#gold coin

[cindysuen]

🐲”Year of the Meowy Dragon” 🐉🐱

Thank you to @grumpybert for having me for the 9th annual Red Envelope Show. There are original red envelopes from over 100 artists. The show is open from Feb 10-24 at @harmanprojects on 54 Ludlow St., NYC. Opening reception on Feb 10, 6-8pm, with lion dance at 6:30pm. Come check it out! 🐉🥳✨

#cindy suen #year of the dragon #redenvelopeshow2024 #red envelope #watercolor #art #artists on tumblr #drawing #painting #cat #cats on tumblr #dragon #happy lunar new year #chinese new year #gold coin #confetti

[tanuki-kimono]

Adorably cheeky modern obi by KyoWakka inspired by folk hero Nezumi kozô, an Edo period Robin-hood-like folk hero actually named Nakamura Jirokichi.

The nickname Nezumi kozô lit. means "rat brat", but here the thief relieving the rich of their koban (oval gold coin) is... a cat!?

I love this design sooo much: the glowing lanterns of the party searching this phantom thief + the rat-shaped shadow are super cute details!

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #modern kimono #kyo wakka #edo period #nezumi kozô #nezumi kozou #Nakamura Jirokichi #rat thief #neko #cat #koban #gold coin #oval coin #folk hero #japanese history #着物 #帯

[blueiskewl]

A Very Rare 1,000-Year-Old Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Norway

Approximately 1,000 years ago in Constantinople — the bustling capital of the Byzantine Empire — a small gold coin was minted.

Now, about a millennia later, the tiny treasure has been unearthed more than 1,600 miles away from its origin, according to a Nov. 30 news release from the Inlandet County Municipality.

Officials said a metal detectorist stumbled upon the artifact among the mountains in Vestre Slidre, Norway. It’s a rare discovery for Norway, and the seemingly out-of-place artifact appears to be in great condition, especially given its age.

Photos of the coin show each side’s intricate carvings. One side depicts Jesus Christ holding a Bible, while the other shows Byzantine emperors Basil II and Constantine VII, brothers who ruled together, officials said.

Each side also has an inscription. The side showing Jesus has a Latin inscription, which translates to “Jesus Christ, King of those who reign,” according to experts. The side depicting the emperors has a Greek inscription, which translates to “Basil and Constantine, emperors of the Romans.”

Experts said the coin was minted during Basil and Constantine’s reign, likely sometime between 977 and 1025. The dotted circles bordering the coin indicate its age.

HOW DID THE COIN MAKE IT FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO NORWAY?

Experts have tried to determine how the coin ended up in Norway.

One hypothesis is that the artifact belonged to Harald the Ruthless — the king of Norway from 1045 until 1066, according to Britannica.

Before he was king, Harald the Ruthless, also known as Harald Hardråde, served as part of the Byzantine emperor’s guard, experts said. It was customary for guards to loot the palace after an emperor’s death, and three emperors died during Hardråde’s time as a guard.

Once the coin made it back to Norway, it could have been lost along a trade or transportation route, according to experts.

Archaeologists have not had a chance to fully examine the site where the coin was found, but they are planning a broader excavation in 2024, officials said.

By Moira Ritter.

#A Very Rare 1000-Year-Old Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Norway #Constantinople #Vestre Slidre Norway #Basil II #Constantine VII #Harald the Ruthless #Harald Hardråde #Jesus #metal detecting #gold #gold coin #collectable coins #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #Byzantine Empire

[archaeologicalnews]

Rare Byzantine coin may show a 'forbidden' supernova explosion from A.D 1054

In A.D. 1054, a nearby star ran out of fuel and blew up in a dazzling supernova explosion. Though located 6,500 light-years away, the blast was clearly visible in the skies over Earth for 23 days and several hundred nights after.

The explosion, now known as SN 1054, was so bright that Chinese astronomers dubbed it a "guest star," while skywatchers in Japan, Iraq and possibly the Americas recorded the explosion's sudden appearance in writing and in stone. But in Europe — which was largely ruled at the time by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX and the Christian church — the big, bedazzling explosion in the sky was never mentioned, not even once.

Why not? Did the church simply ignore this spontaneous star, or was a more nefarious plot to cover up the reality of the cosmos at play? According to new research, a clue to the answer may hide in an unexpected place: a limited-edition gold coin. Read more.

#archaeology #gold coin #archeology #byzantine #supernova

[oldion]

New articulated figure!

Buy the latest version of your best Uncle Scrooge with all his gold.

In all your favorite toy stores !

Protected trademark Occus Pocus

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[flyawaywme]

Erica Elizabeth Designs, Bijoux de Tete Collection

#woman #women #bijou #jewelry #headwear #golden #gold #Egyptian Revival #oriental #style #fashion #model #gold coin #photography

[aquilae-stims]

👑 You are Gold, Baby! 👑

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[giffypudding]

Can you spare a gold piece?

#Saving 80 #gif #gold coin #spinning #blue background #dragon #dragon coin #shield #shield coin #dungeons and dragons #DND #D&D

[angelnumber27]

INDEPENDENT BUT LOVABLE -

A BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL

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[tmblrfuckingsucksass]

1945 Mexican Centenario 50 Pesos Gold Coin

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[hcshannon]

Eight of Pentacles

I have completed the Pentacles suit! How do you think I should celebrate?

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#art #artwork #craftsman #digital art #digital artwork #drawing #gold coin #illustration #pentacles #Tarot #working

[tanuki-kimono]

Hello!

Do you have any kimonos that contain bells or Maneki Neko? I love both and would love to see some :3

Hi! Bonshô (Buddhist temple bell) and dôtaku (Yayoi period bell) are rare on garments, but tiny bells are pretty common on kimono and obi are those are super auspicious objects (ring was thought to ward off evil away)! Look for for 鈴 suzu.

Maneki neko are more a cute novelty pattern but you can find items patterned with beckoning cat/other animals or auspicious calico cat, often associated with gold koban coins :3

#japan #ask #fashion #kimono #obi #pattern #bell #suzu #rin #bonsho #temple bell #dotaku #yayoi bell #maneki neko #beckoning cat #calico cat #koban #gold coin #着物 #帯

[blueiskewl]

A 2,000-Year-Old Gold Greek Coin Sells for $6 Million at Auction

The coin once belonged to the State Hermitage Museum until it was sold off by Joseph Stalin.

A private collector has spent a pretty penny to get their hands on a 2,000-year-old gold Greek coin.

Known as a Panticapaeum stater, after the ancient Greek city in modern-day Crimea, the coin went for $6 million at Numismatica Ars Classica in Switzerland making it the most expensive ancient coin ever sold at auction.

The soaring price has been attributed to the coin’s quality, rarity, and the fact the supply of similar specimens is extremely limited with most already housed inside museums.

“I am extremely pleased with the phenomenal result the sale of the Panticapaeum stater achieved at our latest auction in Zurich,” Arturo Russo, co-director at Numismatica Ars Classica, said in a statement. “This is a sign the whole market for numismatics is flourishing, and is especially strong for ancients at the moment.”

The coin was minted circa 340–25 B.C.E. and features a wide-eyed satyr on the obverse and that of a griffin gripping a spear in its beak on the reverse. The presence of the satyr, a mischief-maker in Greek mythology that resembles a man with horse ears and a tail, is thought to reference king Satyros I, who ruled a Greco-Scythian empire in eastern Crimea from 432 to 389 B.C.E.

The sharp details make numismatists confident the coin is the work of a master engraver. Unlike similar coins, this Panticapaeum stater features the satyr facing three-quarters to the left, as opposed to facing fully left, a detail experts believe was altered in an attempt to follow contemporary fashions.

The coin was long part of the State Hermitage Museum’s collection, but was sold off in 1934 as part of Stalin’s push to sell works of art to raise foreign currency to fund domestic industrial growth. The coin was acquired by Charles Gillet, a French industrialist who focused on collecting rare books, furniture, and antiquities, including coins.

The previous record for most expensive ancient coin sold at auction was one of only three known “Ides of March” coins, which was minted in 42 B.C.E. and commemorated the assassination of Julius Caesar. It sold at Roma Numismatics auction house for $4.2 million in 2020, though, as it turned out, with falsified provenance.

By Richard Whiddington.

#A 2000-Year-Old Gold Greek Coin Sells for $6 Million at Auction #Panticapaeum stater #king Satyros I #gold #gold coin #ancient coins #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient greece #greek history #greek art

[bullionmentor]

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#bullion #gold coin #gold coins #precious metals #silver coins

[lenasbraindump]

Inktober #10 FORTUNE

Almost skipped today, as I was tired after work, but I am happy I didn't. I quite like this lil dragon with his one coin hoard :)

(also, does this kinda also make up for the skipped prompt of 'golden'?)

#inktober #not ink tho #fortune #dragon #gold coin #dragon hoard #cute dragon

[double-dare-designs]

US Coin

#old coin #gold coin #bnw #black and white photography #bnw image #bnw captures #1886 #1886 Coin