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Vikram Samvat Calendar
The Vikrama Samvat is a Hindu luni-solar calendar, which means it is based on both the phases of the moon and the solar year. It has...
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sulla80
- May 11
- 6 min
Mustafa II - Ottoman Empire
Mustafa II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. He ascended to the throne late in the The Great Turkish War (1683-1699)...
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sulla80
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Reading Arabic Coins
"Harun al-Rashid receiving a delegation of Charlemagne in Baghdad", oil on canvas by Julius Köckert (1827–1918), 1864, held by the...
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sulla80
- Feb 10
- 3 min
From Slave to Sultan
Islamic, Mamluks. al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars I. AH 658-676 / AD 1260-1277. AR Dirham (21.7mm, 2.28g, 3h). al-Quahira (Cairo) mint....
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sulla80
- Dec 26, 2023
- 7 min
Selene, Moon Goddess
The ancient Romans, celebrated a feast on March 31st, in the Temple of Luna on the Aventine Hill to honor the Moon Goddess, a cult...
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sulla80
- Mar 19, 2023
- 5 min
Mourning Saladin
This 1831 mezzotint print depicts the battle of Ascalon (circa CE 1192), with Richard I King of England, on a white charger, wielding an...
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sulla80
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
The Eretnid Beyliks
This Islamic coin captured my interest with it's unusual highlight of "lillah" in an eye shape with dots from the 14th century (Note:...
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sulla80
- Mar 11, 2023
- 7 min
Coins from Ancient India
I have accumulated a few coins from ancient India. Today's post shares several and focuses on the Buddhist symbols on a particularly...
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sulla80
- Jan 29, 2023
- 3 min
Coins of Medieval Kashmir
Page of the Rajatarangini in Sarada script (Public Domain Source: River of Kings, 1935) Having just returned (and still jet-lagged) from...
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sulla80
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
A Rose by any Name
The capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty (Алматы), formerly known as Alma Ata, has a name derived from the word Apple (Алма). "Apples,...
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sulla80
- Dec 12, 2022
- 8 min
A Bride from Kublai Khan
This small illustration of ringdoves in the tree trunk and lotus blossom incorporates the influence of Chinese naturalism. The text was...
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sulla80
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
Nesak Huns
The winged bull's head crown of this Nezak Shah is worth a closer look. These eastern neighbors to the Sasanians left behind many coins,...
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sulla80
- Dec 18, 2021
- 5 min
Children of Tamerlane
Gur-e-Amir - a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Copyright: under license from...
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sulla80
- Dec 18, 2021
- 6 min
Coins of the Silk Road
Today's post shares more coins than usual. All of these coins are linked to the Mongol khans. Perhaps the best known Mongol leader is...
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sulla80
- Oct 23, 2021
- 7 min
Dirhams, Sultans, Crusaders and the Pope
Today's post wanders into the middle ages during the time of the crusades. The crusades were a series of wars between Christians and...
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sulla80
- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
Out of My Comfort Zone
Money comes in all shapes and sizes, and these coins are not the usual Roman or Greek, denarius, AE, drachm, or tetradrachm that I have...
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