Seleucid kings. This collection is a mix of bronze and silver coins that is now up to...
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sulla80
Jan 192 min read
Latin Rulers of Constantinople
Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, had conquered Jerusalem in AD 1187. Pope Innocent III launched the Fourth Crusade in AD 1202 with the goal of ...
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sulla80
Jan 64 min read
CABЄINA CЄBASTH
Today's coin of interest comes from the reign of Hadrian (CE 117 to 138). This coin is issued in the name of his wife Sabina, from...
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