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LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 24, 2019Here are some additional items I came across in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor The First War Between Jews and Romans Here's an article from Künker on coin of the first war between Jews and Romans. -Editor 
On March 11, 2019, the Osnabrück auction house Künker is auctioning off a sestertius of Vespasian, with a well-known topic on its reverse side. The Emperor stands as triumphator to the right with spear and parazonium (= a dagger that was used as a mark of rank in the legions), resting his foot on a helmet. In front of him, a crying woman is crouching underneath a date tree, which was understood as a sort of coat of arms for the province of Judea. The circumscription reads IVDAEA CAPTA, meaning Judea has been captured. This iconic coin was struck in 71 AD in Rome on occasion of the triumphal procession of Vespasian and Titus after their victory over the Jews. To read the complete article, see: Indian Queens in Numismatics Here's an article from The Daily Star on Indian Queens in numismatics. -Editor
Case in point: the coins of the Indian subcontinent, issued by certain rulers, where names of their queens also appear in the legends ('legend', in numismatics, means inscriptions). These coins may make you raise an eye-brow: it is understandable why reigning kings would often leave their mark on coins, but what would have motivated them to include the names of their queens as well? After all, those queens were not officially rulers themselves. "This pattern is rare; the mention of queens in coins is very uncommon," said Shahrier Ferdaus, an avid coin collector. To read the complete article, see: Where does fake movie money come from? Howard Berlin forwarded this great article about movie prop company RJR Props and their fake movie money. Check it out. -Editor
Rappaport is the founder of Atlanta-based RJR Props, a movie prop company that specializes in faux cash for filming. His money was used in "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Fast and the Furious," the Netflix series "Ozark" and in 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar music videos. But printing money is a delicate business, which is why he stays in touch with the men in black. "I wanted clarity about laws and regulations. Most other companies that make prop money are actually producing illegal prop money, and that can get a show shut down and someone fined and jailed." To read the complete article, see: Collector Murdered Over Beatrix Potter 50p Coin The craze for collecting Royal Mint modern commemoratives led to a man's death this week. Here's an excerpt from an article from the Mirror. -Editor
Gordon McGhee, 52, was found dead with 14 knife wounds including some to his face in his flat, which the attacker had allegedly tried to burn down before fleeing. Danny Bostock, 33, who knew Mr McGhee and shared his hobby of collecting coins was later arrested. Much of McGhee's coin collection including the prized Beatrix Potter coins were never recovered, the court heard. He said Bostock wanted the coin collection having swapped his own Beatrix Potter coins with other people in the area in the hours before the alleged murder in Colchester, Essex in August. He said: "It was in the early hours of Wednesday, August 22 last year that this defendant Danny Bostock went to the home of Gordon McGhee. To read the complete article, see: To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see: Dwight Manley Found his Birth Father For a Good News story, here's a great article from the Orange County Register and The Press Enterprise of Riverside County, CA about how numismatist Dwight Manley found his birth father through a DNA test. -Editor The connection between the two pairs of blue eyes is one story among thousands generated in an age of affordable genetic testing and deep-rooted genealogy websites, unknown origins resolved with a saliva sample and a DNA kit dropped in the mail. The discovery likely would be of little interest outside of family and friends. Except for who they are. The son: a rare coin expert and successful sports agent who represented basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman in his multi-million dollar heyday with the NBA champion Chicago Bulls and other big-name players. And the father? One of the most well-known elected officials in Los Angeles history... To read the complete article, see: Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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