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Weights and Scales / Re: Late Roman/Early Byzantine Weights - I
« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 12:07:55 pm »I think you should write a new book. 
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: Help with ID of Provincial Bronze #1
« Last post by Pekka K on Today at 11:19:51 am »
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Help with ID of Provincial Bronze #2
« Last post by Adam R2 on Today at 11:04:18 am »
Coin is 4.5g and 20 mm, appears to be a provincial bronze, maybe Domitian or Antoninus Pius?
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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Help with ID of Provincial Bronze #1
« Last post by Adam R2 on Today at 11:02:04 am »
Coin is 9.9g and 25 mm, appears to be a provincial bronze of some sort. Any help is appreciated.
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Other Metal Antiquities / Re: Zoomorphic open metalwork
« Last post by mauseus on Today at 10:35:32 am »Thanks, I appreciate your view on this.
Regards,
Rich
Regards,
Rich
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Other Metal Antiquities / Re: Zoomorphic open metalwork
« Last post by SC on Today at 08:28:27 am »The only lion-biting-tail motifs I could find reference to were designs found in Lincoln and Ely Cathedrals, though they are very different designs - the lions are curled up.
Still, that implies that high medieval may be a possibility.
SC
Still, that implies that high medieval may be a possibility.
SC
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Greek Coins Discussion Forum / Re: Help ID Tetradrachm
« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 07:01:48 am »We very strongly discourage screening purchases for authenticity online and for that reason actually prohibit it here.
Know the coin is authentic or know the dealer has the expertise to authenticate it, is reputable and has a guarantee. It is not wise to base your decision on opinions from the internet based on photos. I think I know a bit about authentication, but I cannot authenticate most coins based on photos alone. I cannot authenticate this coin based on these photos. Know the coin or know the dealer.
Know the coin is authentic or know the dealer has the expertise to authenticate it, is reputable and has a guarantee. It is not wise to base your decision on opinions from the internet based on photos. I think I know a bit about authentication, but I cannot authenticate most coins based on photos alone. I cannot authenticate this coin based on these photos. Know the coin or know the dealer.
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Weights and Scales / Re: Late Roman/Early Byzantine Weights - I
« Last post by glebe on Today at 03:35:26 am » As implied in the original post these charts basically follow Entwistle’s classification scheme and, in particular, his dating of the various types.
However, I am sure I am not the only student of these weights who finds the conventional dating scheme less than convincing, and so I’m going to stick my neck out and propose some modifications to that scheme.
Unfortunately, there are virtually no weights (of the commoner types at least) which can be securely dated, but nonetheless there are a few clues that we can appeal to.
First, we need to realise that in the earlier centuries of the Roman empire a fundamental change took place in nature of commercial weights.
Firstly, in the Roman world the standard stone barrel weights were replaced by bronze barrel types on the same weight standard. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when this transition took place but it seems to have been underway by the 2nd cent. AD, at least for important standard weights in Rome itself.
Secondly, in the Greek speaking world the ubiquitous lead weights on various Greek scales were also replaced by bronze weights on the Roman scale. Here we can date the transition fairly closely, since the dated lead weights disappear abruptly in the latter part of the 3rd century.
One more transition is of key interest here, namely the adoption of Christianity by Constantine in the earlier 4th century.
Putting these various factors together suggests that the ordinary Entwistle type A barrels date from the 2nd or 3rd cent. to various uncertain dates, depending on the location. (For example it seems likely that barrels were used in Spain after its reconquest by Justinian).
We also note that the Entwistle Type D (Imperial figures) types show no Christian symbols, suggesting that they date from the 3rd to the early 4th century, in (presumably) Greece and Asia Minor.
For similar reasons we can date Entwistle Type E (‘’SOL”) types to the same period, in primarily North Africa and the Levant, judging from local museum holdings (check Pondera).
Beyond that we can only guess although obviously the Christian symbols on the later types put them after Constantine.
So, we might put the small cross types in later 4th and early 5th centuries, with the arch types (Type F) and wreath types (Types I & J) in the 5th cent.
The cruder diisc types would then go in the 5h and 6th centuries and the well made Type K discoids in the 6th & 7th centuries, with the Type L’s in the 7th.
Ross G.
However, I am sure I am not the only student of these weights who finds the conventional dating scheme less than convincing, and so I’m going to stick my neck out and propose some modifications to that scheme.
Unfortunately, there are virtually no weights (of the commoner types at least) which can be securely dated, but nonetheless there are a few clues that we can appeal to.
First, we need to realise that in the earlier centuries of the Roman empire a fundamental change took place in nature of commercial weights.
Firstly, in the Roman world the standard stone barrel weights were replaced by bronze barrel types on the same weight standard. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when this transition took place but it seems to have been underway by the 2nd cent. AD, at least for important standard weights in Rome itself.
Secondly, in the Greek speaking world the ubiquitous lead weights on various Greek scales were also replaced by bronze weights on the Roman scale. Here we can date the transition fairly closely, since the dated lead weights disappear abruptly in the latter part of the 3rd century.
One more transition is of key interest here, namely the adoption of Christianity by Constantine in the earlier 4th century.
Putting these various factors together suggests that the ordinary Entwistle type A barrels date from the 2nd or 3rd cent. to various uncertain dates, depending on the location. (For example it seems likely that barrels were used in Spain after its reconquest by Justinian).
We also note that the Entwistle Type D (Imperial figures) types show no Christian symbols, suggesting that they date from the 3rd to the early 4th century, in (presumably) Greece and Asia Minor.
For similar reasons we can date Entwistle Type E (‘’SOL”) types to the same period, in primarily North Africa and the Levant, judging from local museum holdings (check Pondera).
Beyond that we can only guess although obviously the Christian symbols on the later types put them after Constantine.
So, we might put the small cross types in later 4th and early 5th centuries, with the arch types (Type F) and wreath types (Types I & J) in the 5th cent.
The cruder diisc types would then go in the 5h and 6th centuries and the well made Type K discoids in the 6th & 7th centuries, with the Type L’s in the 7th.
Ross G.
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Greek Coins Discussion Forum / Re: Help ID Tetradrachm
« Last post by Noah on Today at 12:32:10 am »Can anyone help me? I do not want to purchase this if it is not authentic. Thanks!
Best, Noah
Best, Noah
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History and Archeology / Re: Renaissance recycling preserves Old French Vulgate Merlin sequel.
« Last post by Virgil H on Yesterday at 07:24:45 pm »This is fascinating. Thanks for posting this one.
Virgil
Virgil
