Nero was a fan of Greek Athletics. He tried to set up the Neronia, a Roman counterpart of the Olympics and other Pan-Hellenic festivals...

The struggle for power was intense in the years after the death of Alexander III the Great, as the diadochi, his generals and successors,...

Image source: Promptuarii iconum insigniorum, AD 1553 I've been looking for this coin for about a year (since April/May 2020) to...

Today's coins of interest are both published "plate coins" from the Giovanni Dattari collection. For an excellent article on Giovanni...

I have quite a few Roman provincial Egyptian coins, but have not ventured much earlier into the Ptolemaic era. This first coin is one...

This silver tetradrachm from Alexandria, Egypt, of Vespasian finally made it through the mail system after a couple of months. It dates...

Dionysos leading the Horae (Seasons), marble, Roman 1st century AD (image public domain) My coin of interest today is a tetradrachm of...

The mailman brought an interesting tetradrachm that highlights the detailed inspection that can be required to differentiate between...

While it is possible that one more coin might show up this year, it seems unlikely that I will displace any of the coins listed below, so...

"Nile water had always played an important role in the cults of Sarapis-Osiris and Isis. Both he and Isis were believed to summon...

Public Domain: Painting by John William Waterhouse (1847-1917) Elpis (ἐλπίς) with a flower in hand is depicted on this Alexandrian...

"Whenever you desire to cheer yourself, think upon the merits of those who are alive with you; the energy of one, for instance, the...

Octavian (aka Augustus) conquered, or annexed, Egypt when Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide after the battle at Actium. Between 30...

The Humiliation of Valerian by Shapur I, French 15th Century, Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program When I first...