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Every ancient coin is associated with a place, at the least where it was minted. Rarely, but occasionally, we learn where a coin was found. Many ancient coins depict the personification of a nation, province, city, or river. Every coin has some tie to geography. Of course collecting every coin is not a theme, so geography must be narrowed down in some way. Collecting the coins of one mint, city or region is popular. Hadrian's famous "travel series" would make an excellent geography theme collection. Another is the travels of Paul. Or you could collect coins from all places you simply find captivating.

France, Charles VII The Victorious, 1422 - 1461

|France|, |France,| |Charles| |VII| |The| |Victorious,| |1422| |-| |1461||ecu| |d'or|
Charles VII was born in 1403 as the eleventh child and fifth son of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. He was given the title of comte de Ponthieu at his birth. His four elder brothers all died childless, leaving Charles with a rich inheritance of titles. Due to the Treaty of Troyes, in which Charles VI signed for King Henry V of England as his legitimate successor to the throne of France, a new conflict with England was created. The succession was claimed both by the King of England and by the disinherited younger Charles.
SH113448. Gold ecu d'or, Duplessy 511A, Ciani 634, Friedberg 307, Mint State, weight 3.318 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 0o, Saint-Lô mint, authorized 18 May 1450, 6th emission; obverse (crown) KAROLVS:DEI:GRACIA:FRANCORVm:REX (Charles, by the grace of God, King of the Franks, := double lozenge stop), crowned arms of France, flanked by crowned lis to left and right; reverse (crown) XPC:VINCIT:XPC:REGNAT:XPC:IMPERAT (Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands, := double lozenge stop), elaborate cross feuillue, pellet in quatrefoil at center, crowns in each quarter, all in quadrilobe within inner border; first example of this type handled by FORVM; $1400.00 (€1316.00)


Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Roman Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Claudius,| |25| |January| |41| |-| |13| |October| |54| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Egypt||drachm|
RPC I quotes Walker’s surface analysis of Claudius billon at 21 - 26% silver, a significant drop from the 30% silver for those of Tiberius.

The ancients did not all agree on the attributes of Serapis. A passage in Tacitus affirms that many recognized in this god, Aesculapius, imputing healing to his intervention; some thought him identical with Osiris, the oldest deity of the Egyptians; others regarded him as Jupiter, possessing universal power; but by most he was believed to be the same as Pluto, the "gloomy" Dis Pater of the infernal regions. The general impression of the ancients seems to have been that by Serapis, was to be understood the beginning and foundation of things. Julian II consulted the oracle of Apollo for the purpose of learning whether Pluto and Serapis were different gods; and he received for an answer that Jupiter-Serapis and Pluto were one and the same divinity.
SH110653. Billon drachm, RPC I 5136 (4 spec.); BMC Alexandria p. 10, 78; Kampmann 12.25; Emmett 76/3 (R4); Geissen -; Dattari -; SNG Hunterian -, F, dark patina, earthen deposits, scratches, porosity, weight 3.330 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 42 - 43 A.D.; obverse TI KΛ KA CE AY, laureate head right, L Γ (year 3) right; reverse draped bust of Serapis right, kalathos on head; the best of this type known to FORVM; very rare; $1000.00 (€940.00)


Roman, Egypt, Silenus Head Terracotta Lamp, c. 2nd Century A.D.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Roman,| |Egypt,| |Silenus| |Head| |Terracotta| |Lamp,| |c.| |2nd| |Century| |A.D.|
The Getty Museum lamp is slightly larger and a little finer style, but this lamp is very very similar and certainly worthy of any collection. See it here.
AL23908. Silenus Head Terracotta Lamp; cf. Getty Museum p. 440, 600; Kestner Lamps p. 417, 405, Fantastic type in nice collectible condition, handle and tip of nozzle missing, a few small bumps and chips, soot marks, length 8.5 cm (3 1/8") long, c. 2nd Century A.D.; mold made, red clay, in the shape of the head of Silenus, with mustache, knit eyebrows, smiling, crown of leaves and fruit alluding to Bacchus, large filling whole at top of head, nozzle at chin, ribbon handle (missing), raised oval ring base; ex Griffin Gallery of Ancient Art (Boca Raton FL); $730.00 (€686.20)


France, Henri IV, 2 August 1589 - 14 May 1610

|France|, |France,| |Henri| |IV,| |2| |August| |1589| |-| |14| |May| |1610||1/4| |Ecu|
This variety is unpublished in the primary references. Henri Hoffmann in Les Monnaies Royales De France Depuis Hugues Capet Jusqu'ã Louis XVI (1884) does list the 4 vice IIII legend variation on other types, a quarter ecu of Navarre and an eighth of Béarn and Navarre, for example.
ME112523. Silver 1/4 Ecu, Ciani 1517 var., Duplessy 1224 var., Legros 1066 var., Hoffmann 28 var. (all rev. leg. IIII vice 4, etc.); cf. Hoffmann 29 (Navarre), VF, toned, weight 9.549 g, maximum diameter 29.3 mm, die axis 135o, Bayonne mint, 1590; obverse SIT•NOMEN+DOMINI•BENEDICVM (Blessed be the name of the Lord, Bayonne mintmark), crowned shield of France (three fleurs-de-lis), II - II flanking across field, Bayonne mintmark (and control marks) at 6:00: +L+(flower)(anchor); reverse + HENRICVS4•D•G•FRAN•E•NAVA•R•1590 (Henry IV, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre, 1590), Foliate cross, quatrefoil around cross of five pellets at center, lily arms, pellet at each end; ex Karl Stephens; $630.00 (€592.20)


Anglo-Gallic, Richard II, 1377 - 1399

|France|, |Anglo-Gallic,| |Richard| |II,| |1377| |-| |1399||Hardi| |d'Argent|NEW
Richard II's posthumous reputation has been shaped to a large extent by William Shakespeare, whose play Richard II portrayed Richard's misrule and his deposition as responsible for the 15th-century Wars of the Roses.
ME113073. Silver Hardi d'Argent, Withers AGC 275B, 1/a; Elias 228a (S) var. (obv. legend); Duplessy Féodales 1136 var. (legends); SCBC-SII 8143, VF, dark toning, clashed obv. die, weight 1.184 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 135o, Aquitaine mint, 1377 - 1399; obverse Latin: RICARD' R• AGLIE (Richard King England), half-length figure of the king facing beneath Gothic canopy, sword in right hand resting on right shoulder, pointing with left hand; reverse Latin: FRA-CIE - DnS - AQI (France, Lord of Aquitaine), long cross pattée, leopard in first and fourth quarters, lis in second and third quarters; ex Gordon Andreas Singer (Greenbelt, MD); $600.00 (€564.00)


Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, 80 - 58 and 55 - 51 B.C.

|Ptolemaic| |Egypt|, |Ptolemaic| |Kingdom| |of| |Egypt,| |Ptolemy| |XII| |Neos| |Dionysos,| |80| |-| |58| |and| |55| |-| |51| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Ptolemy XII was a weak and unpopular ruler. He was awarded the belittling title Auletes - the flute player. Deposed by his own subjects in 58 B.C., he regained his throne with Roman assistance. His daughter, the famous Cleopatra VII, was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.
SL113488. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1864 (Cleopatra VII); BMC Ptolemies p. 113, 32 (Ptolemaeus XI), SNG Cop 388, Noeske 344, Cohen DCA 69, NGC Ch VF, strike 4/5, surface 4/5 (3598288-015, notes perhaps Ptolemy X issue, year 17, 65/4 BC), weight 12.08 g, maximum diameter 23 mm, die axis 0o, Paphos or Alexandria mint, 65 - 64 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, LIZ (year 17, L appears as vertical line, Z appears as H on it side) left, ΠA right; from a Virginia Collector; NGC| Lookup; $550.00 (€517.00)


Anglo-Gallic, Richard II, 1377 - 1399

|France|, |Anglo-Gallic,| |Richard| |II,| |1377| |-| |1399||Hardi| |d'Argent|NEW
Richard II's posthumous reputation has been shaped to a large extent by William Shakespeare, whose play Richard II portrayed Richard's misrule and his deposition as responsible for the 15th-century Wars of the Roses.
ME113074. Silver Hardi d'Argent, Withers AGC 275B, 13(?)/d; Elias 228a (S) var. (legends); Duplessy Féodales 1136 var. (legends); SCBC-SII 8143, aVF, dark tone, ink museum number on obverse, weight 0.886 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 345o, Aquitaine mint, 1377 - 1399; obverse Latin: RICARD' RX• AGLIE (or similar, Richard King England), half-length figure of the king facing beneath Gothic canopy, sword in right hand resting on right shoulder, pointing with left hand; reverse Latin: •FRAC-IE Dn-S•AQI-TAnE (France, Lord of Aquitaine), long cross pattée, leopard in first and fourth quarters, lis in second and third quarters; $500.00 (€470.00)


Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Lot of 17 Bronze Coins, 305 - 30 B.C.

|Multiple| |Coin| |Lots|, |Ptolemaic| |Kingdom| |of| |Egypt,| |Lot| |of| |17| |Bronze| |Coins,| |305| |-| |30| |B.C.
||Lot|
The following list was provided by the consignor and has not been verified by FORVM:
1) Ptolemy I, AE20, Alexander / Eagle, wings open
2) Ptolemy Keraunos, AJN 12, 2000, 64 (legend reversed), ex Moneta
3) Marathos, AE24, Berenike II, Marathos
4) Ptolemy III?, AE20, Kyrene, Svoronos 871, rough
5) Byzantium and Kalchedon, AE26
6) Ptolemy IX, Kyrene, AE16 Headdress of Isis
7) Ptolemy VIII, AE23, Svoronos 1385, ex Clain-Stefanelli
8) Late Ptolemaic, cf. Svoronos 1698, skeuomorph central marks
9) Time of Ptolemy IX, AE29, Cypriot mint, two eagles standing left
10) Ptolemy II, AE17 hemiobol, Eagle with open wings, Svoronos 441; Lorber B221
11) Ptolemy III, AE13, Trident at left of eagle, Svoronos 839, Choice VF, rare this nice
12) Ptolemy IV, AE26 obol, F
13) Ptolemy VIII, AE28, Svoronos 1492, ex Clain-Stefanelli
14) Time of Ptolemy IX, AE37 (23.4g), Cypriot mint, head of Zeus-Ammon / two eagles
15) Late Ptolemaic Cyprus, c. 88 BC, brockage, Svoronos 1714
16) Time of Cleopatra, Paphos, AE16 hemiobol
17) Cleopatra VII, AE10, Svoronos 1160
LT110931. Bronze Lot, Ptolemaic Egypt, 17 bronzes, 9.7mm - 37.6mm, mostly Fair to Fine, 305 - 30 B.C.; no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photograph, as-is, no returns, 17 coins; some scarce; $450.00 (€423.00)


France, Henri IV, 2 August 1589 - 14 May 1610

|France|, |France,| |Henri| |IV,| |2| |August| |1589| |-| |14| |May| |1610||1/4| |Ecu|
Henry IV, also known as "Good King Henry", was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. Upon the death of his brother-in-law and distant cousin Henry III of France, Henry was called to the French succession in 1589. He initially kept the Protestant faith but after four years and at least 12 assassination attempts, he abjured the Calvinist faith. He promulgated the Edict of Nantes in 1598, guaranteeing religious freedom and ending the Wars of Religion. He was assassinated in 1610 by a fanatical Catholic. Unpopular immediately after his accession, Henry's popularity greatly improved after his death. The "Good King Henry" (le bon roi Henri) was remembered for his geniality and his great concern about the welfare of his subjects. Henry is said to have originated the oft-repeated phrase, "a chicken in every pot."
WO113444. Silver 1/4 Ecu, Duplessy 1240, Ciani 1520, Roberts 3286, aVF, toned, flan adjustment marks, edge crack, weight 9.438 g, maximum diameter 31.8 mm, pendulum struck, Bearn, Pau mint, 1594; obverse HENRICVS•IIII•D•G•FRANC•ET•NAVA•REX DB (DB ligate) (Henry IV, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre, Bearn mintmark), Fleur-de-lis cross; reverse ••*GRATIA•DEI•SUM•Q•D•SVM•1594 DB*•• (DB ligate)• (By the grace of God, I am what I am, Bearn mintmark), crowned shield arms of France (three lis), Navarre (star) and Bearn (two cows), II - II flanking across field; $400.00 (€376.00)


France, Henri II, 31 March 1547 - 10 July 1559

|France|, |France,| |Henri| |II,| |31| |March| |1547| |-| |10| |July| |1559||teston| |du| |moulin|
In June 1559, Henry was injured in a jousting tournament held to celebrate the treaty, the April 1559 Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, which ended the Italian Wars. He died ten days later after his surgeon, Ambroise Paré, was unable to cure the wound.
WO113445. Silver teston du moulin, Duplessy 989, Ciani 1279, Lafaurie 827, Roberts 3534, Sombart 4584, gF, toned, scratches and marks, weight 9.252 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 180o, Paris mint, 1553, type 3e; obverse HENRICVS. II. DEI. G. FRANCOR. REX (Henri II, by the grace of God, King of France), laureate head of the King right; reverse + CHRS VINCIT CHRS REGNAT CHRS IMP E 1553 (Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands), crowned shield arms of France, A below; first example of this type handled by Forum; ex Gordon Andreas Singer (Greenbelt, MD); scarce; $300.00 (€282.00)




  



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