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Had a little spare time today and thought some of you might find these interesting. If you like them I have others to post, but certainly feel free to share yours as well.
Two ancient bronze Crusader dagger chapes, one gold plated. Circa 1100 AD - 1200 AD
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq001.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq002.jpg
A bronze ancient Roman oil lamp and legionnaire's uniform adornment. Circa 100 AD
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq003.jpg
A very large example of a Carcharodon Megalodon fossil tooth next to a quarter. Approx 25-50 million years old.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq005.jpg
An ancient islamic stone oil lamp. Circa 700 AD
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq004.jpg
An ancient Egyptian utshabi. Circa 1200 BC
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq1.jpg
And lastly one of my favorites, an ancient Greek bronze arrowhead bent after being fired. Circa 300 BC.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq006.jpg
Pictures aren't great but will suffice. Again, maybe post some of yours and perhaps I'll do the same if there is further interest.
Cool :)
Should have picked up a megaladon tooth when they were cheap :)
Would love to have that megalodon tooth.
Ichthyology is one of my obsessions. Especially sharks.
The thought of a 65 ft Great White just boggles my mind.
-Jax
Badass collection! :)
Why thank-you. I'm just the humble temporary keeper of these ancient items, they will as always live on well past us.
Had to sell some of the nicer ones several years ago after the economy went south and I separated with my son's mom, fortunately I still have a few left around.
I think this makes for a pretty cool thread & I'd personally love to see more.
Thanks for the pics!
Forgot the name of that shipwreck that was found in the 1980s off Greece ? Some 2000 year old wreck my buddy was one of the underwater archeologists on it !
He had some amazing photos from it
Love that old stuff from over 1000 years ago time :)
This was given to me and I don;t know exactly what it is. I think I was told it was a Roman coin dated BC but not sure how far back.
https://www.m4carbine.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15409&stc=1&d=1360892184
https://www.m4carbine.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15410&stc=1&d=1360892184
This was given to me and I don;t know exactly what it is. I think I was told it was a Roman coin dated BC but not sure how far back.
https://www.m4carbine.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15409&stc=1&d=1360892184
https://www.m4carbine.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=15410&stc=1&d=1360892184
Ahh my friend, you have come to the right place. Almost certainly a Faustina, wife of Marcus Aurelius.
Roman 161-175 AD
Oh really!... on the back it looks like someone in a robe ( imagine that ). It looks like they are holding a trident or something with prongs to the left side on angle. on their right side looks like straight up and down rod to about waist high or so.
There is a large S just to left. I have sen them with S to left and C to right but I can't make out a C.
Directly over the hear ( on rear ) looks like TAS can't make out much else on rear.
On front he face does not seem to have a beard so it may indeed be a woman. Looks like a high forehead and wreath.
Looked up Faustina Jr at this site.... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=418&pos=0#The%20Adoptive%20Emperors
It's not one they have listed.
I switched from phone to computer and now believe you have a Julia Maesa, 223 AD. Faustina has a small hairbun which yours lacks. I'll try to post a photo.
Edit: I see you did some research yourself, good job. Also the S C stands for "Senatus Consulto" and is very common on many types of Roman coins.
There is no doubt your coin is Roman, depicts a woman (fairly but not too rare) and was made between 100 and 300 AD. Would take some time to go beyond that due to it's condition but but I think I can confirm a type and possibly even a mint.
SeriousStudent
02-14-13, 20:17
I was wonder where my oil lamp went. That was a pretty tough week in Gaul, but we had a lot going on in our Legion then.
I misplaced my sandals, too. :(
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16057/Julia_Mamaea_Felicitas.jpg
My coin looks like this except on the front directly over the head are also the letters M A
RancidSumo
02-14-13, 20:39
I'll see if I can track down the original Pearl Harbor photos my grandpa took coming into the harbor after it was attacked. They're at my dad's house someplace. Seems like the kind of thing that would fit into this thread.
It's a Julia Maesa. This is not an exact match because it is missing the SC and is made of silver, but these coins had many configurations. Notice the "M A" you reference above the head, which is not exclusive to her coins because there were other Julias (text is in Latin).
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Julia-1.jpg
I'll post a few more things tomorrow, but meantime please keep them coming.
Right, if you take the front the your coin and the rear of the one I posted, put an S beside the figure on rear and make it bronze, that would be it.
The web site I posted above has gone down. they should have one.
Well at least I know what it is now. So it's about 220 AD EDIT: Found it --- http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=54382q00.jpg&vpar=580&zpg=66457&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/ That's it for sure. I thought it looked like some sort of head band. that's exactly what I have in bronze.
Okay so far nothing here has to do with guns so I'm confused... but also impressed. :)
^^^ I'm with you. Those artifacts are awesome. I have nothing old that can compare. I might be able to dig a quarter up from the 70's ;)
Moose-Knuckle
02-14-13, 21:42
That is a pretty impressive collection you have there Safety, do you purchase at auction or are out there digging those artifacts up yourself?
Have two pieces of war memorabilia from the invasion of Iraq in 03.
Flag that was flying over a military installation. Supposedly the headquarters for the Medina Republican Guard but I can't confirm.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm229/killerchase2000/A91E8406-E71B-452C-8BAD-D6322A213066-1471-00000195548A7087_zpsbacb4416.jpg
A rank insignia taken off a General at the same installation. He wasnt using it anymore.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm229/killerchase2000/A59F7DB2-2F12-4170-988A-793254403A9E-1515-0000019620B0B8D8_zps3149c17b.jpg
That is a pretty impressive collection you have there Safety, do you purchase at auction or are out there digging those artifacts up yourself?
Well, assuming the question is genuine no, unfortunately I'm not able to travel to all of those exquisite locations and practice archaeology. But to say I'd like to do so would be an understatement of massive proportions.
If I could stand just once in the Great Pyramid or the pristine Pantheon I'd probably pass out. Five minutes of excavating the Temple Mount would be like having 3 women at once. That cear it up ok?
Anyway I buy from NYC dealers, overseas dealers and also scout eBay for genuine items from time to time.
Have two pieces of war memorabilia from the invasion of Iraq in 03.
Flag that was flying over a military installation. Supposedly the headquarters for the Medina Republican Guard but I can't confirm.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm229/killerchase2000/A91E8406-E71B-452C-8BAD-D6322A213066-1471-00000195548A7087_zpsbacb4416.jpg
A rank insignia taken off a General at the same installation. He wasnt using it anymore.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm229/killerchase2000/A59F7DB2-2F12-4170-988A-793254403A9E-1515-0000019620B0B8D8_zps3149c17b.jpg
Very nice. Keep them stored wisely and one day they will be treasures for your family.
The only artifact I have is a Native American knife. The cool part is that I found it on the shoal of a nearby riverbed in a remote area while fishing as a kid. :
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s157/Glocktogo/DSC_1320_zpsed39c152.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s157/Glocktogo/DSC_1321_zpsbc5c0718.jpg
A museum curator on a local gun board gave me this information on it:
Glocktogo - That's a Harahey knife. Some people like to refer to them as the "original Buffalo skinning knife". They are Mississippian and date A.D. 1700 - A.D. 1100 (300 to 900 years old, approx). They were used primarily in the plains states, where you would find buffalo. Do you see the steep 4-beveled edges? That's the result of resharpening and has been practiced on certain points for almost 10,000 years. The aboriginals found out that if they sharpen only the very edges on one side, they can conserve flint and still retain that sharp, straight edges. It's genius and a practice that we probably should still use today. The natives also employed a serrated edge on many of their knives, which has also been in use since the early archaic around 10,000 years.
Schaeffer Light WWII Olive Drab beer can.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/SteyrAUG/00000000378.jpg
They were made non reflective OD so that garbage dumps wouldn't be reflective and spotted by enemy reconnaissance. As a precaution most garbage dumps (especially in the Pacific theater where these were mostly available) were bulldozed over.
Not many still exist.
And here's the picture I went looking for originally, had to rehost it.
Genuine hand made shuriken (300-400 years old).
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/SteyrAUG/P1003219_zps49d083ab.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/SteyrAUG/P1003220_zpscbc56576.jpg
Moose-Knuckle
02-15-13, 01:32
Well, assuming the question is genuine no, unfortunately I'm not able to travel to all of those exquisite locations and practice archaeology. But to say I'd like to do so would be an understatement of massive proportions.
If I could stand just once in the Great Pyramid or the pristine Pantheon I'd probably pass out. Five minutes of excavating the Temple Mount would be like having 3 women at once. That cear it up ok?
Anyway I buy from NYC dealers, overseas dealers and also scout eBay for genuine items from time to time.
Yeap, my question was genuine. I had a government teacher in junior high that grew up in Central America; his father was a US diplomat working down there. He would bring in Aztec and Mayan artifacts that he dug up himself as a boy while he explored various ruins in the jungles. Always had an interest in amateur archaeology just not the time or resources to act upon it.
Moose
When I lived in Honduras we had dug up a lot of Payan Indian pottery and artifacts did some fun jungle exploring so can relate to that guy very fun to dig and find stuff !
Some of them we used as pencil cup holders in our dive shop
Problem was you get caught bringing that stuff out of country you go to jail
I did bring back a few pieces of pottery clay as a reminder of them
Some of the stuff was cool pots with legs for cooking etc...
Was fun to scout for that kinda stuff in Honduras
Moose-Knuckle
02-15-13, 02:04
Moose
When I lived in Honduras we had dug up a lot of Payan Indian pottery and artifacts did some fun jungle exploring so can relate to that guy very fun to dig and find stuff !
Some of them we used as pencil cup holders in our dive shop
Problem was you get caught bringing that stuff out of country you go to jail
I did bring back a few pieces of pottery clay as a reminder of them
Some of the stuff was cool pots with legs for cooking etc...
Was fun to scout for that kinda stuff in Honduras
Lucky! :cool:
Very cool stuff guys. Thanks for sharing.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s157/Glocktogo/DSC_1320_zpsed39c152.jpg
A museum curator on a local gun board gave me this information on it:
Very nice specimen. Everything he said sounds about right, although it could date from even earlier. A little later I'll post what I also found on the banks of a stream bordering my grandparents property decades ago. You especially will appreciate it.
garbage dumps (especially in the Pacific theater where these were mostly available) were bulldozed over.
Not many still exist.
And here's the picture I went looking for originally, had to rehost it.
Light WWII Olive Drab beer can.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/SteyrAUG/00000000378.jpg
Fantastic, would love one of those. And that ain't the only thing in the picture I'd like to call my own.
Genuine hand made shuriken (300-400 years old).
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/SteyrAUG/P1003219_zps49d083ab.jpg
Now are you sure you didn't make this in shop class?
Kidding of course, very nice. Never saw one personally dated prior to 1800, but I know they exist.
Anyway I buy from NYC dealers, overseas dealers and also scout eBay for genuine items from time to time.
I'm not fooled. I bet you wear a fedora and carry a whip.
This was given to me and I don;t know exactly what it is. I think I was told it was a Roman coin dated BC but not sure how far back.
No coins are "dated" BC. :D (just razzing you)
I'm not fooled. I bet you wear a fedora and carry a whip.
I keep telling you people that is not the case. Never have I plundered ancient tombs overseas while eludeding hostile authorities and natives alike.
Now stop with the reckless questions, I need to finish removing an infected blow-gun dart tip and mustn't be distracted any further!
No coins are "dated" BC. :D (just razzing you)
Ha! Yeah, good point.
Fantastic, would love one of those. And that ain't the only thing in the picture I'd like to call my own.
Now are you sure you didn't make this in shop class?
Kidding of course, very nice. Never saw one personally dated prior to 1800, but I know they exist.
Came from my teachers family collection and he had literally hundreds of them. Swords going back to 1200 with Ken mountings. Lots of Tachis. More arrow heads than you can imagine.
Whenever a personal student made Yudansha grade he gave us one. There are about 25 of us.
That is a pretty impressive collection you have there Safety, do you purchase at auction or are out there digging those artifacts up yourself?
The secret is out!
Safetyhit if really Lara Croft Tomb Raider.
A few more items as promised. I almost didn't post this because after an hour I still can't get photobucket to reverse the few images that for some reason it will only post upside down no matter how many times I rotate and save them. But I spent all that time in so fu*k it. Enjoy and use your special reading glasses if you have 'em handy.
Original copy of "Religion Of Nature Delineated" written by William Wollasten and republished in 1725. This specific publication, every single letter by all accounts, was type-set by Ben Franklin in London when he was 19 and working for Palmer's printing.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3011.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3009.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3010.jpg
A deed for land from Warminster, England dated 1551. This is written in Latin on vellum (lamb skin) and the ties at the bottom were sealed with wax at one time to prevent tampering.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3006.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3007.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3008-1.jpg
Several meteorite samples, including the rare Pallasite type with both iron and olivine crystals. These crystals formed 4.5 billion years ago, both they and the surrounding iron have been frozen into this exact configuration ever since millions if not billions of miles from here. Real pieces of alien worlds.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3004.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3005.jpg
A Revolutionary War cannon ball found in nearby PA.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3001.jpg
This is a flawless Indian chisle-type tool that I found here where I live along an overgrown stream that bordered my grandparents property in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Glocktogo, notice the similar circumstance. I have many arrowheads and other items that I found on surrounding fields after having been plowed and rained upon.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3022.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3023.jpg
Fossilized dinosaur coprolite, otherwise known as crap. Notice the embedded item in the one picture that resembles a chewed up cherry.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3019.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3020.jpg
And two more, better images of the Roman oil lamp.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3013.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3014.jpg
Have a few more for next time, meantime I want to clarify that it is a privledge to share these with everyone here. Most people I've known over the years couldn't care less beyond a quick forgotten glance.
Holy smokes, that is serious stuff. That book is amazing.
that was glocktogo withe ancient knife btw.
My BIL has a cannonball very similar. If you know where Toano, VA is, very close to Williamsburg. There is a spot there where many ships were supposedly sunk. I think to block the river, I honestly can't recall. We went scuba diving there a couple times. <1" visibility, just black... but the story was you could just feel along the bottom and sometimes find a cannonball. Damn if he didn't do it.
ETA: So what's the story on that oil lamp?
Thank you gentlemen for sharing these.
I really appreciate it.
SeriousStudent
02-15-13, 22:00
That book printed by Ben Franklin is very, very neat. Thanks for sharing that.
Do you know how many books he printed are around today? That would be a fascinating thing to show schoolkids, and give them a real sense of our nation's history.
Thanks again for starting this thread. History is a hobby of mine.
Safety, you have an impressive collection.
That is the sort of thing I'd like to collect if I had the opportunity and funds (and wasn't on a constant quest for the next new NFA item).
But one of these days I want to finally grab some genuine Roman coins, a trilobite fossil and if the gods are particularly kind perhaps a T rex or Allosaurus tooth.
To be the current caretaker of something that has existed long before you, and hopefully will exist long after you are gone, really helps give one a unique perspective on life.
Have a few more for next time, meantime I want to clarify that it is a privledge to share these with everyone here. Most people I've known over the years couldn't care less beyond a quick forgotten glance.
Really cool items. Thanks for sharing.
I especially like the fossilized Megalodon tooth. There's not much I wouldn't give to go back -- maybe to the Jurassic Period -- and have a look around.
Holy smokes, that is serious stuff. That book is amazing.
that was glocktogo withe ancient knife btw.
My BIL has a cannonball very similar. If you know where Toano, VA is, very close to Williamsburg. There is a spot there where many ships were supposedly sunk. I think to block the river, I honestly can't recall. We went scuba diving there a couple times. <1" visibility, just black... but the story was you could just feel along the bottom and sometimes find a cannonball. Damn if he didn't do it.
ETA: So what's the story on that oil lamp?
Sorry about that mix up regarding the stone chisel, probably was flustered by the upside down pics. As far as the cannon ball your friend found, I found a beautiful blue bottle from the 1700's while swimming at Ocean City, MD as a teen. Felt it with my feet and pulled it up. Absolutely no idea where it is today. :mad:
Regarding the lamp, the first picture seemed bleached and so I thought it deserved better. These are exceedingly rare in this condition, even a link of the hanging chain remains. To imagine who used it and what it saw boggles the mind.
Do you know how many books he printed are around today? That would be a fascinating thing to show schoolkids, and give them a real sense of our nation's history.
I don't know how many of such books exist nor exactly how many Franklin personally set and printed, most are either in museums or private collections. As far as the school idea, it's a future parent show and tell item for sure. Last time I stuck with dinosaur bones, various fossils and teeth.
Thanks very much for the kind words.
That is the sort of thing I'd like to collect if I had the opportunity and funds (and wasn't on a constant quest for the next new NFA item).
But one of these days I want to finally grab some genuine Roman coins, a trilobite fossil and if the gods are particularly kind perhaps a T rex or Allosaurus tooth.
One of the reasons I had the money to buy these items is because I didn't have the option to spend my extra money on a Browning .50 or a collection of suppressors. But at least some good came of it. :)
As far as your interest in the coins...Do Not buy anything from anyone until you are 100% certain it is genuine. There have always been fakes, but as new methods are developed to create false pantinas these is an increase in forgery activity. Even cleaned coins are faked via casting, but this is usually fairly easy to spot. My last group of items will feature several ancient coins.
All dealers on this web mall are trustworthy, some I know personally. Www.vcoins.com
If you know what you're doing these things aren't a problem, but until then if you or anyone else here thinks about buying an ancient artifact I'd offer a quick and certainly free evaluation first.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their items. Any of the "antiques" that my family has collected over the years are nowhere near as old as some of these things you guys have shared.
That Roman lamp is just super cool.
SeriousStudent
02-16-13, 14:22
I don't know how many of such books exist nor exactly how many Franklin personally set and printed, most are either in museums or private collections. As far as the school idea, it's a future parent show and tell item for sure. Last time I stuck with dinosaur bones, various fossils and teeth.
Thanks very much for the kind words.
That would be pretty neat, I think. I'm not sure if there is a local college near you, but it might be worth investigating.
I used to be an adjunct professor at a local college, and loved to bring in outside people for demos and exhibits. My students really enjoyed it as well.
I'm sure your son will get a huge rush from having Dad come to Show and Tell. :D
Badass! I LOVE looking at this stuff! :D
Here is one last group as promised, thanks again for all the nice comments.
Ancient Coptic Egyptian clothing fragment, circa 300 AD. Most likely recovered from a tomb, the few known images of this type are among the earliest depictions of angels.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4005.jpg
Authentic pieces of George Washington's hair and one of his presidential vests. I have substantial documentation verifying their authenticity, perhaps we clone him so he can save America yet again.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4006.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4007.jpg
Several fossilized fish, circa 100+ million years.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq3021.jpg
Silver Roman coin, emperor Nero (54-68 AD)
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5003.jpg
Reverse side with then ex-emperor Tiberius.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5004.jpg
Roman emperor Antonius Pius, 138-161 AD
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4010.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4011.jpg
Byzantine Era Christ follis, 969-1034 AD. Reverse side reads "Jesus Christ, King Of Kings" in Latin.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4012.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4013.jpg
Nicely detailed Constantinus II, 348-354 AD. I like this one especially due to it's reverse side depicting a Roman soldier spearing a fallen enemy horseman.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4016.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4017.jpg
One of the oldest types of coins made, a small hemidiachm from ancient Mysia, Parion. Circa 480 BC, from the time and location of the Persian sea launch to fight at the battle of Thermopile (movie 300).
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5010.jpg
A nice emperor Trajan, 98-117 AD.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5005.jpg
An exquisite early Roman silver C. Vibius, 90 BC.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4014.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq4015.jpg
And finally very neat little Greek coin from Thrace, Messembria. Circa 425 BC.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5007.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b32/Safetyhit/Antiq5009.jpg
Sorry if the pictures aren't great, been a busy day and I'm tired. Steyr, we'll talk tomorrow.
Thanks again everyone, have a good night and feel free to add something of your own anytime if you like. Remember that they don't have to be 1,000 years old to be of interest to many here.
So they didn't make a Caligula coin?
:D
SeriousStudent
02-28-13, 19:42
The fish fossils are very cool!
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