Boeotian bronze helmet, found in Iraq, thought to have belonged to a soldier of Alexander the Great, 4th century BCE (lemmy.world) ( lemmy.world )
Boeotian bronze helmet, found in Iraq, thought to have belonged to a soldier of Alexander the Great, 4th century BCE ( lemmy.world )
Square coin of Eucratides I, with bilingual inscriptions (Greek and Pali), Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, 171-145 BCE ( lemmy.world )
Gold ram figurine found in the burial site of Tillya Tepe, modern Afghanistan, 1st century BCE-1st century AD ( lemmy.world )
Largest gold coin of antiquity, of Eucratides of Bactria, found in modern Uzbekistan, 2nd century BCE ( lemmy.world )
Beautifully engraved wheellock pistol and matching powder flask, German, 1579-1580 AD ( lemmy.world )
Ornate Scythian earrings from what is now Afghanistan, 1st century BCE-1st century AD ( lemmy.world )
Coin from the region of what-is-now Afghanistan possibly depicting the personification of Rome (Greek lettering 'Riom'); disputed interpretation. 2nd century AD ( lemmy.world )
German combination weapon, hunting knife, wheellock pistol, and... calendar? True Germanic efficiency, 1528 AD-1549 AD ( lemmy.world )
Hat and masque worn to the final ball of Gustav III of Sweden, during which he was assassinated, 1792 ( lemmy.world )