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Sunday, 7 May 2017
"Carausius lies here under these stones"
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Whilst recently staying in north Wales one of the things I wanted to see was the Roman gravemarker of Carausius. The stone, found during...
Monday, 17 April 2017
Odenathus, the "lion" of Palmyra
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I have just been reading a paper in BCEN 2015 on new adventus and profectio types from the mint of Antioch during the sole reign of Galli...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
The Galba aureus in Wakefield museum
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A chance visit to a charity shop yesterday threw up a interesting batch of postcards, all unused and the same design and useful to use as...
Monday, 2 January 2017
A unique Silandos/Tabala mule
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I recently came across this ancient coin that has a rather interesting story. It was sold as a 21mm bronze coin of the Silandos mint in L...
Saturday, 3 September 2016
A dynastic coin of Claudius
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Claudius, Tetradrachm, c.45-6 AD, RPC I 5164 I recently acquired this “dynastic” coin, made in Alexandria, Egypt, of the emperor Claud...
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Tarr Steps, Devon
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The Tarr Steps, Devon, are a clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. A typical clapper bridg...
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Iron Age or Roman beehive quern from the lower Wharfe valley
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I have just been fortunate enough to acquire as a garden ornament an ancient beehive quern. Dating from the Iron Age or early/mid Rom...
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