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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. |
A rare opportunity to own a coin from a documented hoard found 130 years ago! This coin is from the Harptree Hoard of 1887, discovered in the village of East Harptree, approximately 16 miles SW of Bath. The hoard consisted of 1496 silver coins, five silver ingots, and a Roman silver ring set. The coins date from Constantine the Great to Gratian (c. 306 to 383 A.D.). The landowner, Mr. William Kettlewell, made the hoard available to the British Museum, and it was first documented by John Evans in The Numismatic Chronicle of 1888 (pp. 22-46). The British Museum kept 25 coins, and the rest were returned to the owner. A portion, along with the original jug that contained them, was given to a local church for display - these were eventually stolen. Many years later, the balance of the hoard, nearly 1200 pieces, was consigned to Spink and sold. Spink wrote-up the hoard for their summer 2016 Insider Magazine. This coin is typical of the exceptional quality of coins from the Harptree Hoard with lovely old cabinet toning.RL92332. Silver siliqua, RIC VIII Lyons 218, RSC V 163†a, SRCV V 19130, Hunter V 5 var. (rosette diademed), Choice VF, deep old-cabinet toning, well centered, weight 1.953 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 45o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 360 - 361 A.D.; obverse FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VOTIS / V / MVLTIS / X in four lines in wreath, LVG in exergue; ex CNG e-auction 446, lot 426; ex Harptree Hoard of 1887 (IRBCH 1424); SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, 305 - 282 B.C.
| The Apollo of Cyrene is a colossal Roman statue of Apollo found at the ancient city of Cyrene, Libya. This enormous sculpture was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century at the Temple of Apollo at Cyrene in Libya, where it was probably the main cult image. It was excavated by the British explorers and amateur archaeologists Captain Robert Murdoch Smith and Commander Edwin A. Porcher. The statue was found broken into 121 pieces, lying near the large plinth where it originally stood. The fragments were later reassembled in the British Museum to create a relatively intact statue with only the right arm and left hand missing. |  |
Roman, Egypt, Glass Spool-Shaped Unguentarium (Perfume Bottle), 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.
Spool-shaped unguentarium were mostly or entirely produced in Egypt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D. They were specifically designed to be attractive and durable for export, shipping, and sale of very small quantities of perfume. Even in ancient times perfume was sold in fancy bottles!AG21027. cf. Lightfoot NMS 397, Yale Gallery 172, ROM Glass 165, Carnegie Museum 50.1836, Choice, complete and intact, weathering, areas of iridescence, glass unguentarium (perfume bottle), free-blown heavy translucent semi-transparent blue-green glass, 7.5 cm high, low conical body, very thick flat base, long wide neck with thick walls, broad flat rim; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years; SOLD
Valerian II, Caesar, Early 256 - 258 A.D., Alexandria, Egypt
Publius Licinius Cornelius Valerianus (Valerian II) was the son of Gallienus and Salonina, and grandson of Valerian I and Mariniana. He was made caesar upon his father's accession as co-emperor. He died two years later without ever being raised to the rank of augustus.RX95833. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 2997; Dattari-Savio 5374; Milne 2989 Kampmann 92.8; Emmett 3764.5 (R1), Choice VF, dark patina, light scratches, die break between eagle's legs, weight 10.303 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 257 - 258; obverse Π ΛIK KOP OVAΛEPIANOC KAIC CEB, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse eagle standing left, wings closed, head right, wreath in beak, L Ε (year 5 of Valerian and Gallienus) divided across field; ex Phil Peck collection; scarce; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, 51 - 30 B.C.
Cleopatra VII originally shared power with her father Ptolemy XII and later with her brother-husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Her relationship with Julius Caesar led to sole rule. After Caesar's assassination, she aligned with Mark Antony. Her reign marks the end of the Hellenistic Era and the beginning of the Roman Era. She was the last Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.GP97809. Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1833; SNG Cop 415; Noeske 377; BMC Ptolemies p. 116, 23; Hosking -, VF, centered on a tight flan, toned, small encrustations, lower area of rev. not fully struck, weight 13.707 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, Paphos mint, 34 - 33 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, palm over right shoulder, LIΘ (year 19) over crown of Isis in left field, ΠA in right field; from a New England collector; SOLD
Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI de Lancastre, King of France and England, 1422 - 1453
On 12 December 1422, each mint was assigned a mint-mark to be placed at the beginning of the obverse and reverse legends. The omission of the pellet beside the root mint-mark was ordered 17 July 1432.
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.WO110516. Silver grand blanc aux écus, Elias 285a (R), Ciani 602, Duplessy 445, Lafaurie 449, SCBC-SII 8166; root mintmark, no pellet, VF, toned, weight 3.256 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 0o, Le Mans mint, 17 Jul 1432 - 1448; obverse (root) FRANCORVm: ET: ANGLIE: REX (King of France and England), shields of France (on left) and England (on right), side by side, hERICVS above; reverse (root) SIT: nOmEN: DnI: BENEDICVm (Blessed be the name of the Lord), Latin cross, fleur-de-lis to left, leopard left on right, hERICVS below; ex Goron Andreas Singer; rare; SOLD
France, Provincial, Toulouse, Guillaume IX of Aquitaine, 2nd Reign, 1119 - 1123 A.D.
Toulouse was home to some Cathars, who the Catholic Church condemned as heretical. The orthodox White Brotherhood and the hereticals Blacks fought in the streets of the city. Raymond VI, who was excommunicated for a dispute with the pope, sympathized with the heretics. In 1216, the crusader Simon de Montfort, threatening to kill many hostages, entered the city, and appointed himself count. Raymond VI retook the city in 1217. While besieging the city again in 1218, Simon was killed by a stone from the defenders' trebuchet (or a mangonel), said to have been operated by girls and women of the city.ME111266. Silver denier, Roberts 4225, Duplessy Feodales I 1210 (William IV), Poey d'Avant 3676 (Guillaume IV), Boudeau 710 (Guillaume IV), Choice VF, light tone, weight 1.426 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 90o, Toulouse mint, 1119 - 1123 A.D.; obverse VVIELMO COME (ME ligate), cross pattée; S in second quarter; reverse + TOLOSA CIVI, PIIX (PAX, crozier-shaped P) clockwise around center field; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, 305 - 282 B.C.
Ptolemy was Alexander the Great's satrap (governor) of Egypt from 323 B.C. He was effectively king after the murder of Alexander IV in 309 B.C. He assumed the tile of king early in 304 B.C., but back-dated the start of his reign to 7 Nov 305 B.C. After capturing Jerusalem, Ptolemy carried 100,000 prisoners to Alexandria to populate his new city. His liberality and grants of privileges eventually transformed these prisoners into the most faithful of his subjects. Ptolemy I died on January 282. He was the only one of the successors of Alexander the Great to die of natural causes.GP111770. Bronze diobol, Lorber CPE B69, Svoronos 298 (11 spec.), VF, dark brown tone, earthen encrustations, pit on rev., weight 16.065 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 305 - 283 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head left, wings open, AΓ monogram above ΠA monogram left; rare; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, 305 - 282 B.C.
An aphlaston (or apluster) is an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of an ancient galley, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. An akrostolion (or acrostolium) is prow ornament. Both were used on ancient coins to symbolize maritime power.GP111846. Bronze pentachalkon, Lorber CPE B26 (listed as a hemiobol, 2 provenanced finds), Svoronos 157a (1 spec.), F, well centered, light corrosion, weight 5.439 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, c. 299 - 294 B.C.; obverse diademed deified head of Alexander with horn of Ammon and long hair; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head left, wings open, aphlaston (apluster) over TI left; zero sales of this type listed on Coin Archives in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD
Jovian, 27 June 363 - 17 February 364 A.D.
After arriving at Antioch, Jovian decided to rush to Constantinople to consolidate his political position there. While en route, he was found dead in bed in his tent at Dadastana, halfway between Ancyra and Nicaea. His death has been attributed to either a surfeit of mushrooms or the poisonous carbon monoxide fumes of a charcoal warming fire. Jovian was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.SH91547. Silver reduced siliqua, RIC VIII Arles 331 (R2), RSC V 33Ab, SRCV V 19207, VF, toned, tight flan, light marks, die wear, weight 1.601 g, maximum diameter 16.64 mm, die axis 0o, Arelatum (Arles, France) mint, 27 Jun 363 - 17 Feb 364 A.D.; obverse D N IOVIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VOT / V / MVLT / X in four lines within laurel within wreath, [P?]CONST (Constantina) in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; rare; SOLD
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