Coin hoard from time of the Gallus Revolt unearthed in Lod
“The Gallus Revolt was an uprising by the Jews of Roman Palaestina against the rule of Constantius Gallus (brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II) during the Roman civil war of AD 350–353.
The uprising was in response to the persecution of non-Christians by Constantius and the Christian clergy, who incited riots and destroyed Jewish synagogues and temples.”
Coin hoard from time of the Gallus Revolt unearthed in Lod
“_The Gallus Revolt was an uprising by the Jews of Roman Palaestina against the rule of Constantius Gallus (brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II) during the Roman civil war of AD 350–353.
The uprising was in response to the persecution of non-Christians by Constantius and the Christian clergy, who incited riots and destroyed Jewish synagogues and temples._”
While I'm on "origin stories", I previously found a video on where gold comes from (see previous post). Now, how about money as a concept? Where did that start? Here is an article on that: https://mastodon.social/@theconversationau/112552257174870177
In the year 284 This Tetradrachm was issued under Roman Emperor Numerian. I am constantly amazed that a coin minted nearly 2,000 years ago can be dated to the year! For that, and much more on this period and coin, including the wisdom of @phistorians please check out: https://coinofnote.com/284-rome-numerian-tetradrachm/
If that hasn't tempted you already, then maybe the threat of my poetry will?
I'm not late for #SaturdayNightCoinShow, it turns out time is an illusion (Lunchtime doubly so). Since I've started whimsical, I'll go with the fun piece I just wrote up - an Imitation Spade Guinea "In memory of the good old days". You should definitely read:https://coinofnote.com/imitation-spade-guinea-good-old-days-uk/ - it talks of #gold#coins I can't afford, imitations of which there are many, garden implements & late 1800s #theatre! Enjoy :)
“The implication is that Anglo-Saxon elites had access to significant quantities of Byzantine silver, something that dramatically alters our view of how economically and politically connected they were.”
One new coin for me this week, but it's a neat, old, #USA cent - the 1857 Flying Eagle cent. Yes, a coin with a #Bird on it! I know you never expected that from me :D
When I looked at Yugoslavia as Y for the #AtoZChallenge, the first coin I liked was the 1955 50 dinara. I love how that series of coins work together. I wrote up the earlier 1931 10 dinara first, to break up the history of the country a bit, so today here is that 1955 #coin: https://coinofnote.com/1955-yugoslavia-50-dinara/
Part 2 of my #AtoZChallenge2024 reflection. I love the personal connection you find with #coins & the community. I wrote most of the posts in the weeks prior to the #AtoZChallenge. This was fortuitous as my mother passed away early in April. But those connections made it a joy to re-read each post & share it. Today's #coin is from day "D", #Denmark, & a park open when my ancesters lived there: https://coinofnote.com/25-ore-token-denmark-dyrehavsbakken/
Apologies for many posts today - I was excited after the #AtoZChallenge :) In any case, I also discovered another server I could log into & search for hashtags like #coins & #Numismatics & see a whole bunch of posts I never saw before. I really wish the Fediverse had a simple way of seeing EVERYTHING posted anywhere on Mastodon with a particular hashtag!
(@FediTips do you know, will me sharing posts help me see future posts from those servers, or do I actually have to follow those accounts?)
@FediTips Interestingly, some of those posts were on Mastodon.social, and I follow people on that server - so why wasn't I already seeing posts tagged with say #Coins from accounts on that server when I DO already follow people on that server?
We're up to "Z" and the last #AtoZChallenge post for 2024! Following a comment suggesting it on an earlier coin (please do leave comments, they are greatly appreciated!) - today we visit #Zanzibar. Home to microliths (what are they?), the Sultan of #Oman (at various times), and the really nice 1 Pysa coin I have for you today: https://coinofnote.com/1882-zanzibar-1-pysa/
We haven't yet had anyone guess this week's #MysteryCoin, it must be a tricky one! It's a worn, but nicely decorative piece, but from where?
Let us know! And don't forget to subscribe to the Coin of Note Newsletter, as it's due out this week with the answer: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter
Since Sunday is a day of rest and there is no #AtoZChallenge letter for today, let's have a #bonus "R" coin. Again, we are in Ancient #Rome. Actually, more like #Hispania, and a very rough denarius issued by the first Roman Emperor, Augustus. Or is it? Once again, so much history in such a small piece of metal! Find out more here: