Kamnaskires

May/June 2012

·        The Olympic Games: The First 1,166 Years

·        Antigonus II Gonatas

·        A Unique ‘Royalist Series’ Didrachm of Philip III

April 2012

·        Astragaloi on Ancient Coins: Game Pieces or Agents of Prophecy?

·        Pythagoras and the Incuse Coins of Magna Graecia

February 2012

·        Half-Figure of the King: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Earliest Sigloi of Darius I

·        A Magnentian Hoard from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

January 2012

·        The Contest Between Apollo and Marsyas

·        A Supernova on Ancient Coins – Part 4

December 2011

·        A Supernova on Ancient Coins – Part 3

·        Avoiding Fake Oil Lamps

November 2011

·        Sceattas: The Neglected Silver Coinage of Early Anglo-Saxon England – A Collector’s Perspective

·        Pythagoras of Samos, Celator

October 2011

·        Select Numismatic Issues of the Isaurian Dynasty (717 – 802 AD) With Relationship to the First Iconoclastic Period (726 – 780 AD)

·        An Ancient Coin Relevant to Renaissance Art

September 2011

·        A Numismatic Biography of Lucius Cornelius Sulla

·        Arethusa’s Enigmatic Headband

August 2011

·        New Experimental Evidence for Cold Striking of Ancient Coins

·        Boiotian Magistrate Staters

·        Eleven Years: One Collector’s Experience

July 2011

·        History and Coinage of the Akarnanian Confederacy

·        Menander I and Buddhist Iconography on Indo-Greek Coins

·        The Shield of Brutus

June 2011

·        The Silver and Bronze Mints of Philip II and Alexander the Great in Macedonia

·        Celestial Symbols on Roman Standards

May 2011

·        Roman Architecture as Propaganda on Coins: The Coinage of Divus Romulus

·        A New Tetradrachm from the Reign of Seleucus II, 246 – 225 BC

April 2011

·        A Closer Look – Distinguishing Similar Roman Republican Coins: Part II – Anonymous Victoriati

·        Achelous: A Link Between the Indus and Achaean Civilizations

·        Ancient Coins for Education Essay Contest Winner

March 2011

·        A Supernova on Ancient Coins – Part 2

·        The Beginning of Hasmonean Minting

February 2011

·        A Supernova on Ancient Coins – Part I

·        An Exercise in Grading: Constantine the Great Sol Bronzes

January 2011

·        Trajan: The Perfect Prince – Part II

·        ‘Alexander-Type’ Tetradrachms in the Names of his Successors

December 2010

·        Trajan: The Perfect Prince – Part I

·        The Pilgrimage Tokens of Saint Simeon the Younger

November 2010

·        From Iconium to the Home of Saint Luke: A Numismatic Odyssey

·        From Personal Passion to Numismatic Legacy: Crafting the Kittredge Numismatic Foundation

·        The First Islamic Gold Coin in History

·        An Unrecorded Imitation Alexander from the East Arachosia 2002 Hoard

·        The Coinage of Abbey St. Philbert at Jumieges

October 2010

·        An Introduction to Roman Imperial Vota

·        A Controversial Reverse

September 2010

·        Anti-Christian Coinage of Maximinus II Daza

·        Having Fun With Coins: Byzantine Scyphate Bronzes of the Fourth Crusade

·        A Numismatic Detective Story – Identifying the Undertype on a Bar Kokhba Revolt Zuz

August 2010

·        Fifty Coins in 2,500 Years: A Numismatic Walk Through Indian History – Part II

·        A Previously Unknown Tetradrachm of Phraates IV (38 to 2 BC): An Ancient Counterfeit?

July 2010

·        Fifty Coins in 2,500 Years: A Numismatic Walk Through Indian History – Part I

·        Unmasking a Modern Armenian Fantasy: The Profile Head Coin Attributed to Baron Levon II

June 2010

·        The Helmets of Perdikkas II

·        On a “Dig” in Italy

May 2010

·        The Vogelaar Romano-British Collection

·        The Tetradrachms of Pyrrhus: A Preliminary Die Study

·        The Publishing History of The Voice of the Turtle

April 2010

·        The Walls of Nicaea

·        Further Thoughts on the Julius Caesar “Elephant” Coinage (the first being Oct. 2008)

March 2010

·        The Lost Temple of Apollo Palatinus

·        Meet the Reverend of Numismatics: Conversations With Richard Plant

February 2010

·        History and Coinage of the Arkadian League of 370 BCE

·        Coins and the Synoptic Problem

·        The Celtic Coin That Says It Is Celtic

January 2010

·        The House of Valerian

·        Concerning the Meaning of Control Marks and Symbols of Power on the Shekels of Tyre

·        Israeli Numismatic Great, Prof. Dan Barag, Dies

December 2009

·        The Gundestrup Cauldron and the Potin Coinage of the Remi: Illustrations of Cernunnos or Shapeshfting Druids?

·        Highly Deceptive Forgeries of Constantine’s Spes Pvblic Coinage

November 2009

·        Champagne: The Athens of the Middle Ages

·        Oil Lamps of the Old Testament

·        Deniers of Rouen of Duke Richard I and King Lothaire

October 2009

·        Numismatic Images of Atargatis: Keys to the Parody

·        Observations on the Wladislaus IIJagiello of Hungary – Part II

·        Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece – A New Exhibition at the Walters

September 2009

·        Observations on the Undated Madonna Denars of Wladislaus II Jagiello of Hungary – Part I

·        A Closer Look – Distinguishing Similar Roman Republican Coins: Part I – CR. 57/2 and 137/1

August 2009

·        Ten Great Rarities of Judaean Coinage

·        A Numismatic Enigma? (deals with VIRT EXERC bronzes from the early 4^th cent. Thessalonica mint)

·        An Enigmatic Bronze Coin from Akragas, Sicily

July 2009

·        The Cult of Divus Julius in Octavian’s Political Propaganda

·        On the Bronze Coinage of Leontius the Usurper

June 2009

·        Prevalence and Profitability: Re-examining the Silver-Plated Counterfeit Coins of Aegina

·        The Lily as a Symbol of Ancient Isreal

·        In Defense of Magic: An Appreciation of Under-Appreciated Coins

May 2009

·        The Funerary Architecture of Antoninus Pius

·        Symbols of the Bar Kochba Sela Temple Coins

April 2009

·        Julia Maesa: Grandmother of Emperors

·        Domitius Domitianus – An Ephemeral Emperor

·        Was My Coin Stolen from a Bulgarian Museum?

March 2009

·        Greek Numbers on Coins – Part II, Re-Dating the Tetradrachms of Ptolemy II

·        Byzantine 101 – Part 4

·        A Young Girl’s Necklace

·        A New Hasmonean Discovery by Hendin and Shachar

·        Silvia Hurter, Dealer and Scholar, Dies

February 2009

·        From Themistokles, Metroxenos, to Perikles

·        Greek Numbers on Coins – Part I, The First Dated Coins and Alphabetic Numbers

·        Treasures of Ancient Glass

January 2009

·        History and Coinage of the Chalkidian League

·        Sorting Out Those Pan Liang

·        The Caesar “Elephant” Denarius: Another Interpretation of the Obverse

December 2008

·        The Temple on Mount Gerizim

·        The Athenian Emergency Issue of the Peloponnesian War

·        The Birth of Jesus Viewed through Coins

November 2008

·        Faces of Empire – Part XI – Hellenistic Beauty to Tetrarchic/Constantinian Brutality: Nobility True and False in Colored Stones

·        Observations on the Madonna Denars of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary – Part III

October 2008

·        Dionysos Unmasked on Neapoliton Nomoi

·        Observations on the Madonna Denars of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary – Part II

·        The Julius Caesar “Elephant” Denarius: What is the Symbolism?

September 2008

·        Observations on the Madonna Denars of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary – Part I

·        A Cosmic Journey on a Roman Coin

·        The Roman Empire’s Resurrection of Alexander the Great

August 2008

·        Taking a Browse Through Numibooks

·        The Philosopher and the Celator

·        Animals on Roman Coins

July 2008

·        Roman Ghosts

·        My First Coin Show – Numismata 2008

·        What’s in a Woman’s Name?

·        A Portrait of Gordian III on a Coin of Philip I

June 2008

·        The Cambridge Hoard of 1897 Revisited

·        Publius Helvius Pertinax

·        Defining Rarity

May 2008

·        Portraits of Cleopatra

·        A New Variant of a “Provisional” Samarian Coin

·        A Roman Moneyer

April 2008

·        The Normans in Sicily 1060 – 1194

·        Faces of Empire – Part X – Women Around the Outset of the Principate

March 2008

·        History and Coinage of the Aetolian League

·        An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Roman Republican Silver Coinage: Part II – Silver Content

February 2008

·        The Burden of the Temple Tax

·        An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Roman Republican Silver Coinage: Part I - Weights

January 2008

·        Valuing the Numismatic Legacy of Alexander the Great

·        A Numismatic Lexicon

·        A Quest for Provenance

December 2007

·        Fifth Century Greek Wars and Their Numismatic Consequences

·        Nikokles, a Micro-Monarch of Cyprus, 325 – 310 BC

November 2007

·        Roman Coinage From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Naming of Augustus, 49 – 27 BC

·        Vespasian: A Simple Soldier – Part II

October 2007

·        Vespasian: A Simple Soldier – Part I

·        The Bull – Myth and Symbol on Ancient Coins

September 2007

·        Portraits of Caligula: The Seated Figure?

·        Is the Gold Porus Medallion a Lifetime Portrait of Alexander the Great?

August 2007

·        Avidius Cassius: An Emperor Without a Coin?

·        Left-Field Inspiration – Sometimes You Just Want to Know More

·        Constantine III and the Collapse of Roman Coinage in Britain

July 2007

·        Anepigraphic Bronze Coins of Constantine and Family

·        Faces of Empire – Part IX – Imperium’s First Face (Alexander the Great and the Successors)

·        300,000 Archeological Items (and Coins) Seized in Raids in Spain

June 2007

·        Valerian and the Age of Chaos Part II: Crisis and Recovery

·        The Mashaka Coins of Ancient India

·        A Coin of Kallipolis, Plato’s Beautiful City

May 2007

·        Valerian and the Age of Chaos Part I: Descent into Disorder

·        Important Auction Catalogs Offering Archaic and Classical Greek Coins

·        The Changing World of Numismatic Literature: Attributing Ancient Greek-Era Coins – Part II

April 2007

·        Sacred Stones in Ancient Temples

·        A Quadrans for Your Thoughts: Small Roman Imperial AES

·        The Changing World of Numismatic Literature: Attributing Ancient Greek-Era Coins – Part I

March 2007

·        Ancient Tipasa, A Probable Mint City in North Africa

·        The Coins of Herod the Great: Discovering the Details

February 2007

·        An Introduction to the History and Coinage of the Medieval Balkans – Part I: Slavonia (Northern Croatia)

·        The Temples of Asklepios on Ancient Coins

·        Lost and Found

January 2007

·        Faces of Empire – Part VIII – False Faces, Renaissance Reworkings and Iconographic Fantasies

·        Counterfeit Ancient Armenian Coins in Internet Auctions

·        The Old Testament and Coins

December 2006

·        Ninety Years of Roman Republican Denarii 211 – 121 BCE

·        A Republican Foot-Note: The “P.SVLA,” “SAFRA” and “Mast and Sail” Aes Coins

·        Why Experimental Archaeology is Important to Numismatics

November 2006

·        Coins and Icons

·        Byzantine 101 – Part 3

·        The Bronze Coinage of the Usurper Leontius

October 2006

·        Coining the New Testament: Numismatic Windows Into Biblical Narratives

·        The Tribute Penny Debate Revisited

·        A Jewish Temple on the Sela of Bar Kokhba: Construction Issues and the Miraculous Shamir

September 2006

·        Elephants in Ancient Numismatic History

·        Chemical Composition of a Group of Late Roman Bronzes, the So-Called “Monneron” Coins

August 2006

·        Images of Power and Glory on the Coinage of Trajan

·        The Titans: Hebrew Origins and Ancient Coinage

·        Faces of Empire – Part VII – Western Twilight, Eastern Glory, 325 - 561

July 2006

·        Coins of the Greek Pentathlon

·        Taman Imitations – “Coins of the Unknown People”

·        A New Sidonian Chronology

June 2006

·        Gods, Monsters, Heroes and Salvation: A Review of the Mythology of Sicily

·        Coins Commemorate Croton’s Pythian Prizewinners

May 2006

·        Faces of Empire – Part VI – Crisis to Recovery: Trajan Decius to Constantine the Great, 250 – 325

·        Distinctive Features of Kushan Coins – Part II

·        A Delta Tigress

April 2006

·        Distinctive Features of Kushan Coins – Part I

·        Notes on a Jerusalem Mintage Vespasian Tetradrachm

·        Parthian Forgeries: The Numismatic Evidence

March 2006

·        Severina – An Empress in Her Own Right?

·        Factors Influencing Auction Estimates and Final Prices of Larissa Facing Head Drachms

·        Officina Mark Development at the Mint of Antioch in the Third Century AD

February 2006

·        Faces of Empire – Part V – The Severans and Successors, 193 to 235

·        Metrology – Getting to Know Your Coins

·        Empire and the Logic of English as the Language of Ancient Numismatic Scholarship

January 2006

·        Aphrodite: Classical Greek Goddess of War

·        The “Arcuated Lintel” on Ancient Coins

·        An Accidental Collection: Thessalian League Coinage

December 2005

·        The Later Roman Empresses

·        Face of Empire – Part IV – Hadrian and the Antonines

·        Boy Bishop Tokens of Medieval England

November 2005

·        Mt. Vesuvius – Anatomy of an Eruption

·        Faces of Empire – Part III – Flavians, Nerva and Trajan, 69 to 117

·        Astronomer Hipparchus and His Globe: Back in the News Again

October 2005

·        Copper Owls: The Emergency Coinage of Athens 406 BC

·        Roman Die Found in Military Camp

·        The Constantinian Commemorative Issues of 317/318 AD

September 2005

·        Copies of Thasos Tetradrachms Revisited

·        Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian) – Part IIB

August 2005

·        Otho on Horseback – A Rare and Historical Coin

·        Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian) – Part II

·        A Numismatic Journey Through Egyptian Islamic History

July 2005

·        The Coins of Hsienyang – City of the First Emperor of China

·        Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian) – Part I

·        Coins of Knossos and the Minotaur

June 2005

·        Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian) – Introduction

·        Medusa the Centauress on Greek Coins

·        Nero: The Actor Emperor – Part IV

·        Ides of the Month of Augustus – Year 800 of the Founding of Rome

May 2005

·        The Coins of Alexandria – Four Regimes of Closed Currencies

·        The Numismatic Museum of Athens

·        Nero: The Actor Emperor – Part III

·        A New Greek Fraction

April 2005

·        The Mystery of the Left-Facing Denarius

·        Cistophoric Tetradrachms – An Overview

·        Nero: The Actor Emperor – Part II

March 2005

·        A Numismatic Conundrum

·        The Mystery of the Missing Mintmark

·        Nero: The Actor Emperor – Part I

February 2005

·        Errors on Biblical Coins

·        The Largest Herodian Coin: The Very First Dies

·        The Star on Bar Kochba’s Coins

·        Who Owns Objects?

January 2005

·        The Reign and Coinage of Xusro II Abarwiz

·        Some Countermarks and Other Manipulations on and with Roman Bronze Coins of Caligula and Nero

·        A Suggested Reattribution of a 13^th Century Georgian AE Coin

·        Collecting Islamic Coinage – Getting Started

December 2004

·        Elagabalus: A Question of Character

·        Roman Libraries – Check It Out

·        New Collectors and Buying on the Internet

November 2004

·        Byzantine 101 – Part 2

·        Medieval Coins, West African Gold: Secrets and Lies Behind the Trans-Saharan Trade – Part II

·        Parthian Drachm Coin Measurements and Conclusions

October 2004

·        Medieval Coins, West African Gold: Secrets and Lies Behind the Trans-Saharan Trade – Part I

·        Barbarism, Art, and Thracian Tetradrachms – Part IV

September 2004

·        Sekhmet, the Lioness Goddess: New Kingdom Egypt, Roman Africa, and Modern America – Egyptian Divinities on Roman Coins

·        Barbarism, Art, and Thracian Tetradrachms – Part III

·        Maximinus II or Julian II?  Or Both?

August 2004

·        The Art of the Coinage of Mende

·        Barbarism, Art, and Thracian Tetradrachms – Part II

·        A beginner’s Ancient Journey

·        Pioneer Israeli Numismatist Ya’akov Meshorer Dies

July 2004

·        Barbarism, Art, and Thracian Tetradrachms

·        An Echo of Bucephalus and Aornos

·        Aphrodisias, City of Statues

June 2004

·        Medusa Coins: They’ll Transform You

·        Depictions of the Hero Perseus on Greek Coinage

·        Some Observations on Auction Markets

·        Statistical Analysis of Triton IV

May 2004

·        Vipsania on Roman Coins?

·        The Revolt of Poemenius at Trier

·        A Rare Coin of Thrasemundus of Maastricht

·        A Reused Gloria Exercitvs AE ¾ of Constantine the Great

April 2004

·        Dacian and Celtic Imitations of Republican Denarii

·        Twelve Caesars, Nine Years and 856 Dollars

·        Special “Humor in Numismatics” Section

·        Silphium Again

·        Ring Money Makes Big Money

March 2004

·        Roman Provincial Coins III: The Statues in the Temples and Shrines

·        The Moon is a Harsh Mistress – The Rise and Fall of Cleopatra II Selene

·        Explaining the Market Price of the “Tribute Penny: Evidence from 132 Auctions

February 2004

·        Crescent and Star and Related Images – A Historical Perspective

·        Hellenistic Influences on Hasmonean Attitudes Toward Graven Images and Shekels of Tyre

·        A Classical Romance

January 2004

·        “Horse/Palm Tree” Tetradrachms: The First Carthaginian Coins

·        Campgate Bronzes and Roman Fire Signalling

·        Apollo Lykeios in Ancient Tarsus Numismatics

December 2003

·        First Christian Symbols on Roman Imperial Coins

·        Roman Imperial Persons in North America

·        Coins and Contraceptives: The Plant that Made Kyrene Famous

November 2003

·        Magna Graecia and Coins

·        Was Claudius Really Gothicus?

·        Arethusa, Peerless Nymph!

·        Lucius Aelius Sejanus

October 2003

·        In Owl We Trust

·        Astronomical Roman Coins

·        A Coin’s Tale

·        Collection Management Software: An Old Problem with New Solutions

September 2003

·        Five Olympian Goddesses: Part I – Aphrodite

·        The Solidi of the Byzantine Interregnum 608 – 610

·        Ancient Japan Has Its ‘12’ Coins to Collect

August 2003

·        A Double Entendre in the Alexandrian Bigas of Triptolemos

·        An Unpublished Alexandrian Coin of Augustus

·        Electrum

·        Sixth Century Countermarking on Roman Imperial Bronzes

July 2003

·        Single Digit Dated Coins – An Anomaly from the Late Middle Ages

·        Watching the Hammer Fall – Part II

·        A Brief History of Larissa

June 2003

·        Venus Victrix on Roman Coin Reverses

·        Nero, Master of Propaganda

·        Watching the Hammer Fall

May 2003

·        A Re-Assessment of the Dating and Identification of Etruscan Coinage

·        Images of the Cult Practices on the Coinage of Elagabalus

·        Cultic Images or Ship’s Prow?  A New Look at Pilate’s Coinage

·        Honest Asclepius vs. Sly Old Hermes?

April 2003

·        The Art of Roman Sacrifice

·        Byzantine 101 – Part I

·        Pipe Dreams: The Hydraulis

·        Crowns and Headdresses on the Small Bronzes of Roman Egypt

March 2003

·        Aspects of the Serpent

·        Cypriot Imperial Coinage Under Augustus, 30 – 22 BC

·        The Cappadocian King Ariarathes VI and the Star on the Tiara – An Unique Drachm

February 2003

·        Julia Mamaea – A Woman in Charge?

·        Swimming River Gods in Ancient Cilician Numismatics

·        Unicorns, Uni-Capricorn and Cornucopia – A Judaic Link?

January 2003

·        The Coins of Pompeii

·        Countermarks on Popular Ancient Silver Coins – Part II

·        The Philosophy of Collecting

·        An Unrecorded Cilician Type Combination and Iconography

December 2002

·        Countermarks on Popular Ancient Coins – Part I

·        Coinage for Redeeming the Firstborn: An Ancient and Modern Jewish Ritual

·        On the Road to Which Emmaus, Which Nicopolis?

November 2002

·        Good Help is Hard to Find

·        The Pharaoh and the Prophet

·        Veiled and Draped Bust Right

·        Unevenly Split Coin: A Misfired Blow

October 2002

·        Roman Provincial Coins II: The Statues in the Temples and Shrines – Personified Geography, Powerful Gods and Young Heroes

·        Just My Claudius II Ant’s Worth

·        In the Eye of the Beholder

September 2002

·        The Falling Horseman: An Internet-Based Examination

·        A Brief Introduction to the Celtic Potin Coinage of Gaul

·        On Becoming a Collector

July 2002

·        Portraits and Representations of Alexander the Great

·        Caligula – The Emperor as Autocrat, Part III

·        Dated Palaeologan Coinage

June 2002

·        Ubi Tu Gaius (On Roman Marriage)

·        Caligula – The Emperor As Autocrat, Part II

·        ‘Firsts’ in Ancient Judaean Coins

·        How Ancient Coins Can Be Used to Teach History

May 2002

·        Caligula – The Emperor as Autocrat, Part I

·        Hannibal – Father of the Roman Denarius

·        Bar Kokhba’s Trumpet Coins of the Second Revolt

·        A New Model for Elymaean Royal Chronology

April 2002

·        The Battle of Actium and the Ram

·        The Petrie Bequest to Canada’s National Currency Collection

·        Revisiting a “Counterfeit” Bar Kokhba Sela

·        Numismatic Evidence for a New Seleucid King: Seleucus (VII) Philometor

·        New Inscription Alters Elymais Type Chronology

March 2002

·        Julia Domna – The Philosopher

·        The Face that Launched 80,000 Deaths

·        Bellum Civile: The Coinage of Marcus Junius Brutus Marks the End of the Republic

February 2002

·        The Antoniniani of Philip the Arab

·        Art and History in Ravenna

·        On Rarity – Rarity and the Value of Ancient Roman Coins

January 2002

·        Roman Provincial Coins: The Statues in the Temples and Shrines

·        Misattribution of Alexander III Tetradrachms

·        A New Roman Republican Owl Quinarius

December 2001

·        Delphi – City at the Center of the Earth

·        Foiled by Fourrees?

·        Gravimetric Data in General Works on Greek Coins

November 2001

·        Early Central Asian Imitations III: Coinage of Heliokles I and the Kushan Connection

·        The Helmeted Head of Roma, Facing Left

·        The Judaean Prutahs Minted Under Tiberius

October 2001

·        Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth – A New Exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago

·        The Great God of Odessos – Darzalas

·        Some Unpublished and Rare Coins from Ancient Cilicia

·        The Art of Grading Ancient Coinage

September 2001

·        The Secret of Orichalcum

·        Reflections of a Hymn to Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries

·        Jewish Names of Kings on Biblical Coins Reflect the Name of G-d

August 2001

·        Eating with the Romans

·        Valens’ “Gavdivm Romani Popvli”

·        The Antoninianus – the Standard Coin of 3^rd Century Rome

July 2001

·        Faustina the Younger – the New Messalina?

·        The Influence of Ancient Monetization on Human Psychohistory

·        East is East and West is West

·        Celtic News

·        A New Solidus of Constans as Augustus at Heraclea

June 2001

·        Front Side, Back Side, Which Side?

·        Early Central Asian Imitations II: Athenian Owls and After

·        Adultery, Murder and Divorce: The Literary Evidence of Domitia, Julia and Domitian

May 2001

·        Gallic Arms for a Syrian Victory?: The Apollo Sosianus Frieze and its Numismatic Precedents

·        The Genius of Alexandria: Another Viewpoint

·        The Rediscovery of an ‘Old Friend’

April 2001

·        The River as God – The Actuality of the Perception of Antiquity

·        Hengistbury Hairy

·        Numismatists (And Archaeologists) Remembered II

·        The True Meaning Behind the Debased Marc Antony Legionary “Denarii” of the Late First Century BC

·        A Hole Through “The Looking Glass”

March 2001

·        Roman 1^st Century AES and Their Countermarks

·        If Money Could Talk

·        “DOC” Like an Egyptian

·        U.S. Declines Italy’s Request to Impose Restrictions on Ancient Coins

·        Numismatics and Antiquarian Dr. Leo Mildenberg Dies in Zurich

February 2001

·        An Unrecognized Representation of Alexander the Great on Hadrian’s Alexandrian Coinage

·        Recent Studies in Parthian History: Part III

·        Silphium Rediscovered

·        The Life and Times of Galla Placidia

January 2001

·        Masinissa, King of Numidia, a Forgotten Monarch from Ancient History

·        Recent Studies in Parthian History: Part II

·        The Bishop’s Coin

December 2000

·        Recent Studies in Parthian History: Part 1

·        The Cities of South Central and Eastern Cilicia: An Ancient Numismatist’s Paradise

·        John Frederick Bergman, Numismatic Bookseller - Friend

November 2000

·        Cornucopia – A Horn of Plenty

·        A New Iconography for the Electrum Coins of Kyzikos

·        Interpreting Celtic River Findings

·        New Israel Numismatic Journal 13 Published Honoring Dr. Arie Kindler

October 2000

·        Silphium, Silver and Strife: The History of Kyrenaika and Its Coinage

·        Investigating a Unique Byzantine Weight

·        Numismatica Oldgreek Computer Font Enters Test Phase

·        Coin of Herod the Great: Star or Crest?

September 2000

·        Faustina the Elder – The Eternal Empress

·        Pseudo-Byzantine Coinage From Seventh Century Syria

·        Caravan Foundation Holds “King ‘N Things” Conference

·        Numismatists Remembered

August 2000

·        Laur., Dr. and Cuir. Bust Right

·        Euclid’s Proposition on Ancient Turtles and Tortoises

·        From the Hand of a Master – the Antiochene Follis of Phocas

·        The Information Needs of Academic Numismatists

July 2000

·        Early Central Asian Imitations I: The Coinage of Eukratides I

·        A Seleucid Mint at Samaria-Sebaste?

·        Pula’s Ancient Stones

June 2000

·        Celtic Currency Bars Found in River

·        The Emperor Magnentius: His Life and Coinage – Part 2

·        Estate Planning for the Collector

May 2000

·        The Emperor Magnentius: His Life and Coinage – Part I

·        Coins of the Kushan Kings – Part 2

·        The Slavey Interview – Part 2

April 2000

·        Coins of the Kushan Kings – Part 1

·        The Slavey Interview – Part 1

·        Coins Minted in the Year Zero?

·        Review of the New Book on the Du Chastel Collection

March 2000

·        Late Roman Barbarous Bronze Coinage

·        ‘Busted’

·        Charles H. Wolfe, Long-time Dealer and Specialist in Ancient Coinage, Dies

·        Husband of British Queen Changes His Name

February 2000

·        Numismatic Mythology: The Myth of Lycurgus

·        Coins Date Ancient Shipwrecks

·        Statistical Analyses of Triton III

·        In Remembrance of Dr. Arthur Stone Dewing

January 2000

·        Sabina – Wife of the “Greekling”

·        Dor – Ruler of the Seas and a Lead Weight Attributed to It

·        Brutus Revisited

·        A Brief Dip into Roman Bathing

December 1999

·        Pankration and Greek Coins

·        What’s in a Name? Decipherment of a Carthaginian Exergue Inscription

·        The Athenian Treasury Hoard

·        Cultural Property Advisory Committee Reviews Italian Request for Import Restrictions

November 1999

·        The Coins of Tiryns

·        Mithradates VI or M. Junius Brutus?

·        Diana on a Denarius of Nerva

·        Images of Christ on the Coins of Justinian II

·        An Interview with David R. Sear

October 1999

·        A Ptolemaic Pentekaidekadrachm

·        An Unrecorded Denarius of Pescennius Niger

·        Coin World to Publish New Roman Coinage Book

·        More on Faustina Junior’s Coinage

September 1999

·        Plotina – The New Livia

·        Barbarians and Romans: The Mint of Rome Under Odovacar and the Ostrogoths A.D. 476 - 554

·        Gold Staters of Brutus

·        A 4^th Century B.C. Hoard of Macedonian AE Coins

August 1999

·        The Sasanian King Xusro II ‘The Great’, AD 590 – 628, and His Coinage

·        Mater Castrorum, the Coinage of Faustina the Younger – Part II

·        Perseus and Andromeda

·        The Carthaginian Silver Five-Shekel and the Electrum Three-Shekel Coins

July 1999

·        Mater Castrorum, the Coinage of Faustina the Younger – Part I

·        Collecting Sesterii of the 12 Caesars

·        A Coin from the Kingdom of Tylis

·        Hercules and the Giant Antaeus

June 1999

·        The History of the Aegis

·        Re-Tooled Antonine Medallions

·        Aristotle’s Herpetology

·        Ursone – the City of the Bears

·        Special Exhibition at Dumbarton Oaks

·        British Museum; Dept. of Coins and Medals

May 1999

·        Domitia Longina: The Survivor

·        The Crime of Diogenes

·        The Thunder Cult of Zeus on Roman Coins

·        Astronomy and Healing in Ancient Meso-America

April 1999

·        John of Brienne, The Crusade of Damietta

·        Claudius: The Man, Times and Coinage – Part III

·        The Last Roman Emperor

·        A Pair of Holed Rarities

March 1999

·        Fabled Kore: The Goddess of Sardis

·        Claudius: Part II

·        The Roman Triumphal Arch

·        The “Parthian Dark Age”

February 1999

·        Claudius: The Man, Times and Coinage – Part I

·        Rob Morris: American Numismatic Trailblazer

·        Three Graces’ Mythology and Coinage

·        Julia Domna: The Other Woman?  A Twin?

January 1999

·        Agrippina the Younger: Mother of Nero

·        Survey of Antony and Cleopatra Coins

·        Slavey: The Truth Behind the Legend

·        Bronze Coins of Thrace and the Black Sea

·        Gold Stater of Lysimachus Revisited

December 1998

·        Architecture on ‘Tesserae Lusoriae’

·        Coins of the Roman Mines

·        Questions Pertaining to Greek Silver Coins With Low Specific Gravities

November 1998

·        Imitations of 11^th Century Byzantine Coins Found on the Taman Peninsula

·        More Anonymous Bronzes

·        On the Reverse Pattern on the Silver Coins from Corcyra, Apollonia and Dyrrhachium

·        A Celtic Copper Conumdrum

October 1998

·        The Christogram: Mithraic Map of the Cosmos?

·        The English Moneyers’ “Bloody Christmas”

·        Analyzing Armenian Coin Values

September 1998

·        Agrippina the Elder: Heroine of the Rhine Bridge

·        Collecting Chinese Cash

·        Diocletian and Images of Concord

August 1998

·        The Mythic Connection of Snakes in the Ancient World

·        Romans and Armenia, Chapter 4

·        Anonymous Byzantine Coin Designs

·        Ancient Coin Grading and Description

July 1998

·        Antonia: Mother of Claudius

·        The Horae: The Four Seasons in Roman Numismatics

·        The ‘Standing Caliph’ Coinage

·        Ancient Coins as Cultural Property: A Legal Perspective on Numismatics and the Antiquities Trade

June 1998

·        Symbolism of the Sphere

·        Romans and Armenia, Chapter 3

·        What Can Archaeologists Learn from Stone Tools?

·        Euthydemus I, King of Bactria: A Portrait Raises Questions

May 1998

·        Xenophon’s ‘Anabasis’, 401 – 399 BC

·        Monkey Business at the Alexandrian Mint

·        Numismatics and the Antiquities Trade

April 1998

·        Livia: The First Lady of Rome

·        Lysander: A Head and a Tale

·        An Ancient Amulet – and a Modern Healing

·        Romans and Armenia, Chapter 2

·        Sir Peter Paul Rubens: Part 3, the Painter

March 1998

·        Roman Coins and Medals Relating to Armenia

·        Macedonian Myths on Coins of Archelaus

·        Cleaning Ancient Coins: A Chemist’s View

·        The Astrolabe of Amirdovlat

·        Sir Peter Paul Rubens: Part II, the Illustrator

February 1998

·        Coinage from the Fortress City of Termessos

·        The Caduceus and the Staff of Aesculapius

·        Ancient Coins Show They Knew It Was Round

·        Elusive Dated Coins of the Decade 1451 – 1460

·        Sir Peter Paul Rubens: Part I, the Collector

January 1998

·        Numismatic Evidence of a Benevolent Biblical Goddess

·        The Portraits of Julia Domna

·        The Artistic Terracottas of Tanagra

·        Quantum Leap in Constantinople

·        Ancient Anecdotes: Coins of the Twelve Caesars

December 1997

·        St. Nicholas: A Myth from the Roman Era

·        The Numismatic ‘Written Word’

·        A Great Time to be Collecting Severans

·        The 13^th Century Venetian Grosso

·        The Roman Plough: A Measure of History

November 1997

·        Nerva: A Biographical and Numismatic Profile

·        The Coinage of Olbia and Its Evolution

·        Pre-Columbian Ailments in Figurines

·        A Coin from Ancient Poseidonia

·        Magnifying Lenses Revisited

October 1997

·        Jerusalem Siege Coin of 69/70 C.E.

·        The Origin of Coinage: Evolution of a Theory

·        Fraternal Hatred: Caracalla and Geta

September 1997

·        The Filius Augusti of the Tetrarchic Period

·        The Politics and Coins of Constantine VII

·        The Athenian Plague of 430 B.C.

August 1997

·        A Look at Tacitus and the Interregnum

·        Coins Depicting Republican Gladiators

·        The History and Coinage of Kolophon

·        The Hephthalite Akhshanor

July 1997

·        The Coin Portraits of Alexander the Great

·        Analyses of Counterfeit Armenian Coins

·        Unpublished Coin Depicting Daphne

·        Cuneiform in Nummis

June 1997

·        Mithradates Used Coins and Comets as Propaganda

·        The Relative Absence of Amphibians on Greek Coins

·        The Empresses’ Hairdos on Roman Coinage: Part 2

·        Turtle Coinage Raises Interesting Questions

May 1997

·        Why Are You So Sure It’s a Fake?

·        Athenian Coinage: Progress and Problems

·        The Empresses’ Hairdos on Roman Coinage

April 1997

·        Dyrrachium: Rome’s Doorway to Greece

·        Feline Motifs on Ancient Coinage

·        Visiting the Ancient City of Trier

March 1997

·        Die Links Among Drachms of the Bar Kokhba War

·        The Portrait Tetradrachms of Antimachos

·        The Benefits of Ancient Coin Clubs

February 1997

·        Caracalla and Human Sacrifice?

·        Third Party Identification and Attribution

·        Tale of the Ties: Part 2

January 1997

·        The Medallion of the Emperor Commodus

·        The Abstract Coinage of Iberian Ulia

·        An Ancient Tracian Coin Collection

December 1996

·        Was Nero the Natural Son of Claudius?

·        Titus: Darling of the Human Race? Part III

·        At the Heart of Collecting

November 1996

·        History and Coinage of the Emperor Heraclius

·        Titus: Darling of the Human Race?  Part II

·        Ethics: One Dealer’s Perspective

October 1996

·        Money of the Magyars and their Predecessors

·        Updating the Thorngrafton Hoard

·        Titus: Darling of the Human Race?  Part I

September 1996

·        The Coins of Colonia Augusta Nemausus

·        The Uncertainty of the Brescia Medallion

·        Ancient Coins and the Internet

August 1996

·        Accession Silver of Maximinus Thrax

·        Evidence for the Badge of Phanes

·        Illiterate Die Engravers?

July 1996

·        The Signed Bronzes of Syracuse

·        Introduction to Byzantine Weights

·        Women Healers on Ancient Coinage

·        EDXRF: Fun with Ancient Coins

June 1996

·        Telephos: The Myth, the Coins, the Exhibition

·        An Unpublished Drachm of Lysimachus

·        Syrian and Phoenician Tetradrachms

·        Tourette’s and the Julio-Claudians

May 1996

·        Syrian and Phoenician Tetradrachms

·        Greek Influenced Portrait Coins of India

·        Investing in our Future

April 1996

·        The Distinctive Coinage of Sicilian Naxos

·        The “Crown of Thorns” on Ancient Coinage

·        Minerva Victrix: Domitian’s Final War

·        The Bearded Virgin of Isaac II

March 1996

·        Pan’s Lagobolon on the Coins of Antigonus Gonatas

·        Astrological Omens: Caesar’s Fortune

·        What, if Anything, is a Byzantine

·        Mint Marks on Roman Coins

February 1996

·        Athenian Didrachm Census

·        Carausius: Menapiae Civis

·        The “Crouching” Horse of Larissa

·        Akragas Bronze: A Fiduciary Coinage

January 1996

·        Coins on Ancient Roman New Year’s Lamps

·        The Voice of Classical Greek

·        The Real “Tribute Penny”

·        Auctions: Some Basic Information

December 1995

·        Caracalla as Alexander Novus

·        Die Links: A Tool for the Numismatist

·        Septimius Severus: Superstitious Emperor?

·        Roman Britain and its Coinage

November 1995

·        Coinage of the Lycian League

·        Julian II: Philosopher-Emperor

·        The Antoniniani of Probus

·        The Collector and the Beyond

October 1995

·        Julian the Apostate: The Philosopher-Emperor

·        A Coin Quest: Exploring the Museums of Greece and Turkey

·        Meroe: A Fabulous Ancient Kingdom Without a Coinage

September 1995

·        Return of the Captured Standards

·        The History of Legio XXI RAPAX

·        The Patina of Ancient Coins

·        Otho: The Wig and the Coin

August 1995

·        The Triumphal Coinage of Vespasian and Titus

·        The Personal Names of the Roman Emperors

·        How Can You Tell They Are Real?

July 1995

·        Rescuing the Past: Trajan Decius

·        The Strength and Size of Maximinus I Thrax

·        Maps on Ancient Coins

June 1995

·        The “Danube Bridge” on the Coinage of Trajan

·        Non-Destructive Analysis of Ancient Coins

·        The Results of “A Little Learning”

May 1995

·        Blood on the Moon in Aquarius

·        Internet Coin and Antiquities Resources

·        Lucius Opimius: Consul for the Wine Lover

April 1995

·        The Circus Maximus

·        Ancient Minting Mistakes

·        The “Tribal” Coinage of Ancient India

·        A Follis of Maximinus II Daza

March 1995

·        Nero’s Goiter: A Modern Diagnosis

·        The Significance of Laurel Wreath Ties

·        An Unusual Artuqid-Zengid Coin

·        Biblical Coinage Checklists

February 1995

·        The Silphium Connection

·        Livilla’s Portrait on Roman Coinage?

·        Mars the Defender and the Siege of Antioch

·        The Rise and Fall of Philip the Arab

January 1995

·        The So-Called “Butting Bull” on Ancient Coinage

·        Meteorites: Sacred Stones of Ancient Rome

·        The Mysterious Coins of the Etruscans

December 1994

·        The Bees of Ephesos: Coinage and Commerce

·        The Unholy Triangle of Seleucid Coinage

·        Error Coins Stir the Imagination

November 1994

·        Astrological Omens: The Ides of March

·        Sasanian Bronze Coins Minted in Alexandria

·        The Case of the Curious Coin of Caligula

October 1994

·        Re-Examining the Reign of Domitian

·        Coins of the 14^th Century Popes

·        Imagery Indicates Cultural Values

September 1994

·        Aqueducts on Ancient Roman Coinage

·        Corinth: Games, Myths and Coinage

·        Coins of the 14^th Century Popes

·        Imagery Indicates Cultural Values

August 1994

·        Computer Software for the Collector

·        Computer Databases and Ancient Coins

·        Additional Christodoulos Dies Revealed

·        RIC: The History of a Remarkable Series

July 1994

·        The Fertility Snake on Coins of Roman Alexandria

·        Exploring the Coinage of Aelia Capitolina

·        Eutychides’ Tyche of Antioch

June 1994

·        Classical Mythology and Spiritual Energy

·        Italian Renaissance Portrait Medals

·        Survey of 12 Caesars Portrait Denarii

May 1994

·        The Incense Road: The Coinage of South Arabia

·        Three Previously Unconfirmed Roman Coins

·        Uratu: An Armenian Metalworking Center

·        The Reign of Gordianus Pius

April 1994

·        Capricorn: Horoscope of Augustus

·        Line Drawings the Easy Way

·        A Quadrans of Caligula

March 1994

·        The Aurei from the Fabulous Boscoreale Treasure

·        Pedigree of Nero: A Case Study of Roman Nobility

·        A Four-Day Quadrans of Claudius

February 1994

·        Eunus Antiochus: A Slave Revolt in Sicily

·        “Great Seleucid Catalogue”: A Work in Progress

·        Consecration Phenomena of Faustina the Elder

·        The Puteal Depicted on Roman Coins

January 1994

·        Operation Petticoat: The Rescue of Thebes

·        Reconstruction of the “Bavarian Collection”

·        The Coinage and Commerce of Cyrene

·        In Memoriam: Khatchadour Mousheghian

December 1993

·        “Varus, Give Me Back My Coinage”

·        Hercules Commodianus: Part II

·        The Real King Arthur?

·        The Roman Legions

November 1993

·        The History and Coinage of Commodus

·        New Varieties of Byzantine Coins

·        BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY

·        Fear of Flying

October 1993

·        For the Welfare of the Human Race

·        Rams Used on Ancient Warships

·        Overstruck Bronze Coins of Armenia

·        Philip III Arrhidaeus

September 1993

·        The Column of Trajan on Roman Coinage

·        More on Mythological Interpretation

·        Horned Horse Head on Coins of Seleucus I

August 1993

·        Black Sea Hoard Controversy: RIP

·        Iberia Part 3: Late Republic and Early Empire

·        Zeus and Hercules: Men or Myth?

·        Tarpeia and the Omina Lunae

July 1993

·        The Pharos of Alexandria on Coinage

·        Iberia Part 2: The Roman Conquest of Spain

·        Revolt, War, and Victory: A.D. 350 – 353

·        Ancient Coins as Sacred Objects

·        Alauddin Khaiji: Superman

June 1993

·        Iberia Part 1: Spain Before the Romans

·        The Ancient Kingdom of Aksum

·        A Coin Deserving More Research

·        Inflation: Nothing New in Coinage

May 1993

·        A New Distater of Alexander

·        Slavery and Coins in the Roman World

·        Portrait Coins of ScipioAfricanus?

·        Godfrey and the Cross of Jerusalem

·        Armenian Silver Hoard Discovered

April 1993

·        From the Coin’s Point of View

·        Astrological Omens on Roman Coinage

·        The Incuse Coinage of Southern Italy

·        Barbarous Copies from Northern Europe

March 1993

·        The Altar of Lugdunum

·        The Fall of Rome: Anastasius I

·        Duplication of Cuneiform Tablets

·        Rakicic’s Reverie Resumes

February 1993

·        The First Greek Wrestler-Type Coin

·        The Fall of Rome: The Second Reign of Zeno

·        Astrological Reference on Trajan Aureus

·        Mythology: The Material and the Spiritual

January 1993

·        Imitations of Gordian III Antoniniani

·        The Fall of Rome and the First Reign of Zeno

·        Inscription Solves Characene Mystery

December 1992

·        Discovery: Light Miliarense of Valentinian III

·        The Fall of Rome and the Reign of Leo I

·        Twilight Coin Zone Revisited

November 1992

Note: Cover erroneously lists this as Vol. 6, No. 10, October 1992 (same as previous month’s issue)

·        Vota Publica: The Origins of Voting

·        The Pixodarus-Alexander Affair

·        Cursaders and Their Coinage

·        The Romans at Neneveh

October 1992

·        Coinage of the Byzantine Emperor Herakleios

·        Fel Temp Reparatio: Protecting the Frontiers

·        The Double Axe: Symbol of Power

September 1992

·        Detection of Altered and Counterfeit Ancient Coins Requires Basic Understanding

·        Examination of Die-Engraving Technique Exposes “Black Sea Hoard” Coins as Modern

·        Clubs and Societies Offer a Variety of Benefits and Activities for the Collector

August 1992

·        Architectural Consecration Coins of Maxentius

·        The Dove Depicted on the Coinage of Sicyon

·        Explorations of the Ancient Phoenicians

·        Arsacid Bronze Drachms of Elymais

July 1992

·        Ancient Olympia: The Place, The Games

·        Dark Age Britain: The Rise of the Saxons

·        Psychoanalysis of the Numismatist

·        The Coinage of Armenia

June 1992

·        Dark Age Britain: The Retreat of Rome

·        Flood Story Inspired Coin Motif

·        Claudius: A Classical Syndrome Diagnosed

·        Julio-Claudian Coin Reunion

May 1992

·        Consecratio Issues of Ancient Rome

·        The Lyre and the Kithera on Greek Coinage

·        Byzantine Coin Denominational Markings

·        Cataloging an Ancient Coin Collection

·        An Hypothesis on the Earliest Coinage

April 1992

·        Propaganda on the Coins of Lysimachos

·        Shops and Shopkeepers in Ancient Rome

·        Wonder Drug Depicted on Ancient Coins

·        The Romans: A Psychological Profile

March 1992

·        Pre-Renaissance Collecting of Ancient Coins

·        Popular Legion X References Refuted

·        Ililianius: The Lost Emperor

·        Tale of the 25-Cent Jotapian Antoninianus

February 1992

·        Opposing Worlds are Revealed on Judaean Coin

·        Roman Republic: Another Look at Chronology

·        Inflation and Roman Conquests

·        Land of the Queen of Sheba; Frankincense and Myrrh

January 1992

·        “Portus”: The Ancient Roman Harbor at Ostia

·        Magna Mater: Later History and Final Demise

·        Portrayal of a “EID MAR” Fouree

·        Did Herod Have Congestive Heart Failure?

December 1991

·        New Light Shed on the Christmas Star

·        Ancient Mauretania: Coins and Architecture

·        Dating of Iberian Coinage Discussed

·        Byzantine Coinage: The Last Icon

November 1991

·        Samarian Coins Revealed

·        The Globe Depicted on Roman Coins

·        Warrior Queen Humbled Romans

·        The Caduceus on Ancient Coinage

·        A Reverie in Attic Key

October 1991

·        The Colosseum on Roman Coins

·        The Storage of Coins and Medals

·        Arsacid Prince Resurfaces after 2,000 Years

·        Ancient Coin Hosts “This is Your Lifetime”

·        History of Ancient Coin Forgers

September 1991

·        Demetrios Poliorcetes: Theatrical Mentality

·        Demetrios Poliorcetes and the Siege of Rhodes

·        New Chronology for Coins of Gondophares

·        Making Plastic Replicas of Ancient Coins

·        Casting Methods for Cylinder Seals

August 1991

·        Hoplitodromos: The Hoplite Race in Armor

·        Ancient Armament Portrayed on Roman Coins

·        Making Sense of Greek Coin Weight Standards

·        Sources of Gold in the Ancient World

July 1991

·        Diocletian’s Silvered Bronze Coinage

·        Pius II and the Ninth Crusade

·        Tale of the “Tribute Penny”

·        Ancient Drama and Coinage

June 1991

·        New Data on Hasmonean Coins

·        “Indian Type” Denarii of Tiberius

·        Journey to the Time of Alexander

May 1991

·        Magna Mater: The Early Empire

·        Homer is Honored on Greek Coinage

·        Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

April 1991

·        The Ultimate Hellenistic Portrait

·        Nineteenth Dynasty Tombs in Egypt

·        PAX as Propaganda on Coins of Commodus

March 1991

·        Arras Hoard Still Raising Questions

·        Constantinian Campgate: Turrets or Beacons?

·        Common Coins: Uncommon Men

February 1991

·        Magna Mater: Socio-Political History

·        Battle of Ipsus Defined Hellenistic World

·        “Meet the Coins” Selects the Most Famous Female from the Past

January 1991

·        Magna Mater: Roman Mother Goddess

·        Constantine’s Vision: A New Hypothesis

·        Mythological Themes in Greek Coinage

·        Understanding Style: Part 4

December 1990

·        Baths of Constantine Reinterpreted

·        Roman Army in China?

·        Count Dracula the Numismatist

·        Fakes and Forgeries

·        Understanding Style: Part 3

November 1990

·        The Gemma Tiberiana

·        Tale of the Gorgon

·        Trajan Sestertius Visits New York

·        Understanding Style: Part 2

October 1990

·        Coinage of King Croesus

·        New Sassanian Mint Discovered

·        Late Roman Hoard Traced

·        Understanding Style: Part 1

September 1990

·        Etruscan Coins and Culture

·        Temple of Isis at Pompeii

·        Twilight Coin Zone

August 1990

·        Timeless Tradition: Origin of Piggy Bank Traced to Life Style of Romans

·        Classical Images: Turkoman Die-Engraver Borrowed Hellenistic Motif

July  1990

·        Propaganda and Symbolism: Coinage of Brutus Reveals Strong Republican Views

·        Economics and Coinage: Chios Served as Major Trade Center in Ancient Aegean

June 1990

·        Roman Alphabet: Engraver’s Tools Dictated Style of Letters on Coins

·        Propaganda and Symbolism: Caesar Used Coinage to Further Political Ambitions

May 1990

·        Egyptian Archaeology: Despite Grave Robbers, Undiscovered Tombs May Remain

·        Propaganda and Symbolism: Life of Common Man Revealed in Roman Imperial Coinage

April 1990

·        Paphlagonian History: Tyche is Identified as Goddess on Coins of Kromna

·        Renaissance Art: Humanism Motivated Pisanello to Create Medals

March 1990

·        Déjà vu: Second Century Civil Wars Were History Rerun

·        Coming to America: Ancient Coins Were Part of Conquistador’s Chattel

February 1990

·        Roman Undertype: Judean Rebel Denarius Reflects 2^nd Century Turmoil

·        Buried for Centuries: Coins of Pompeii Provide Clues to Daily Roman Life

January 1990

·        Roman Africa: Vandals Issued Crude Silver and Bronze Coinage

·        Trajan Decius: Draco Was Used as a Standard for Roman Legions

December 1989

·        Coins Reflect History: Tarsus Coinage Commemorated the Great Sandon

·        Abbasids – Part Three: Deterioration of Caliphate Power Traced in Coinage

November 1989

·        Philosophy in Art: Influence of Plotinus Led to “Hard Style” in Coinage

·        Abbasids – Part Two: Political and Fiscal Elements Influence Coinage

October 1989

·        Symbols Important: Pegasos Was Corinth’s Logo

·        Abbasid Overthrow Resulted in Changed Coinage

September 1989

·        Cinderella Coins: Rarities Not Expensive

·        Year of Impact: Coins of 44 BC Hold Special Place in History

August 1989

·        Mini-series of the Ancients: Kings of Cappadocia Struck Independent Coinage

·        Aelia Capitolina Colony Important Under Hadrian

July 1989

·        Anchors, Elephants, and More: Seleucid Coin Symbols Reveal History of an Epoch

·        Umayyad and Abbasid Relationship Rethought (part two)

·        Flourishing Art: Luristan Became a Center of Skilled Metalworkers

June 1989

·        Umayyad and Abbasid relationship is Rethought

·        Literature Points Out Knowledge of Magnifiers

May 1989

·        New Interpretation: Historical Event Inspired Turkoman Coin Type

·        Coins of Aigina Indicate Historical Political Change

April 1989

·        Coins Cataloged: Trebizond Issued Independent Series of Bronzes

·        Beware the Ides: Calendar’s Origin Complex

March 1989

·        Library a Marvel: Ptolemaic Dynasty Fostered Scholarly Research

·        Unrecorded: Legion Symbols Claimed

February 1989

·        New Issues Found: Isaac Comnenus: Just a Little Empire on Cyprus

·        Commercial Importance: Rhodos Coins Reflect Trade

January 1989

·        7^th Century Radical Reform led to a Truly Islamic Style of Coinage

·        For Beginners: Dealer Offers Helpful Tips

December 1988

·        Reflection of Beauty: Greek Art Pervaded Coins

·        Artistic Choice: Archaic Style Lived On

November 1988

·        Seutonius Related Character of the 12 Caesars

·        Two Megawatts Scientist Nukes Ancients

October 1988

·        Jewish Bronze Coins Help Clarify Biblical History

·        Fathers’ Day Gift: Shekel Inspires Research

September 1988

·        Mules Seen as Coinage of Necessity – Not Error

·        Distinctive Style Eastern Severan Coins Attract Collectors

August 1988

·        Arab-Sasanian Copper Presents Varied Typology

·        Queen of Palmyra Zenobia Struck Coinage for Propaganda

July 1988

·        Necessity Played Key Role in Roman Coin Changes

·        Third in a Series: Sasanian Motifs Used in Islamic Coinage

June 1988

·        Celestial Displays Inspired Ancient Coin Designs

·        Alexandrian Coins Used Distinctive Dating System

May 1988

·        Literary Sources Reveal Buying Power of Drachm

·        Coin Aids Attribution of Balbinus Portrait Bust

April 1988

·        Islamic Conquerors Adapted Local Byzantine Coinage

March 1988

·        Portraiture Dominated Coinage of the Romans

February 1988

·        Calligraphers Created Dies for Islamic Coinage

·        Judaean History is Traced With Coins

January 1988

·        Celator Celebrates Year of Accomplishment

·        Egyptian and Roman Cults Mix in Nome Coinage

·        Master Images Reflected in Coins from Antiquity

·        Special Center Pullout: Numismatic Pilot to Ancient Coins and Their Uses Vol. 1, No. 1, 1876

Dec 1987

·        Quality Coin Photos

Oct/Nov 1987

·        Coins of Roman Egypt Combine Many Cultures

Aug/Sep 1987

·        Byzantine Emperor Links Present to Past

Jun/Jul 1987

·        Auctions Highlight Collector Interest

Apr/May 1987

·        Fifth Century Byzantine Lamp Reflects Contemporary Gold Coins

Feb/Mar 1987

·        Consular Coins Commemorated Giving of Gifts and Public Games