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  • Roman Emperor Elagabalus was assassinated, March 11, 222.

    Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (c. 204 – 11 March 222), better known by his nickname Elagabalus, was the Roman emperor from 218 to 222. Early Life Varius Avitus Bassianus, commonly known as Elagabalus, was born around 204 in Emesa, Syria. His parents were Sextus Varius Marcellus, a former senator under Emperor Caracalla, and Julia Soaemias, the niece of Julia Domna, Septimius Severus’ second wife. When Elagabalus became Emperor, he held the hereditary position of high priest at the Temple o

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    The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770.

    The Boston Massacre occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 March 1770. During this incident, nine British soldiers opened fire on a group of American colonists, resulting in the death of five individuals and the injury of six others. The incident played a pivotal role in escalating tensions during the initial stages of the American Revolution. Background In the mid-1760s, the Parliament of Great Britain sought to impose direct taxes on the Thirteen Colonies of British North America to

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    King Alfonso XIII of Spain died on February 28, 1941.

    Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as "El Africano" or "the African" due to his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. Reign Alfonso XIII was born on 17 May 1886 at the Royal Palace of Madrid, the posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, who had passed away in November 1885. Upon his birth, he ascended to the throne. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, served as regent until he t

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    The French Revolution of 1848 started on February 22, 1848.

    The French Revolution of 1848 marked a phase of social and political turmoil that resulted in the downfall of the July Monarchy and the establishment of the French Second Republic. Background At the beginning of the 19th century, Louis XVIII governed France as part of a constitutional monarchy. After his death in 1824, his brother, the Count of Artois, assumed the throne as Charles X. Uninterested in a constitutional monarchy, he took steps to bolster his authority by curtailing press

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    Roman Emperor Jovian died on February 17, 364.

    Jovian, the Roman Emperor from June 363 to February 364, ascended to the throne following the death of Julian the Apostate. Early Life & Ascension to the Throne Jovian, born on June 27, 331, in Singidunum, Moesia Superior (modern-day Belgrade, Serbia), was the son of Varronianus, the commander of Constantius II's imperial bodyguards. Joining the guards, he played a significant role in 361, escorting Constantius' remains to the Church of the Holy Apostles. That same year Jovia

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  • Roman Coins

    Do you remember how you started collecting coins? Although I started out like many kids, collecting coins from pocket change, I first discovered ancient Roman coins in 1997 when I was 29 years old and on vacation in Italy with my mom and sister. While in Rome, I stopped in Roma Numismatica and was stunned to learn you could own ancient coins. I bought my first Roman coin, an antoninianus of Gordian III with Sol on the reverse, for $44.44. I still have the coin to this day and likely always will.

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    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

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    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,

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