by Charles Doyle | Oct 21, 2017 | Newsroom
By Steward Lytle, reporter for The Town Common. Article about Coin Replicas and our new location in Amesbury Massachusetts.
by Charles Doyle | May 10, 2017 | Newsroom
Antinous was a Bithynia Greek born in Claudiopolis the Roman province of Bithynia (present-day Bolu, Turkey). In 123 AD Hadrian met Antinous and had him taken to Rome for a higher education. Hadrian formed a relationship with Antinous, and by 128 AD he was the...
by Charles Doyle | Mar 15, 2017 | Newsroom
Coins in circulation in the Holy Land during Jesus’ life. HEROD I (THE GREAT), 37 – 4 BC Æ “Eight Prutot” In 37 B.C. King Herod the Great was placed on the throne of Judaea by the Romans. Herod and his successors issued only bronze coins. On this coin:...
by Charles Doyle | Mar 9, 2017 | Newsroom
Calling themselves “Liberators” trying to save the Roman Republic way of government, Brutus and Cassius took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C Caesar was very popular, and soon after the assassination, there was a uprising which...
by Charles Doyle | Feb 26, 2017 | Newsroom
Julius Caesar was born on July 13th, 100 BC, his family claimed descent from the Roman goddess Venus and the founder of Rome, Aeneas. In 59 BC Caesar was appointed governor of Gaul and spent eight years of military campaigns against the Gallic tribes there. The war...
by Charles Doyle | Nov 16, 2016 | Newsroom
Persephone, the Goddess Queen of the Underworld, was the daughter of Zeus and Harvest Goddess Demeter. She was also known as the Goddess of Spring Growth. According to Greek Mythology Persephone was abducted by Hades the god of the Underworld as she leaned down to...
