tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post2971356995393232035..comments2023-06-30T01:09:01.332-07:00Comments on Numismatics and Archaeology: When on Google Earth 60Nathan Elkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13060145336179440359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-52771451317653713472009-06-30T01:13:02.763-07:002009-06-30T01:13:02.763-07:00WOGE 61 is here, sorry for the delay
http://paul-b...WOGE 61 is here, sorry for the delay<br />http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2009/06/when-on-google-earth.html<br /><br />I hope we get some numismatic contributions.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-92005577843044317962009-06-29T11:45:12.152-07:002009-06-29T11:45:12.152-07:00I am sorry for the delay in getting up WOGE 61, it...I am sorry for the delay in getting up WOGE 61, it will probably be tomorrow morning, I'm still choosing between two ....<br /><br />Paul BarfordPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-59768540567782066452009-06-28T07:41:31.633-07:002009-06-28T07:41:31.633-07:00Yes, you got it right.
I figured it would be an e...Yes, you got it right.<br /><br />I figured it would be an easy one! The Trajanic harbor at Portus, now a ways from the coastline because of the silting that has occurred over the last 1900 years.<br /><br />Also right on the numismatic connection: I was indeed thinking of the Trajanic coins struck at the Imperial mint in Rome which depict the hexagonal harbor basin. Ostia did also strike coins as you say for a very brief period of time in the 4th century.<br /><br />It looks like it is over to you for WOGE 61!Nathan Elkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060145336179440359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-51263068309450551882009-06-28T07:26:32.683-07:002009-06-28T07:26:32.683-07:00Ah, you cite a coin showing the earlier CLAUDIAN h...Ah, you cite a coin showing the earlier CLAUDIAN harbour on your blog... http://coinarchaeology.blogspot.com/search?q=OstiaPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914712220641136227.post-56906461281013627992009-06-28T07:23:51.025-07:002009-06-28T07:23:51.025-07:00It's too easy Nathan. It's the Trajanic po...It's too easy Nathan. It's the Trajanic port at 'portus', Ostia (just south of Rome). <br />http://www.ostia-antica.org/<br /><br />Major period of use, Claudian - bit to the left, Trajanic, the big hexagonal basin, carried on into the fourth century AD, and then it sort of petered out throughout te Dark ages.... <br /><br />Numismatic connection, probably many coins have been found here (for example in the famous latrines) :>)<br /><br />... but I bet you are thinking of the coin reverse showing it - like this one here http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.romancoins.info/ostia-reverse-nero.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.romancoins.info/VIC-Buildings.html&usg=___0RrDfumoEV4c1UzHMBnB-Nn6sY=&h=361&w=350&sz=38&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=b0arw8LK-o_9wM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3DOstia%2Bcoins%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1 .<br /><br />Ostia was also a mint under Maxentius at the end of the first decade of the fourth century. Was it a mint another time? I don't know.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.com