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Bronze coin of Augustus and Agrippa, with pig's trotter appendage, c. AD 10-14. Minted in Nemausus. Collection: British Museum

Galba's downfall began when the northern legions rebelled against him, leading Galba to adopt an heir in order to demonstrate stability for the future, choosing a man named Licinianus. The only major problem with this is that Otho really, really wanted to be Galba's heir. By this time Otho had already began gaining popularity with powerful people due to his "campaign of generosity" (which was just Otho paying gobs of money to anyone who was affected by Galba's stinginess) and this slight by Galba was the last straw after months of neglect. In one power move, Otho bankrupted himself by paying 12 key praetorian guards the equivalent of 720,000 sesterces. This sealed Galba's fate, and on the day of January 15th 69 AD, Galba was brutally murdered in the forum after being lured out by rumors of Otho's assassination.

One of my hobby is collecting antique coins as well. These two coins are from Delhi Sultanate of Pashtun Lodhi dynasty. The coins belongs to Sultan Bahlol Khan Lodhi and his son Sultan Sikandar Lodhi. 15th century AD. . . #coins #numismatic #numismatics #ancientcoins#antiquecoins https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIdtabBHRH/?igshid=1is5uirq3ykb4

Detail of Roman coins from the 1727 edition of “Antiquities of Rome” by Basil Kennett.

Ancient Celtic coin featuring what looks like a Waxing and Waning Crescent Moon motif. Minted by the Iceni people (Queen Boudica’s tribe) 2000 years ago. #ancient #celtic #coin #ancientcoins #ancientculture #iceni #boudicca #history #ancienthistory #moon #pagan #celticwitch #witch #druid #magick #talisman #amulet #pendant #prehistory #relic #artifact https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NdV22hJNY/?igshid=1slm4598c0o9o

Ancient Greek Silver Coinage from 5th Century BC to 1st Century BC. Credit: Arkaio Nomisma via Wikimedia Commons.

One of the most famous silver mining areas of antiquity was the region of Laurium near Athens on the Attica peninsula of Greece. Silver was the main coinage metal used in ancient Greece, and as such, it was a particularly important commodity. There is archaeological evidence of primitive mining in the Laurium area in the Bronze Age circa 3200 BCE. Systematic exploitation of the ore minerals began in the 6th century BCE. The ancient workings consisted of underground shafts and galleries for excavating the ore, and nearby washing areas for concentrating the ore minerals. The Laurium mines were public property. Mining was under the control of the Athenian city-state, with portions of the area being licensed for exploitation to private citizens in exchange for a fixed percentage of ore production, with most of the work being performed by slaves. Silver occurred there in lead minerals such as galena, and the recovery of silver provided prosperity to Athens, and financial resources used in part to build a large naval fleet that helped to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis (480 BCE). Production from the Laurium mines had a major financial effect on the creation of the Athenian Empire (454-404 BCE), and the ‘golden age’ of Athenian democracy. The ancient historian Xenophon described the mines in his essay Ways and Means written in 355 BCE.