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The Changing Iconography of Byzantine Gold Coins The Byzantine Empire, which lasted more than a thousand years, had one of the most monetized economies in medieval Europe. The coinage of Byzantium was an essential element of this unique civilization, which preserved Roman law and state structures and inherited not only the Hellenistic cultural tradition, but also a powerful organizing force– Christianity. Constantine I (306–337). At the accession of the emperor Anastasius I (491–518), there were three denominations of gold coins: the solidus (in Greek, semissis (half) and tremissis (third), along with a tiny copper coin known as a nummus. The typical obverse of the Byzantine solidus at the end of the fifth century and the beginning of the sixth was a three-quarter frontal bust of the emperor, usually in armor and holding a spear. The reverse type depicted ....
Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout Shavout, also called Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16. In ancient times Shavout was one of the three pilgrimage festivals, in Hebrew called “shalosh regalim” (three [using one’s] legs [days]). These were the principal occasions when Jewish people from around the ancient world came to Jerusalem to “Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year…” ( Exodus 23:14). The three holidays are Passover, Tabernacles) and Shavout. Shavout is celebrated 50 days after the first Passover seder, thus based upon the Greek word for 50 it is also called Pentacost. The holiday traditionally celebrates an ancient harvest festival. During Talmudic times, the Rabbis also celebrated on Shavout the giving of the ....
Squaring the Circle: The Andor Orand Squared Quarter coinweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from coinweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Treasure (Rhode) Island? Henry Every and Yemeni Coins Found in New England Associated Press ran a story about a handful of small silver coins from 17th-century Yemen found by metal detectorists in New England and the theory advanced by Jim Bailey that these coins actually represent pirate plunder. In fact, he argues that they are the remains of plunder taken by Henry Every (also written as “ Avery”) in one of the most famous pirate actions of the 17th century the taking of the Mughal ship Mecca to Surat in 1695. The story was quickly seized upon and embroidered by online news outlets over the week that followed. This is perhaps not overly surprising. The readiness with which the Associated Press has picked it up and other news outlets have run with it is clear testimony to the story’s popular exciting qualities. However, as with most astounding discoveries and anything even remotely endorsed by Capt. ....