When i have travveled to medieval/ancient sightseeing in morocco i have come over some extraordinary gold dinars And silver coins from the roman empire And some middel eastern ones, And i must agree IT is a Delight to begin with a Colin And then to so the research of dynasti, rulers and political events that might have put that coin in this place.
Pls do give us a summary when you find out more about each one!
Hi Brakan, yes I'd really like to start collecting silver and gold coins! You can get silver coins very cheap, some of them are the same price as a nice copper. This is my favourite silver roman coin, I'd love to buy one, but very expensive for a silver coin:
(http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/numismatics/entry/the_elephant_denarius/)
It was minted by Caesar's men from a traveling army mint when they crossed the Pontar to take Rome from Pompey. The elephant represents Caesar and is pictured trampling a snake (His former friend Pompey).
My coins won't be half as interesting as that, but I'll be sure to post again once they've arrived and I've managed to attribute them!
Thats a coin with alot of personality thx for sharing! I can't wait to see yours, even if the stories shouldn't be as grandiose :p