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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Geography||View Options:   | | | 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. |
Ptolemy II encouraged education, commerce, industry, immigration and trade resulting in a prosperous growing economy. He was the richest monarch of his age, at his death leaving a huge quantity of gold to the treasury.SH56964. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 681, SGCV II 7773 var., VF, toned, some roughness, weight 13.320 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, 252 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt,
(Tyre monogram) over club left, date ΛΔ (year 34) over monogram right, Θ between eagle's legs; nice portrait; SOLDAntoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt, Zodiac Type - Helios (Sun) in Leo
"The Zodiac series issued during year eight of Antoninus Pius is one of the more remarkable iconographic programs in the entire scope of Greek or Roman coinage." -- Keith Emmett, Alexandria Coins, p. 74ASH58902. Bronze drachm, Milne 1813 - 1814, Geissen 1495 - 1496, Kampmann-Ganschow 35.278, Dattari 2967 var. (draped bust); Emmett 1530, gF, river find, weight 21.911 g, maximum diameter 33.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 144 - 28 Aug 145 A.D.; obverse AYT K T AIΛI AΔP ANTWNINOC CEB EYC, laureate head right; reverse radiate and draped bust of Helios facing right and star, above lion running right, L H (year 8) below; big 32mm bronze drachm; SOLD
England, Henry III, 1216 - 1272 A.D.
Henry III became king as a boy of nine years and reigned fifty-six years, during which England prospered. He made Westminster the seat of government and expanded the abbey as a shrine to Edward the Confessor. He spent much of his reign fighting the barons over the Magna Carta and the royal rights, and was eventually forced to call the first "parliament" in 1264. On the Continent, he unsuccessfully endeavoured to re-establish English control over Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine. UK77518. Silver penny, Class VIIa1, SCBI 56 Mass 1954, North 978aA, SCBC 1356A, VF, toned, weight 1.447 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, London mint, moneyer Ilger, 1217 - 1218; obverse HENRICVS REX (King Henry), crowned bust facing, cruciform scepter in right hand; reverse +ILGER ON LVNDE, short voided cross with quatrefoil in each angle; ex CNG e-auction 266 (19 Oct 2011), lot 533; ex Deyo Collection; SOLD
Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Tribute Penny of Matthew 22:20-21
Jesus, referring to a "penny" asked, "Whose is this image and superscription?" When told it was Caesar, He said, ''Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's" (Matthew 22:20-21). Since Tiberius was Caesar at the time, this denarius type is attributed by scholars as the "penny" referred to in the Bible.SH87333. Silver denarius, Giard Lyon, group 4, 150; RIC I 30 (C); BMCRE I 48; RSC II 16a; SRCV I 1763, VF, well centered and struck on a broad flan, uneven toning with dark spots, porous, bump and marks, closed edge cracks, weight 3.774 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 90o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, c. 18 - 35 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse PONTIF MAXIM (high priest), Pax (or Livia as Pax) seated right on chair with decorated legs, a single line below, long scepter vertical behind in her right hand, branch in left hand, feet on footstool; SOLD
Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI de Lancastre, King of France and England, 1422 - 1453
In 1422, the year old king of England inherited the French throne from his mad grandfather Charles VI of France; the iconography of this type represents the unification of the two nations. Ten years later Joan of Arc would make an appearance which would eventually loosen the English grip on France until by 1436 only Normandy and part of Maine remained in Henry's control.ME96059. Silver grand blanc aux écus, Elias 290a (RR), Duplessy 445, Ciani 602, Lafaurie 449, SCBC-SII 8166; rose mint mark (type II), F, dark patina, weight 2.709 g, maximum diameter 28.5 mm, die axis 180o, rose mintmark, Troyes mint, 23 Nov 1422 - 1429; obverse (rose) FRANCORVm: ET: ANGLIE: REX (King of France and England), shields of France (on left) and England (on right), side by side, hERICVS above; reverse (rose) SIT: nOmEN: DnI: BENEDICTV (Blessed be the name of the Lord), Latin cross, fleur-de-lis to left, leopard left on right, hERICVS on a line below; ex Gordon Andreas Singer (17 Aug 1990), ex Peter Woodhead; very rare; SOLD
France, Napoleonic Empire, 1804 - 1814 and 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured, and he has been one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in world history. Napoleon also significantly aided the United States when he agreed to sell the territory of Louisiana for 15 million dollars during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. That territory almost doubled the size of the United States.WO99277. Silver 2 francs, Gadoury 501, SCWC KM 693.1, VF, light tone, light marks; DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE (God protected France) on rim, weight 9.969 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 180o, A mintmark, Paris mint, 1810; obverse NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head of Napoleon right, Tiolier (engraver Pierre-Joseph Tiolier) in cursive script below; reverse EMPIRE FRANCAIS, 2 / FRANCS in two lines, within a wreath of two laurel branches tied at their base with a ribbon; cock 1810 A (mintmark) counterclockwise below below; SOLD
France, Louis XV the Beloved, 1 September 1715 - 10 May 1774
Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at five and reigned 58 years. Until he reached maturity, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, ruled as regent. Louis did not take sole control until his chief minister, Cardinal Fleury, died in 1743. He ceded New France in N. America to Spain and Great Britain at the conclusion of the disastrous Seven Years' War. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI who perished in the French Revolution. Two of his other grandsons, Louis XVIII and Charles X, occupied the throne after the fall of Napoleon I. Historians generally give his reign very low marks, as wars drained the treasury and set the stage for the French Revolution.WO111010. Silver Ecu, Duplessy 1680, Ciani 2122, Lafaurie 698, Gadoury 322, SCWC KM 512.12, gVF, iridescent toning on luster, scratches, flan adjustment marks; edge lettering: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM (Lord, save the king), weight 29.190 g, maximum diameter 41.8 mm, die axis 180o, Bayonne mint, 1767; obverse LVD•XV•D•G•FR•ET•NAV•REX• (Louis XV, by the Grace of God, king of France and Navarre), young head of Louis XV left, hair tied with a ribbon, tiny JCR (engraver Joseph-Charles Röettiers) on edge of neck, two flowers with crossed stems between two pellets (privy mark) below; reverse •SIT•NOMEN•DOMIN•BENEDICTVM*1767• (May the name of the Lord be blessed), crowned arms of France, crowned oval shield with three lis, surrounded by wreath of two oak wreath, L (mint mark) below; SOLD
France, Henri IV, 2 August 1589 - 14 May 1610
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."WO88344. Silver 1/2 franc, Sombart 4728 (3 spec.); cf. Duplessy 1212A, Lafaurie 1061, Ciani 1534, Roberts 3581, VF, toned, light deposits, weight 6.986 g, maximum diameter 29.3 mm, die axis 325o, Aix-en-Provence mint, 1604; obverse +HENRICVS•IIII•D•G•FRANC•ET•NAVA•REX•1604 (Henry IV, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre) clockwise from bottom, laureate and cuirassed bust of Henry IV right, & (mint mark) below; reverse +SIT•NOMEN•DOMINI•BENEDICTVM (Blessed is the Name of the Lord) (sun = Mintmaster: Benoit Beau) (feather = Engraver: Jehan Lége) clockwise from 9:00, floral cross, with H in center; ex Gordon Andreas Singer; rare mint; SOLD
Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Galba was governor of Hispania Tarraconensis when he was proclaimed emperor by his troops. The Senate recognized his authority in Jul 68. His avarice, ruthlessness, and refusal to pay a promised donative to the praetorian guards made him unpopular. He was assassinated in a conspiracy plotted by Otho.RX64057. Bronze diobol, RPC I 5351; Dattari 320; Geissen 241; Milne 356; BMC Alexandria p. 24, 202; SNG Cop 154; Kampmann-Ganschow 17.26, VF, interesting portrait, weight 8.318 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Sep 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse ΣEPOYI ΓAΛBA AYTO KAIΣ ΣEBA, laureate head right; reverse draped bust of Isis right, wearing crown of horns and disk, LB ( year 2) right; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
"Antinous was from Bithynium, a Bithynian city which we also call Claudiopolis, and he had become Hadrian's boy-favorite (paidika); and he died in Egypt, either by falling into the Nile, as Hadrian writes [lost], or, as the truth is, having been offered in sacrifice (hierourgethesis). For Hadrian was in any case, as I have said, very keen on the curious arts, and made use of divinations and incantations of all kinds. Thus Hadrian honored Antinous - either on account of his love for him, or because the youth had voluntarily undertaken to die for him (ethelontes ethanatothe) (for there was need for a life to be surrendered willingly, to achieve what Hadrian intended), by founding a city on the spot where he suffered this fate and naming it after him [Antinoöpolis; modern El Sheik'ibada]. He also set up statues of him, or rather sacred images, practically all over the world. Finally he declared that he had seen a star, which he took to be that of Antinous, and gladly listened to the fictitious tales spun by his companions, to the effect that the star had really come into being from the soul of Antinous and had then appeared for the first time. As a result of this, indeed, he was ridiculed, especially because when his sister Paulina died he had not immediately accorded her any honours." -- Cassius Dio (c.164-post 229) (The section of his Roman History covering Hadrian's reign is known only from the 11th century epitome by Xiphilinus) 69.11.2-4RX70084. Bronze obol, BMC Alexandria p. 90, 764 (also no L); cf. Milne 1575; Dattari 1739; Geissen 1245; Kampmann-Ganschow 32.772; SNG Hunterian 4129; SNG Milan -, aVF, nice green patina, weight 3.241 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 137 - 28 Aug 138 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC TPA AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate bust right, drapery (and aegis?) on left shoulder; reverse bust of Harpokrates (perhaps Antinous as Harpokrates) right, wearing hemhem crown, drapery on far shoulder, pomegranate before, K/[L]-B (year 22); SOLD
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