Miguel Costa

How Fake Coins Kept the Roman Empire’s Economy Alive in Its Decline A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final centuries of the Roman Empire. The research, focused on the territorium ge...

How Fake Coins Kept the Roman Empire’s Economy Alive in Its Decline.

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SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III S C
Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.

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IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.

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Sestertius - RIC III Marcus Aurelius 836
Date 161 - 162 AD ; Mint: Rome

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SECVRITATI PERPETVAE S C
Securitas, draped, seated right on low seat, propping head on right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; in front, altar.

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M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

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Sestertius - RIC IV Caracalla 512A
Date 210 - 213 AD ; Mint: Rome

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Roman coin hoard discovered by Romanian metal detectorist is among the country’s largest A Romanian metal detectorist uncovers 1,469 ancient Roman silver coins near Bucharest—one of the largest hoards ever found in Romania.

Roman coin hoard discovered by Romanian metal detectorist is among the country’s largest.

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Mysterious pyramid structure found in Judaean Desert The purpose of a mysterious pyramidal structure in the Judaean Desert is unknown, but excavators are finding many well-preserved artifacts there.

2,200-year-old mysterious pyramid structure filled with coins and weapons found near Dead Sea.

The purpose of a mysterious pyramidal structure in the Judaean Desert is unknown, but excavators are finding many well-preserved artifacts there.

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Marcus Antonius: The Loser Who Did Not Write History - CoinsWeekly % Künker’s auction 419 features numismatic rarities from the Roman civil war that followed Caesar’s death. In addition to the Eid Mar denarius, aurei of Marcus Antonius will cross the auction block. We ...

Marcus Antonius: The Loser Who Did Not Write History.

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Rare Roman and British coin hoard discovered in Netherlands Two metal detectorists unearthed an outstanding hoard of 404 Roman and British gold and silver coins in the Dutch municipality of Bunnik

Rare Roman and British coin hoard discovered in Netherlands.

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... identifying the name of the saint and surrounded by an inscription allusive to India, which by tradition is associated with the evangelising action of that same apostle.

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... The reverse has a representation of Saint Thomas standing to the left, flanked by two monetary letters ...

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... The obverse shows the typical representation of the crowned coat of arms of the kingdom, surrounded by an inscription allusive to the name of João III and his position as King of Portugal and the Algarves. ...

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The escudo of Saint Thomas marks the moment when the renaissance aesthetic was used in the metallic specimens in circulation. ...

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Denomination: Escudo de São Tomé, (1000 Reais)
Mint: Lisbon
Authorit: King João III of Portugal, (1521 - 1557)

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Ibero-Roman Coins
Denomination: As
Mint: SALDUIE - CAESARAUGUSTA, today is the city of Zaragoza, Spain
Dating: time of Gaius/Caligula (37AD-41AD)
Portrait: Agrippa

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What the Second Trump Administration Might Mean for Collectors - CoinsWeekly % What does Donald Trump's return to the White House mean for collectors in the USA? Will the new Administration help “Make Collecting Great Again” or will it be anti-collecting business as usual at the...

What the Second Trump Administration Might Mean for Collectors.

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Archaeology: Excavations at a new Roman site in Faro Archaeology: Excavations at a new Roman site in Faro. One of the biggest surprises was the discovery of part of a beautiful mosaic.

Excavations at a new Roman site in Faro.

One of the biggest surprises was the discovery of part of a beautiful mosaic.

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Ibero-Roman Coins
Denomination: As
Mint: CAESAR AUGUSTA, today is the city of Zaragoza, (Spain)
Dating: time of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD)

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Ibero-Roman Coins
Denomination: Semis
Mint: IULIA TRADUCTA, today is the city of Algeciras, (Andalusia - Spain)
Dating: time of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD)

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Roman strategy game pieces discovered in Hadrianopolis, Turkey Excavations conducted in Hadrianopolis, in the Karabük region of Turkey, uncovered two game stones made of bone dating to the 5th century CE

Roman strategy game pieces discovered in Hadrianopolis, Turkey.

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IAPN Asks Collectors to Help Protect Roman Coin Collecting - CoinsWeekly % Will Roman coins in general be considered the cultural property of Italy by US Customs unless you can provide extensive proof of ownership? Such concerns are raised by the proposed extension of a Memo...

IAPN Asks Collectors to Help Protect Roman Coin Collecting.

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... It is part of the exhibition “Farmers and Shepherds of Prehistory - Testimonies of the Sintra Region”, at the S. Miguel de Odrinhas Archaeological Museum.

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... is often engraved on equine (as in this case) or cervid phalanges, certainly representing a female deity. ...

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... This graphic typology, common in the western peninsula during the third millennium BC, ...

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... The front allows you to clearly see the eyes, represented as suns, and the pubis. ...

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... Profusely decorated throughout the back, retaining all the details of what may be a stylized representation of the waving hair and possibly the robes. ...

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Votive artifact from the Chalcolithic period (3rd millennium BC), from the prehistoric settlement of Olelas, Almargem do Bispo, Sintra, (Portugal). ...

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Desvendadas novas estruturas do Teatro Romano de Lisboa: “Como é que estavam a 30 centímetros dos nossos pés?” Escavações arqueológicas num edifício da Rua de São Mamede deixaram à vista a continuação do teatro romano. Uma das descobertas foi o muro que separa o palco da área reservada aos espectadores.

New structures of Lisbon's Roman Theatre unveiled: “How were they 30 centimeters from our feet?”

www.publico.pt/2025/01/21/l...

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