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This Week in History
The Battle of Leuthen, 5 of December, 1757.
The Battle of Leuthen was fought on 5 December 1757 between Frederick the Great’s Prussian Army and an Austrian army commanded by Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Leopold Joseph von Daun. The victory of Prussia ensured its control of Silesia during the Third Silesian War, which was part of the Seven Years’ War. Background Although the Seven Years’ War was a global conflict, the European front gained unique intensity due to the fierce rivalry between Frederick II of Prussia, known a
The Second Triumvirate was formed, November 26, 43 BC.
The Second Triumvirate was a strategic alliance formed in the 1st century BC by Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian. United by a shared desire for vengeance against Caesar’s assassins, they sought to restore stability to the Roman Republic during its final turbulent years. However, the partnership was short-lived, as their ambitions and rivalries ultimately led to the rise of a single emperor and the end of the Republic. The Formation of the Triumvirate In the aftermath of Caesar’s dea
Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920.
Bloody Sunday marked a brutal day of violence in Dublin on 21 November 1920, amidst the Irish War of Independence. The tragic events resulted in the deaths or fatal wounding of over 30 individuals. Background Bloody Sunday was one of the most significant events of the Irish War of Independence, which followed the declaration of the Irish Republic and the establishment of its parliament, Dáil Éireann. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched a guerrilla campaign against British forces,
The Berlin Conference, November 15 1884.
The Berlin Conference, which took place from 15 November 1884 to 26 February 1885, set the rules for European colonisation and trade in Africa during the era of New Imperialism. Background Before the Berlin Conference, European powers engaged in a series of diplomatic and exploratory efforts to extend their influence in Africa. French leaders, in particular, had already begun incursions into parts of Lagos, establishing connections with local trade networks similar to their methods in
Agrippina the Younger was born on November 6, 15 AD.
Agrippina the Younger (15–59 AD), also known as Julia Agrippina, was a prominent and highly influential figure in the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. She is best known for being the mother of Emperor Nero, the sister of Emperor Caligula, and the wife of Emperor Claudius. Early Life Agrippina was born on November 6, 15 AD, in Oppidum Ubiorum, a settlement in what is now Germany. Her parents were Germanicus, nephew to the reigning Emperor Tiberius, and Agrippina the Elder, daught
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Weekly Highlights
Experiments In Greek Minting Technique
Ancient coins. The following is a scan of the article by D. G. Sellwood in the 1963 edition of The Numismatic Chronicle. The two sample coins and publication were sold on VAuctions in September, 2016: http://www.vauctions.com/ViewArchiveItem.asp?id=32953 Lot 698. [Miscellaneous]. Lot of two modern trial strikes by David Sellwood using experimental minting techniques. Includes: AR ‘tetradrachm’. Grape bunch / Side view of triple-crested Corinthian helmet right within incuse square // A
Earliest Coinage
The practice of using coins as a medium of trade began during the Iron Age in the 7th and 6th Centuries BC, in Greece, Anatolia, India and China. Coins proved to be an efficient vehicle of exchange not only locally, but between different areas, since the coins were small and contained intrinsic value due to their composition of silver and gold. Trade obviously existed for millennia before the practice of stamping an image on a piece of metal, but once the concept of the Lydians began to spread,
Coin Hoards
With all of the attention over the past number of years with provenance on coins to curtail illegal digging and trafficking, along with issues of importing, dealers are trying harder to add as much as they can about a coin’s history of ownership. One of the best and most interesting pieces of provenance is when a coin comes to market that is part of a documented hoard. Not only do you get to own a piece of history with Coin Hoards, you also get to know exactly where it was found after being hidd
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The Celator
