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Roman Interference in Egypt
During the time of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Rome was already beginning to interfere in the governance of Egypt. Cicero references an...
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sulla80
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Nero, "Periodonikes"
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...
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sulla80
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Antiochus IV "Egyptianizing"
This coin was produced in Antioch during the sixth Syrian war (170-168). At 10.32 grams it is significantly underweight compared to the...
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sulla80
- Jul 18, 2021
- 4 min
Galatians in Egypt
The struggle for power was intense in the years after the death of Alexander III the Great, as the diadochi, his generals and successors,...
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sulla80
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
Gallienus Regnal Year 8
Image source: Promptuarii iconum insigniorum, AD 1553 I've been looking for this coin for about a year (since April/May 2020) to...
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sulla80
- Apr 17, 2021
- 3 min
Coins from the Dattari Collection
Today's coins of interest are both published "plate coins" from the Giovanni Dattari collection. For an excellent article on Giovanni...
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sulla80
- Apr 10, 2021
- 3 min
Ptolemaic Coins of Egypt
I have quite a few Roman provincial Egyptian coins, but have not ventured much earlier into the Ptolemaic era. This first coin is one...
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sulla80
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
69 AD - The Year of Four Emperors
This silver tetradrachm from Alexandria, Egypt, of Vespasian finally made it through the mail system after a couple of months. It dates...
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sulla80
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
Galba : First of Four Emperors in 69 AD
Dionysos leading the Horae (Seasons), marble, Roman 1st century AD (image public domain) My coin of interest today is a tetradrachm of...
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sulla80
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
The mailman brought an interesting tetradrachm that highlights the detailed inspection that can be required to differentiate between...
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sulla80
- Nov 22, 2020
- 6 min
Top 10 for 2020
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...
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sulla80
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Hadrian's statue of Osiris Hydreios
"Nile water had always played an important role in the cults of Sarapis-Osiris and Isis. Both he and Isis were believed to summon...
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sulla80
- Sep 26, 2020
- 4 min
Hope by any other name...
Public Domain: Painting by John William Waterhouse (1847-1917) Elpis (ἐλπίς) with a flower in hand is depicted on this Alexandrian...
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sulla80
- Sep 19, 2020
- 4 min
Father of the Country
"Whenever you desire to cheer yourself, think upon the merits of those who are alive with you; the energy of one, for instance, the...
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sulla80
- Sep 6, 2020
- 2 min
Roman Egypt: Two Tetradrachms from Alexandria
Octavian (aka Augustus) conquered, or annexed, Egypt when Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide after the battle at Actium. Between 30...
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sulla80
- May 30, 2020
- 6 min
Gallienus and Usurpers in AD 260
The Humiliation of Valerian by Shapur I, French 15th Century, Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program When I first...
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