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History of the Artifact Theses coins, minted between 66 and 70 A.D. during the First Jewish Revolt against Rome were the first truly independent Jewish coinage in centuries. Struck in...

History of the Artifact The Athenian tetradrachm struck between roughly 454 and 404 BC is one of the most recognizable and influential coins of the ancient world. Minted in nearly...

History of the Artifact The Indo-Scythians were nomadic Iranian peoples who migrated into modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India in the late second century BC, displacing the waning Indo-Greek kingdoms that...

History of the Artifact The U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal was created by Executive Order in June 1941, just months before America entered World War II, as a way to...

History of the Artifact The 1 Korona coin of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was introduced in the late 19th century as part of the dual monarchy’s effort to modernize and standardize...

History of the Artifact The coin commonly referred to today as the “Widow’s Mite” was originally a small bronze denomination known as a prutah, minted during the reign of Alexander...

History of the Artifact From the 7th to the 12th century, the Byzantine Empire issued vast quantities of bronze coins that formed the backbone of daily commerce. These bronzes, often...

History of the Artifact Megalodons were massive, prehistoric sharks that roamed the world's oceans roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago, during the Cenozoic Era. They are believed to have...

History of the Artifact In the years following the Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union introduced new coin designs that embodied the ideals of labor and industrial progress. One of the...

History of the Artifact In the first century B.C., the city of Amisos in Pontos issued bronze coins featuring Perseus, the mythological hero best known for slaying the Gorgon Medusa....

History of the Artifact The buttons worn by sailors of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II are small yet potent symbols of a once-formidable maritime power. Made of...

History of the Artifact The square silver dirham from Al-Andalus is a striking example of the rich cultural and artistic fusion that defined Islamic Spain. These coins stand out immediately...