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History of the Artifact These small bronze coins were issued by the Nabataean Kingdom, the wealthy Arab state that controlled important caravan routes between Arabia and the Mediterranean before its...

German identification tags from World War I were issued to soldiers so military authorities could establish a serviceman’s identity if he were wounded or killed. Known as Erkennungsmarken, they were...

History of the Artifact Clear quartz from Pakistan is a naturally occurring variety of crystalline silicon dioxide, prized for its glass-like transparency, sharp geometric form, and brilliant reflective surfaces. Pakistan’s...

History of the Artifact This silver drachm was issued in the Himyarite Kingdom between roughly 50 and 200 AD, a period when South Arabia was integrated into major trade networks...

History of the Artifact This silver cob was struck in Spanish colonial mints across the Americas between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a period when vast quantities of New World...

History of the Artifact Libyan Desert Glass is a natural impactite formed in the eastern Sahara, most famously within the Great Sand Sea of modern-day Libya and neighboring Egypt. This...

History of the Artifact Venetian bronze torneselo coins were small-denomination copper or billon (low-silver content) coins minted by the Republic of Venice, especially prominent between the 13th and 15th centuries....

History of the Artifact This identification tag was issued to soldiers of the United States Army during the early years of the World War II, particularly between 1939 and 1943...

History of the Artifact The Vietnam Service Medal was created in 1958 to recognize military personnel of the United States Armed Forces who served in operations connected to the Vietnam...

History of the Artifact This solid gold coin, known as a bele (often called a pagoda in later numismatic literature), was issued by the Vijayanagara Empire between the 14th and...

History of the Artifact The Aletai meteorite is an iron meteorite associated with the region around Aletai in northwestern China, where numerous fragments were discovered scattered across a wide area....

History of the Artifact Silver drachms struck in Cappadocia during the late Hellenistic period reflect a kingdom balancing Greek cultural traditions with the realities of power in eastern Anatolia. Issued...