In tribute to the most famous dictator of antiquity (he NEVER was an Emperor) and perhaps the Greatest Roman of all time, I give you Caesar's Comet Coin:


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..A Star in the East

Yesterday I bought a nice, though worn little coin off of an online site. Coins of this 'type' are highly sought for, and yet the price ($25) was much lower than the usual going rate. So even though I have several of these coins, I didn't waste any time using PayPal to acquire this little gem.

Coin of Syria - Antiochia on ( Read more... )

OK, I'm bored so here's a little 'test'

Poll Which of the Following are Modern (post 1600 CE) inventions?

Here's some amusing mis-factoids taught in our Schools:

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One of the Doctor's more Amusing Historical Tidbits

For pleasure reading, I often delve into deep into ancient and medieval history. You never know what kind of weird little factoids might crop up. Lately, I've been reading Warriors of God, a work about Richard the Lionhearted, Saladin and the Third Crusade ( Read more... )

Hollywood and History

Yesterday I received an English silver penny dating back to the reign of Edward I, aka Longshanks and the "Hammer of the Scots". An ambitious warrior-king, he conquered Wales and tried to subjugate Scotland.

Silver penny of Edward I - Newcastle Mint. c. 1295


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