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A Crown of Deified Emperors
Kilikarch wearing a crown of busts, from the Adana Museum. Photo by E. Borgia c. 2018. The Kilikarchia was a provincial magistracy in...

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Jan 25 min read
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Water God from a Dry Land
While this is not the prettiest coin - it is an interesting coin with a water-god and a fish on the reverse of a coin, from an place,...

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Dec 27, 20243 min read
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Pomegranates
Today's note is all about the pomegranate and more than 300 years of coins from Side (Σίδη), Pamphylia (Παμφυλία). For those who would...

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Dec 22, 20245 min read
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The 3rd Punic War
It could be argued that the Roman Republic reached its peak in the second half of the 2nd century BCE. The final war with Carthage...

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Dec 19, 20247 min read
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Saturnalia Gift
Saturnalia in Red: an AI generated abstract image evoking the spirit of Saturnalia. Saturnalia is December 17th. I was excited to open...

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Dec 17, 20244 min read
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The Children of Tamerlane
Gur-e-Amir - a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan ( Copyright: under license from...

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Dec 11, 202412 min read
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Qazaghan's puppet
By the mid-14th century, the Chaghatai Khanate, originally established by Chaghatai, the second son of Genghis Khan, had begun to fracture.

sulla80
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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What is this coin?
This week, a mystery coin has been re-identified. Somewhere along the way, it lost its attribution.

sulla80
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Mamlūks
The arabic word مملوك or mamlūk means "owned" or "possessed". In the context of 13th century Islamic society, Mamlūks were usually ...

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Nov 30, 20246 min read
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Civil War Money, 42 BC
After Caesar's assassination (42 BC) as the triumvirate prepared to avenge his death, this denarius of C. Vibius Varus was issued.

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Nov 24, 20244 min read
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Balakros son of Nikanor
Cilicia was a Persian military base in the 4th century BC and after Alexander defeated Achaemennid King Darius III at Issos it was...

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Nov 23, 20245 min read
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2024 - Top 10 Ancients
2024 has had ups and downs - it seems that every year I start with same thought. This has been an unusual year with and earth quake,...

sulla80
Nov 20, 202410 min read
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Triumphs of Augustus
Augustus' refusal to celebrate personal triumphs after his triple triumph in 29 BCE cultivated imperial image and shifted power dynamics.

sulla80
Nov 16, 20246 min read
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Consequences of Insulting the Khan
This is the Kwarazmian Empire in 1215.....it was one of the most powerful and affluent states of its time. The Khwarezmian Empire, at the...

sulla80
Nov 10, 20245 min read
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Anatolian Beyliks
The Seljuks of Rum, who ruled over much of Anatolia from the late 11th century, faced increasing pressure from the Mongol invasions...

sulla80
Nov 2, 202411 min read
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Thracian Wine & Coins
A nice glass of red wine would go well with today's post. There is evidence of wine making in Thrace from 4300 BC. The coins of interest...

sulla80
Nov 1, 20246 min read
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Messalina
The life of Valeria Messalina, the third wife of Emperor Claudius, has inspired numerous books, plays, operas, and films due to ...

sulla80
Nov 1, 20245 min read
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Annius Verus or Summer Personified?
Late Roman, AD 330 - 335, marble sarcophagus depicting the four seasons at Dumbarton Oaks . I was pleased to add an unusual quadrans to...

sulla80
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Mazaeus, Satrap of Cilicia
Today's coin of interest was minted by Mazaeus who served as Satrap of Cilicia for Darius III of Persia and for Alexander III who...

sulla80
Oct 27, 20244 min read
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A Ram from Kebren
The site of Kebren is located in the central area of the Troad, on the slopes of Çal Dağ, which translates to "mountain of shrubs", a weste

sulla80
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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