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July 4, 1776
by Authority of the good People of these Colonies....these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States...

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Jul 4, 20244 min read


"Freedom" for Thessalians in 196 BC
This article was originally issued in July 2021, as we celebrated the 4th, in the United States, and the American Declaration of...

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Jul 16, 20227 min read


Gold Rush
While this post will start in "modern" times with a "modern" coin, I will ask the reader's patience...eventually it will go back to...

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May 11, 20224 min read


Cato the Younger
The history of the Roman Republic has no shortage of dramatic figures and events, and yet the story of Cato the Younger (Cato Minor)...

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Aug 1, 20215 min read


Of Sulla and Apollo
Marius and Sulla tore at the fabric of the Roman republic with their personal ambitions which led to civil wars for the Roman Republic in...

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Feb 27, 20214 min read


Governments of Men and Laws
With this post, I return to the Roman Republic, with a coin from Lucius Cornelius Sulla. This denarius is from Sulla's dictatorship,...

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Feb 11, 20214 min read


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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Sep 19, 20204 min read


Make Haste Slowly
Today's coin of interest starts with a symbol that takes on new meaning as we move from a mosaic in the Trident House in Delos, Greece ...

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Sep 7, 20204 min read


From Lycia to the US Constitution
On 21-Feb-1787, The provisional government of the United States, established under the Articles of Confederation, agreed to a resolution...

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Sep 6, 20204 min read
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