sulla80Sep 6, 20204 minSulla in Cappadocia: First Meeting with ParthiaThis story of the first diplomatic contact between Rome and Parthia, is illustrated with three coins. The story begins around 101 BC when...
sulla80Sep 6, 20201 minEarly Cistophoric Tetradrachm with Leopard“The cistophorus, with its writhing serpents and over-elaborate ornamentation, is perhaps the ugliest coin in the Greek series. ...
sulla80Sep 5, 20201 minChristmas in JulyIt was "Christmas in July" when this “Star of Bethlehem” coin arrived this week. Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. AE Trichalkon, Q....