Rare Antiquities & Ancient Artifacts

If you have ever paddled a canoe, napped in a hammock, savored a barbecue, smoked tobacco or tracked a hurricane across Cuba, you have paid tribute to the Taíno, the Indians who invented those words, and many more, long before they welcomed Christopher Columbus to the New World in 1492. Their world, which had its origins among the Arawak tribes of the Orinoco …

The article below was written by Jeff Garrett for Coin World Magazine. Jeff is the current past president of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) to which I also belong. I found the article to be a very good introduction for new collectors to the coin hobby. Useful facts and helpful tips for new coin collectors …

The Ides of March Ancient Artifacts & Treasures, Inc. The Ides of March is a day on the old Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15. The earliest Roman calendar, which consisted of ten months beginning with Martius (March), was believed to have been created by King Romulus around 753 B.C. At that time, dates were expressed …

THE POOR WIDOW’S MITE  Ancient Artifacts & Treasures, Inc. “And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto …