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The William Turner (1792 - 1867) Collection

William Turner (1792 - 1867), a British diplomat of the early 19th century, authored in 1820 his interesting and opinionated Journal of a Tour in the Levant, describing his adventures in the area. Throughout his travels, Turner was always keen to ask for what the Greeks called "medals," "any coin of ancient origin," as well as engraved seals. At Turner’s death in 1867 this collection remained within the family, passing to his son, Mansfield Turner (d.1901), and through the latter’s daughter to William Turner’s great grandson, with whom it remained until 1987. It is with great pleasure that we are able to present coins of this fascinating provenance along with brief excerpts from Turner’s Journal. Thus we present the lands of classical civilization as observed through the eyes of a numismatist during the Napoleonic era.

Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.

|William| |Turner| |Collection|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.||denarius|
Ex William Turner Collection. William Turner (1792 - 1867), British diplomat of the early 19th century, authored his interesting and opinionated Journal of a Tour in Levante (1820) describing his adventures in the area. This specimen was obtained by Turner in the course of his travels (1812 - 1817).
RS30406. Silver denarius, RSC III 161a, BMCRE 831, RIC IV 246, SRCV 7882, gVF, toned, weight 3.204 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 231 - 235 A.D.; obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse MARS VLTOR (Mars the avenger), Mars walking right, spear in right hand, shield in left; SOLD


Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D.

|William| |Turner| |Collection|, |Vespasian,| |1| |July| |69| |-| |24| |June| |79| |A.D.||denarius|
Ex William Turner Collection. William Turner (1792 - 1867), British diplomat of the early 19th century, authored his interesting and opinionated Journal of a Tour in Levante (1820) describing his adventures in the area. This specimen was obtained by Turner in the course of his travels (1812 - 1817).
WT46632. Silver denarius, William Turner Collection 204 (this coin); RIC II-1 772; RSC II 366; BMCRE II 161; BnF III 139; Hunter I 51; SRCV I 2301, nice F, toned, weight 3.068 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 75 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse PON MAX TR P COS VI (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 6th time), Pax seated left, extending olive branch in right hand, left hand at side; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|William| |Turner| |Collection|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||denarius|
Ex William Turner Collection. William Turner (1792 - 1867), British diplomat of the early 19th century, authored his interesting and opinionated Journal of a Tour in Levante (1820) describing his adventures in the area. This specimen was obtained by Turner in the course of his travels (1812 - 1817).
WT46633. Silver denarius, William Turner Collection 219 (this coin)Woytek 217c, BnF IV 392, RSC II 394a, RIC II 183, BMCRE III 206, Hunter II 58 var. (laur., dr., cuir.), aVF, centered, toned, light deposits, weight 3.084 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 107 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, aegis at base of neck; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, altar at feet; SOLD







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Journal of a tour in the Levant, Volume 1

Journal of a tour in the Levant, Volume 2

Journal of a tour in the Levant, Volume 3

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