A gold solidus of Anastasius (491–518) found on the Swedish island of Gotland: http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=16190 …pic.twitter.com/t0c8OP1RrN
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A Byzantine silver dish dated AD 641–51 and found in Russia; it was probably originally transported to Central Asia before being re-exported to Russia: https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmbyz.html …pic.twitter.com/tjs9xlDFKr
An imitation of a 7th-century Byzantine coin of Heraclius found in northern Afghanistan: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-sogdian-imitative.282326/ … See further 'Sogdiana, its Christians, and Byzantium: a Study of Artistic and Cultural Connections in Late Antiquity': https://www.academia.edu/27959139/_Sogdiana_its_Christians_and_Byzantium_a_Study_of_Artistic_and_Cultural_Connections_in_Late_Antiquity_and_Early_Middle_Ages._Ph.D._Dissertation_Department_of_Central_Eurasian_Studies_and_Department_of_Art_History_Indiana_University_Bloomington_2001 …pic.twitter.com/7bj2AbrCGz
A 6th- or 7th-century Byzantine coin found several inches down in a rock pool on Perranporth beach, Cornwall: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/469910 …pic.twitter.com/q0IbLknG8D
A late 5th- or early 6th-century Byzantine glass intaglio of the Virgin Mary, possibly made in Constantinople according to Jeffrey Spier; found in a grave at Saltwood, Kent: http://www.aslab.co.uk/app/download/14614092/ASLab+PWR+2006+Saltwood+Part+1+accessories+ver2.pdf …pic.twitter.com/N7UUd2iNvk
Great image. Will be checking out Fetheyi Museum, Turkey for any Byzantine images later this week. :)
Enjoy! :)
Will do, thanks. :)
Looks like the foil off a chocolate coin...!
Yes! :-D
Oh, nice shot! :)
Thanks. :)
I’ve seen similar items from an earlier date described as offerings to Charon for the dead. Is it possible that is what this is too, though from a Christian period?
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