sulla80Mar 19, 20235 minMourning SaladinThis 1831 mezzotint print depicts the battle of Ascalon (circa CE 1192), with Richard I King of England, on a white charger, wielding an...
sulla80Mar 17, 20233 minThe Eretnid BeyliksThis Islamic coin captured my interest with it's unusual highlight of "lillah" in an eye shape with dots from the 14th century (Note:...
sulla80Mar 11, 20237 minCoins from Ancient IndiaI have accumulated a few coins from ancient India. Today's post shares several and focuses on the Buddhist symbols on a particularly...
sulla80Jan 29, 20233 minCoins of Medieval KashmirPage of the Rajatarangini in Sarada script (Public Domain Source: River of Kings, 1935) Having just returned (and still jet-lagged) from...