This is pretty cool, a podcast for ancient coins. Podcast number two had an interview with Wayne Sayles. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Pieces of Time.
Monthly Archive for July, 2007
This is a coin of the emperor Gordian III, who ruled from 238 to 244 AD. The coin is a sestertius and it’s the first sestertius in my collection.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image and attribution.
I recently added a link to this site on the links page. For those of you who have not seen it, it is definitely worth a visit. James (the webmaster) has done a tremendous job.
I just added this nicely toned silver denarius to the gallery.
It is from 77 BC. and was minted by Publius Satrienus. Click the thumbnail for a larger image and attribution.
Update: This coin has turned out to be a fake.
Agathokles was the tyrant of Syracuse from 317-289 BC. and the king of Sicily from 304-289 BC.
On the obverse is the goddess Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Artemis was the equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana.
On the reverse is a “winged thunderbolt”.
An interesting article comparing Washington to ancient Rome, just in time for the Fourth of July.
