One thing I love about #Coins is the range of things you can learn about the world. At times, they can be keepers of knowledge which might otherwise be lost. This week's E-Sylum has an article about the extinct plant silphium on coins: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n17.html#article20

Used for contraception and abortion, medicine, food seasoning, perfume and as a livestock improver, its special properties made this herb one of the most precious commodities in Graeco-Roman antiquity.

Then, one day, it went extinct.

I'm not 100% sure on the exact coin, but there are a few picturing the plant: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=silphium

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I do like seeing groups of coins on a theme. This week's E-Sylum has an article on Wrestlers on ancient coins - hat a great topic: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n16.html#article25

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We all love #Roman #Coins and this week's E-Sylum has a piece on the coinage of Emperor Probus: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n15.html#article21

I have a few Roman coins: https://coinofnote.com/tag/rome/ - though none gold like this double Aureus (and I definitely don't have a spare $26,000 for a coin like this, but I do appreciate it).

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Mike Markowitz wrote an article in CoinWeek on Medieval Coinage of Georgia. E-Sylum has an excerpt. (And I present a toot-sized excerpt of the excerpt!). Full article at: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n12.html#article22

"The medieval coinage of Georgia reflects a remarkable intersection of cultures, empires, and religious traditions. Located in the Caucasus region between Europe and Asia, Georgia developed a distinctive monetary system during the Middle Ages. Georgian rulers issued coins influenced by Byzantine, Islamic, Persian, and Mongol traditions.

At the same time, these coins expressed the identity and authority of the Georgian kingdom."

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