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92e Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.
1969. Made by John Pinches, Ltd.

Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.

Reverse: ARWISGIAD CAERNRVON . GORFFENNAF 1969 . / The 3 plumes of the Prince of Wales, a crown, and notto ICH DIEN.

A total of 2,000 medals were issued.

7.24 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 24 mm. 1 commentsCallimachus04/15/24 at 11:32CPK: Cool medal!

1.09 Constantine as Caesar: Antioch follis.Follis, ca 307, Antioch mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAESAR / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, chlamys over left shoulder & hanging low, pouring liquid from patera, holding cornucopiae. S in right field.
Mint mark: ANT:
9.21 gm., 27 mm.
PBCC #1086; unlisted in RIC and Sear. 1 commentsCallimachus03/14/24 at 11:21CPK: That's a great early follis of Constantine

43. Henry I.Penny, 1122-1124; Sandwich mint.
Obverse: +HENRICVS REX / Crowned bust, facing, holding sceptre.
Reverse: + VL N: SANǷI / Quatrefoil with star in center, pellets on limbs, and four lis around.
1.32 gm., 20 mm. North #870; Seaby #1275.

The moneyer's name can not be read. At Sandwich there were three moneyers who had a VL near the front of their names: Wulfric, Wulfwart, and Wulfstan.2 commentsCallimachus03/10/24 at 16:40*Alex: Superb example of the type.

02. Persian Empire: Province of Cilicia: City of Tarsos.Double shekel, ca. 351 BC.
Obverse: Baal of Tarsos seated, holding eagle, ear of wheat, bunch of grapes, and sceptre.
Reverse: Lion attacking bull.
10.51 gm., 24 mm.
S. #5650; series V in Myriandros Katisson (E.T. Newell).3 commentsCallimachus01/03/24 at 21:26Jochen: Wonderful!

Gordian III / RIC 172 over 177, 1'st series.Antoninianus, 239-240 AD (year 2), Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: AS AV P II COS P P / Top half of Providentia holding sceptre; top half of Aequitas holding cornucopiae.
5.01 gm, 24 mm.
RIC #172 over #177. Bland 44/21.

This coin has two different reverses: the dated Providentia type (RIC #172) is overstruck at 180 degree rotation on top of the Aequitas type (RIC #177).

1. Visible of the overtype: upper half of Providentia's body; right arm to just beyond the elbow; top half of the sceptre; the ground line with two feet on it. The legend should be P M TR P II COS P P but the beginning P M TR is missing.

2. Visible of the undertype: upper half of Aequitas' body upside down and attached to the upper half of Providentia's body; top of cornucopiae by her left shoulder. The legend should be AEQVITAS AVG, but only a small part of it survives: AS AV. (The first A is smashed almost flat and is a bit hard to see unless you know it is there.)

This error likely happened because two reverse dies were being used alternately with one obverse die. A finished coin accidentally remained in the obverse die and was struck again with the other reverse die.

This coin is illustrated in the following article: "Colin Kraay's Explanation of the Phenomenon of Overstruck Reverses on Roman Imperial and Provincial Coins", by Curtis Clay. The Journal of Ancient Numismatics, vol 1 issue 2.

Provenance:
Gemini IV, 8 January 2008, Lot 478.
Marc Melcher Collection of Silver Coins of Gordian III.
The George His Collectiion of Gordian III.
Frank Sternberg Auktion XIX (Nov. 18-19, 1987), lot 744. 2 commentsCallimachus12/26/23 at 02:58Callimachus: Let's see your "die matched pair of double st...

Gordian III / RIC 172 over 177, 1'st series.Antoninianus, 239-240 AD (year 2), Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: AS AV P II COS P P / Top half of Providentia holding sceptre; top half of Aequitas holding cornucopiae.
5.01 gm, 24 mm.
RIC #172 over #177. Bland 44/21.

This coin has two different reverses: the dated Providentia type (RIC #172) is overstruck at 180 degree rotation on top of the Aequitas type (RIC #177).

1. Visible of the overtype: upper half of Providentia's body; right arm to just beyond the elbow; top half of the sceptre; the ground line with two feet on it. The legend should be P M TR P II COS P P but the beginning P M TR is missing.

2. Visible of the undertype: upper half of Aequitas' body upside down and attached to the upper half of Providentia's body; top of cornucopiae by her left shoulder. The legend should be AEQVITAS AVG, but only a small part of it survives: AS AV. (The first A is smashed almost flat and is a bit hard to see unless you know it is there.)

This error likely happened because two reverse dies were being used alternately with one obverse die. A finished coin accidentally remained in the obverse die and was struck again with the other reverse die.

This coin is illustrated in the following article: "Colin Kraay's Explanation of the Phenomenon of Overstruck Reverses on Roman Imperial and Provincial Coins", by Curtis Clay. The Journal of Ancient Numismatics, vol 1 issue 2.

Provenance:
Gemini IV, 8 January 2008, Lot 478.
Marc Melcher Collection of Silver Coins of Gordian III.
The George His Collectiion of Gordian III.
Frank Sternberg Auktion XIX (Nov. 18-19, 1987), lot 744. 2 commentsCallimachus12/24/23 at 18:44monolith: Beautiful coin. I have a die matched pair of doubl...

033. Vitellius.Denarius, July - Dec. 69 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP / Laureate bust of Vitellius.
Reverse: PONT MAXIM / Vesta seated, holding patera and sceptre.
3.42 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #20; Sear #3300.1 commentsCallimachus11/09/23 at 04:31ancientdave: Fine style!

37. Harthacnut.Penny, 1035-1042; Lund, Denmark (now Sweden) mint.
Obverse: +HARÐECNVT / Crowned and cuirassed bust of Harthacnut.
Reverse: +TOCI ON LVDI / Cross, with a crescent in the second and fourth quarters.
Moneyer: Toci.
1.02 gm., 17 mm.
Seaby #1170.

This coin has a provenance going back to 1897. It was part of the Hyman Montagu (1844-95) Collection. Sold by Sotheby's, 16 November, 1897; Part V, lot 49. Illustrated on plate 1. The sale catalogue -- which is online -- has the buyer (Lincoln) and the selling price (8 shillings) written in. The buyer was W.S. Lincoln & Son, a coin dealer in London during the latter part of the 19th century.

Link to sale catalogue: https://archive.org/details/montagucollectio00soth_6/page/n9/mode/2up1 commentsCallimachus08/19/23 at 14:24*Alex: Shocked

05. Epaticcus.AR unit, ca 25-35 AD.
Obverse: EPATI / Bust of a man (Hercules ?).
Reverse: Eagle standing on snake, wings spread.
1.34 gm., 11 mm.
Seaby #356 (old #113); VA #580-1.2 commentsCallimachus08/19/23 at 14:22*Alex: Very nice

009. C. Mamilius Limetanus.Denarius, 82-81 BC, Rome mint.
Obverse: Bust of Mercury wearing winged hat; caduceus and the letter I behind.
Reverse: C MAMIL LIMETAN / Ulysses, dressed like a Greek sailor, being recognized by his dog Argus upon returning to Ithaca.
4.06 gm., 19 mm.
Syd. #741; RSC #Mamilia 6; Sear #282.

The Mamilia gens claimed descent from Mamilia, the daughter of Telgonius, reputed son of Ulysses. Mercury is an ancestor of Ulysses.

The story as told in Homer's "Odyssey" is somewhat different from that portrayed on this coin. When Ulysses returned to Ithaca after twenty years, he found his dog Argus lying on a dung heap and nearly dead. Argus had only enough strength to wag his tail in recognition of his master's voice before he died. Be that as it may, this is still an elegant portrayal of this touching scene, the likes of which are rarely found on Roman coinage.

3 commentsCallimachus05/23/23 at 19:29Virgil H: This is a beautiful example

1.05 Constantine as Caesar: Alexandria follis.Follis, late 306 - early 307, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: PERPETVITAS AVGG / Roma, helmeted, seatedon throne with shield underneath, holding small Victory on globe, and leaning on sceptre. S in left field; Δ and P in right field.
Mint mark: ALE
9.70 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #63; PBCC #1164; Sear #15545.

Reference: Dharmadhikari, Jay. “L’atelier tétrarchique d’Alexandrie de 304 à 307,” Revue Numismatique, Année 2016, pp. 303-358.
This coin is listed as #39 on page 346 of this article. A coin of the same dies is pictured on page 358. It is listed as 39 (3) – Paris 9139.2 commentsCallimachus05/10/23 at 03:36Jay GT4: Very nice

86b. Edward VII.Penny, 1908.
Obverse: EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP / Bare-headed bust, right.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1908 / Britannia seated, right.
9.62 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #3990.1 commentsCallimachus04/24/23 at 21:27Serendipity: Reminds me of the Seated Liberty I’ve just acquire...

52. Edward the Black Prince.Hardi d' argent, ca 1362-1372, Poitiers mint.
Obverse: ED PO GENT REGI AGIE / Half-length figure of the Prince, facing, under Gothic canopy, sword in right hand.
Reverse: PRINCIPS AQITAIN / Long cross with lis in first and third angles, and leopard in second and fourth angles.
Mint mark: P between Q and I in AQITAIN on reverse.
1.12 gm., 19 mm.
Elias #205b.

The name of Edward the Black Prince exists only on coins of English possessions in France, like this coin from Aquitaine.
1 commentsCallimachus04/23/23 at 10:16*Alex: Nice example of the type

12. Severus II as Caesar.Follis, 305-306, London mint.
Obverse: SEVERUS NOBILISSIMVS CAES / Laureate bust of Severus II.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none).
10.51 gm., 30 mm.
RIC #59a; Sear #14630 var.1 commentsCallimachus04/23/23 at 10:08*Alex: Congratulations. Great coin.

00. The Canti.Potin unit, 125-50 BC.
Obverse: stylized head, right.
Reverse: stylized bull right; two crescents above.

1.74 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #367;
Holman Group F.

In "A New Classification for the Flat Linear Coinage" by David Holman (BNJ 2016-86-2), this coin seems to be from Group F, and most nearly resembles F 2/3-11a. A suggested date for Group F is ca. 75/70 BC - 60/55 BC. 1 commentsCallimachus12/23/22 at 13:42*Alex: Nice coin. Congratulations on managing to get one....

91. Elizabeth II.Penny, 1962.
Obverse: +ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1962 / Britannia seated, right.
9.47 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #4197.1 commentsCallimachus10/31/22 at 19:44Paulus J: What a wonderful collection of British coins you h...

012. C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi.Denarius (3.93 gm), ca 67-59 BC, Rome mint.

Obverse: Die O-229. Head of Apollo, in high relief, facing right;
his hair long and in ringlets, bound with taenia (fillet).
Sequence mark: IE (retrograde E), with bar above.

Reverse: Die R-2045. Horseman galloping to right; no hat; carrying palm branch.
Sequence mark below: dolphin facing right.
Legend: C PISO . L . F FRV

In Hersh’s die study of this issue, these 2 dies come together in #219.
Crawford #3/8.
Sydenham #851.
Sear #348.

The dating of the coins by this moneyer vary greatly:
67 BC: Crawford, Sear.
64 BC: BMCRR, Sydenham.
63 BC: Hersh (1976).
61 BC: Hersh & Walker (1984).
59 BC: Harlan RRM II.

Hersh, Charles A. “A Study of the Coinage of the Moneyer C. Calpurnius Piso L. F. Frugi.” The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-) 16 (136) (1976): pp. 7–63.

3 commentsCallimachus10/31/22 at 19:41Paulus J: What a stunning coin!

Gordian III / RIC 177 over 187, 1'st series.Antoninianus, 238-239 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: AEQVIT LIBER / Body and feet of Aequitas holding scales; Body and feet of Libertas holding pileus (Liberty cap) .
5.00 gm, 22 mm.
RIC #177 over #187. Bland 18/21.

This coin has two different reverses: the Aequitas type (RIC #177) is overstruck at 180 degree rotation on top of the Libertas type (RIC #187). Or, perhaps it is the other way around: The Libertas type (RIC #187) is overstruck on top of the Aequitas type (RIC #177).

The T of AEQVITAS AVG is almost flattened out and is just barely visible. At Antioch, Libertas with the pileus always has the legend LIBERALITAS AVG rather than LIBERTAS AVG.

There is a footnote to RIC #231 (vol. IV, part III, p. 39) which is quite intriguing:

"231. A strange Antoninianus (G. B. Pears Coll.) shows rev. type of AEQVIT[AS] apparently overstruck with type of LIBER[TAS] -- obv. of Gordian III, rev. of Philip overstruck with rev. of Trebonianus Gallus (?)."

I posted this coin on Forvmancientcoins.com and got this reply from Curtis Clay:

"A neat example of this error, and one I hadn't been aware of before, despite its mention in the RIC footnote!
As you expected, you now own the coin formerly in the Pears collection: we know because there is a plaster cast of it so labeled in the BM, which is illustrated in Roger Bland's dissertation, pl. 10, 18/21 !
One of the reverse types is Libertas with cap, but its legend must have been LIBERALITAS not LIBERTAS AVG: the Eastern mint always mislabeled its Libertas type as Liberalitas. RIC made the same mistake regarding the reverse legend; corrected by Bland, who lists the coin under the type LIBERALITAS AVG.
I had never heard of G. B. Pears or his collection before, so can supply no information in that regard."1 commentsCallimachus10/27/22 at 03:01Jay GT4: What an interesting coin!

96. Justinian I.Follis (40 nummia), 541, Constantinople mint.
Obverse: DN IVSTINIANVS P P AVG / Helmeted and cuirassed bust, facing; holding globe and cruciger. Cross at right.
Reverse: Large M, cross above, ANNO XIIII at sides, Γ between legs of M.
Mint mark: CON
22.82 gm., 38 mm.
Sear #163.

The large M is the Greek numeral 40 -- i.e. 40 nummia is the coin's denomination. The smaller Γ is the Greek numeral 3 -- i.e. the 3'rd officina of the mint at Constantinople. ANNO XIIII is Latin for Year 14 -- the 14'th year of Justinian's reign (541 AD).
In 541, things were going bad for the Empire -- trouble with the Goths in Italy, the Bulgars ravaging the Balkans, and the Persians invading from the east. Bubonic plague swept across the eastern Mediterranean in 541, reaching Constantinople in May 542, before going on to Italy and Gaul.
1 commentsCallimachus08/22/22 at 16:12*Alex: Very nice

28. Antiochos-VII.Tetradrachm, 138-129 BC.
Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VII.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ / Athena standing, holding Nike, spear, and shield. Monogram and A at left, O at right.
16.81 gm., 27 mm.

This coin was purchased in 1997 as a tetradrachm of Antiochus VII before the posthumous tetradrachms of Antiochus VII were identified.

In 2002 a tetradrachm was discovered that bore a portrait of Antiochus VII but was in the name of Ariarathese VII of Cappadocia. Research eventually die-linked tetradrachms of Antiochus VII to those of Ariarathese VII, and concluded that numerous tetradrachms in the name of Antiochus VII were actually issued by Ariarathese VII around 104-102 BC. This research was published as Cappadician Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII by Catharine Lorber and Arthur Houghton (NC 166, 2006).

Recently Elke Krengle and Catharine Lorber published Early Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII. This is a more in-depth look at these tetradrachms, and this coin is listed there:

See table 1 on p. 65, and plate 11:
Mint II, Emission 5: control mark O, #117-171. All the dies are not illustrated, so I do not know exactly which number between 117 and 171 is actually this coin.1 commentsCallimachus06/11/22 at 11:37Anaximander: Excellent, really good strike, with little wear. L...

49. Edward IPenny, ca 1280-1281; London mint.
Obverse: EDW R' ANGL' DNS HYB / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
1.45 gm., 19 mm.
North #1022; Seaby #1393.

Classification from North, Vol. 2, p. 19-21:
- This coin has the following characteristics of type 3:
barred A, closed E and C, Roman N, no annulet on breast.
- The following characteristics indicate sub-type g:
small bust, narrow face, new side fleurs on crown (fig. 29).
- This coin is type 3g.

1 commentsCallimachus03/26/22 at 14:23Anaximander: This is a very good example, very legible.

23. Burgred.Penny, ca 866-874; possibly minted in London.
Obverse: BVRGRED REX M / Diademed bust of Burgred.
Reverse: MON / +HVSSA / ETA / Three pellets after ETA.
Moneyer: Hussa.
1.38 gm., 19 mm.
North #423; Seaby #938.1 commentsCallimachus03/26/22 at 14:21Anaximander: Great portrait coin, and nicely centered.

90b. George VI and Queen Elizabeth.Official Medal for the Coronation of George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1937.
Designed by Percy Metcalfe.

Obverse: GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of George VI.
Reverse: QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth.

15.95 gm of .925 Sterling silver; 31 mm;
UNC, light golden & mauve toning.

Eimer # 2046, BHM #4314.
1 commentsCallimachus01/01/22 at 18:56Serendipity: Flawless silver medal!

86b. Edward VII and Queen Alexandria.Official Medal for the Coronation of Edward VII & Queen Alexandria, 1902.
Designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennel.

Obverse: EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902 / Crowned bust of Edward VII wearing coronation robes. Laurel branch below.
Reverse: ALEXANDRIA QUEEN CONSORT 9 AUG 1902 / Crowned bust of Queen Alexandria. Roses and ribbon below.

12.72 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 31 mm.
Eimer #1871; BHM #37371 commentsCallimachus01/01/22 at 18:49Serendipity: Beautifully toned!

71b. James-II.Ireland: Gunmoney: half-crown (2 ½ shillings, or 30 pence), May 1690, Limerick.

Obverse: IACOBVS . II . DEI . GRATIA / Laureate bust of James II, left.

Reverse: MAG . BR . FRA . ET . HIB . REX / Two scepters in saltire behind a crown, which divides the letters J R ; above the crown is the date . 1690 . and XXX for the mark of value; below the crown is the month MAY .

9.35 gm (144.29329 gr), 29 mm.

S-6580B.

This half-crown is from the second (“reduced size”) issue of gunmoney. The bust is that used in Limerick to mint half-crowns from May to October 1690.

The reverse side of this coin shows evidence of clashed dies. There are traces of incuse reversed letters under and in between the letters of the reverse legend.

Under and in between MAG . BR . are the reversed letters SVBOCA.
Under and in between HIB . REX are the reversed letters AITARG.
When read right to left, these letters are part of the obverse legend IACOBVS . II . GRATIA.

If these letters were evidence of this coin being overstruck on another coin – which apparently happened with the second issue – the letters would be in relief (perhaps a bit flattened) and would read left to right as usual.
1 commentsCallimachus10/30/21 at 15:46*Alex: Superb example of this type.

039. Titus.Denarius, 75-79 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS / Laureate bust of Titus.
Reverse: IOVIS CVSTOS / Jupiter standing, sacrificing out of patera over altar, holding sceptre.
3.35 gm., 18.5 mm.
RIC #211; Sear #2444.2 commentsCallimachus08/28/21 at 22:51Jay GT4: Great portrait

56b. Henry VI, second reign.Groat, 2'nd (Restored) Reign, Oct. 1470 - Apr. 1471. London mint.
Obverse: +HENBICV DI GBA BEX ANGL Z FBANC / Crowned bust facing.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTOBE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Mint Marks: Cross pattee (6) on obverse; Restoration Cross (13) on reverse.
2.84 gm., 26 mm.
North #1617; Seaby #2082.

Classification: - On many coins of this reign the R looks like a B.
- Many coins of this reign are missing the S at the end of the king's name.
- The mint marks also identify it as coming from Henry's 2'nd (restored) reign.

2 commentsCallimachus08/01/21 at 23:54Stkp: Very nice

02. Iceni.AR unit, ca 10 BC - 60 AD (time of Prasutagus and Boudicea).
Obverse: stylized head.
Reverse: stylized horse.
1.17 gm., 13 mm.
Seaby #434 (old #74).2 commentsCallimachus08/01/21 at 10:48*Alex: I agree. Superb coin.

20. AngloSaxon sceat.AR sceat, ca 690-725.
Obverse: Blundered legend / Diademed bust within a serpent circle.
Reverse: Blundered legend / Bird on cross, annulet at end of each horizontal arm, all within a serpent-circle.
1.15 gm., 12 mm.
North #126a; Seaby #777 (old #783).1 commentsCallimachus01/13/21 at 11:56*Alex: Great coin.

16.2. Gordian III / RIC 2, first issue.Antoninianus, 238 - 239 AD (year 1), Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI / Jupiter standing, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; Small figure of Gordian at left.
4.20 gm., 21 mm.
RIC #2; Sear #8614. 1 commentsCallimachus12/24/20 at 16:10Laurentius: Wonderful portrait!

32. Myrina.Tetradrachm, ca 160 - 150 BC, minted in Myrina.
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion.
Reverse: ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ / Apollo standing, holding patera and laurel branch with fillets, omphalos and amphora at his feet; all within laurel wreath. Monogram at left.
16.49 gm., 32 mm.
Sacks #20 . 20g.

See K.S. Sacks, "The Wreathed Coins of Aeolian Myrina," ANS Museum Notes #30 (1985), p. 1-43.
According to Sacks' classification, the monogram makes this issue #20. The obverse die is also #20. A coin with these two dies is pictured as 20 . 20g on plate #7. The identifying features of the obverse die are the "4'th strand of hair" (actually a die flaw) up under Apollo's jaw and the several cracks in the die.4 commentsCallimachus12/08/20 at 03:57SRukke: Incredible coin.

1.04 Constantine as Caesar: Serdica follis.Follis, July 306 - Spring 307, Serdica mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAESAR / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, chlamys over left shoulder, pouring liquid from patera, holding cornucopiae. A in right field.
Mint mark: . SM . SD .
8.28 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #26; PBCC #848; Sear #15532.

RIC (vol VI, p. 489) says of this coin: " Rare for the Augusti, and very rare for the Caesars. This was evidently a small issue." This was the first issue to have Constantine on it, and due to political considerations, the last at Serdica. If you want a coin from each of the 19 mints that produced coins for Constantine, Serdica is the hardest to find.3 commentsCallimachus10/18/20 at 18:36okidoki: very nice

35c. Cnut.Penny, 1029-1035; Norwich mint.
Obverse: +CNVT . REX / Diademed bust of Cnut.
Reverse: +SIRIC ON NORÐǷ / Short cross voided; circle and pellet at center.
Moneyer: Siric.
1.11 gm, 18 mm.
North #790; Seaby #1159.

Provenance: ex. Norweb Collection (part 1, 80).1 commentsCallimachus09/15/20 at 22:50quadrans: Great coin Smile

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02. Gordian I / RIC 1.Denarius, March - April 238, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG / Laureate bust of Gordian I.
Reverse: P M TR P COS P P / Gordian I standing, togate, holding branch, and wearing parzonium.
2.88 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #1; Sear #8446.

The third century saw numerous usurpers in various parts of the Empire. However, the local revolt in Africa which brought Gordian I and his son to power was the first and only time the cause of a usurper was taken up by the Senate before a current emperor was dead. Thus the Gordiani became legitimate Roman emperors, and their coinage, all minted at the imperial mint in Rome, became legitimate coinage of the Empire.

Provenance:
ex Gillardi Collection.
Tinchant sale (1962). 4 commentsCallimachus09/07/20 at 21:33Anaximander: Awesome.

61. Macrinus & Diadumenian.AE 28, 217 - 218 AD, Marcianopolis, Moesia.
Obverse: AVT K OΠEΛ CEV MAKPEINOC K M OΠE ANTΩNEINOC / Facing busts of Macrinus and Diadumenian.
Reverse: VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN / Nemesis/Aquitas standing, holding scales and cornucopiae, wheel as feet. E in right field.
13.05 gm, 28 mm.

This coin was issued when Pontianus was magistrate in Marcianopolis.2 commentsCallimachus09/02/20 at 11:28Anaximander: That's stupendous. Great strike, nicely center...

10. Maximianus.Follis, ca 298-300 AD, London mint (group II).
Obverse: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG / Laureate and curiassed bust of Maximian.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none)
9.63 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #6b; Sear unlisted. 1 commentsCallimachus04/27/20 at 10:58*Alex: Very, very nice.

74.6. Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1732. Bronze Medal by Ottone Hamerani.

Obverse: MICAT INTER OMNES / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as a child (about age 11), in armor with straps and lion’s head on the shoulder, and ermine mantle. Star in right field.
Reverse: ALTER AB ILLO / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 6), in figured breast-plate and ribbon across chest. H on bust truncation.
Edge: DIE XXI DECEMBR MDCCXX EXTVLIT OS SACRVM COELO

33.27 gm., 41 mm.
MI ii 492/34; Eimer 521; Woolf 43:1.

Translations:

Obverse: He shines in the midst of all . . .
Reverse: . . . And the next after him . . .
Edge: On December 31, 1720, he produced his sacred countenance from Heaven (A quote adapted from Virgil).
1 commentsCallimachus03/31/20 at 05:22Jay GT4: Beautiful

31. Eadwig.Penny, 955-959, possibly minted in York.
Obverse: +E-A-DǷIG REX / Small cross.
Reverse: HERIG / +++ / 'ER MO
Moneyer: Heriger.
1.40 gm., 21 mm.
North #724; Seaby #1122.

Provenance: Tetney Hoard, 1945.
E.J. Winstanley Collection. 2 commentsCallimachus01/02/20 at 13:10Anaximander: Impressive condition. Mine's a sad sack by co...

24. Seleukos I.Tetradrachm, ca 305 - 304 BC, Seleuceia ad Tigram mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ / Zeus sitting, holding his attendant eagle and sceptre. Monogram at left, ΔΙ under throne.
16.93 gm., 26 mm.
Houghton #941; ESM #4; BMC 4.1, 5.

In Eastern Seleucid Mints, E.T. Newell has this coin in Series 1, Group A. He suggests a date of 305 - 304 BC. Martin J. Price lists a coin in the name of Alexander the Great (#3784) with the exact same monograms. He suggests a date of ca 295 BC for the coin, but admits the whole attribution is very tentative.3 commentsCallimachus12/18/19 at 17:34Enodia: Fantastic!

35a. Cnut.Penny, 1017-1023; Lincoln mint.
Obverse: +CNVT REX ANGLORV. / Crowned bust of Cnut, in quatrefoil.
Reverse: +ÆÐELMER MO LINC / long cross, voided, on quatrefoil.
Moneyer: Aethelmer.
1.03 gm., 18.5 mm.
North #781; Seaby #1157.

Provenance: Found in Tetford, Lincolnshire, September 1, 2005.
(Recorded: EMC. 2006.0016; PAS. DENO-00C081.) 2 commentsCallimachus12/01/19 at 10:12quadrans: Wow, nice piece...

60. Richard III.Groat, London mint.
Obverse: RICARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross, with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: boar's head on both sides.
2.93 gm., 25 mm.
North #1679; Seaby #2159.1 commentsCallimachus11/30/19 at 21:06*Alex: Wow. Superb coin.

29. Trebonianus Gallus.Antoninianus, ca 252 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES VIB TREB GALLVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gallus.
Reverse: APOLL SALVTARI / Apollo standing, holding branch and a lyre set on a rock.
3.82 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #32; Sear #9627.

In his book The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, & the End of an Empire, author Kyle Harper suggests the plague described by Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, was not a localized plague of some sort, but was one and the same with the plague that ravaged the Roman Empire during the reign of Trebonianus Gallus and several of his successors.

The plague was first reported in Alexandria in 249 AD, and by 251 AD it had made its way to Rome where the boy emperor Hostilian died from it. Harper says (p, 138), “The Plague of Cyprian is in the background of imperial history from ca. AD 249 to AD 262, possibly with even later effects around AD 270.”

Harper also presents a case that the plague was either pandemic influenza (similar to that of 1918) or a viral hemorrhagic fever (similar to the Ebola virus of today).

Coins with the reverse legend APOLL SALVTARI (“Apollo the Healer”) exist on coins of Trebonianus Gallus, Volusian, Aemilian, and Valerian I. This reverse type is certainly to be interpreted as an appeal to Apollo for deliverance from the plague that was spreading through the Empire at this time.3 commentsCallimachus06/22/19 at 23:26Pharsalos: Very interesting.

1.16 Constantine as Caesar: Treveri follis.Follis, Summer 307, Treveri mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POP ROM / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopia. S in left field; A in right field.
Mint mark: PTR
7.75 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #719b; PBCC #122; Sear #15520.1 commentsCallimachus06/15/19 at 17:49quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile

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025. Elagabalus / RIC 172.Denarius, 219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG . . / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: PONT MAX T P II COS II / Mars walking left, holding laurel branch and trophy.
3.81 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #172 var.; Sear unlisted.

The reverse legend has only a T P in it rather than the normal TR P. That is why I listed it as a variety of RIC #172.3 commentsCallimachus01/25/19 at 12:18maridvnvm: Fantastic

09. Alexandria: Tetradrachm in the name of Alexander the Great.Tetradrachm, ca 310 - 305 BC, Alexandria (Egypt) mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander with Horn of Ammon, wearing elephant skin headdress.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Athena carrying shield and hurling spear. Also small eagle sitting on thunderbolt at right. Two monograms: one at left, one at right.
15.10 gm., 26 mm.
S. #7749; BMC 6.6, 46.

You may have noticed that I refer to the obverse portraits on the Alexander the Great coins as "Head of Alexander as Herakles." Much has been written about these portraits as to whether or not they really portray Alexander's likeness. There can be no doubt, however, that the portrait on this coin was intended to be that of Alexander. Ptolemy issued this coin in the name of Alexander while he was Satrap of Egypt. The elephant skin headdress was probably inspired by the lion's skin headdress on Alexander's own coins. It likely refers to Alexander's conquests in India where he defeated an Indian army with 200 elephants. Beneath the elephant skin headdress, right above his ear, Alexander wears the Horn of Zeus Ammon. The priests of Zeus Ammon recognized Alexander as divine when he visited Egypt in 331 BC. 4 commentsCallimachus09/16/18 at 05:21n.igma: Superb!

66. Elizabeth I.Shilling, 1592-1595; London mint.
Obverse: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: tun (small barrel) on both sides.
5.95 gm., 29 mm.
North #2014; Seaby #2577.

Dating: Fifth issue = 1582-1600; tun mint mark = 1592-1595.2 commentsCallimachus08/22/18 at 16:10*Alex: Great piece.

15. Mesembria: Tetradrachm in the name of Alexander the Great.Tetradrachm, ca 250 - 175 BC, Mesembria mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Zeus sitting, holding his attendant eagle and sceptre. Monogram under throne, Corinthian helmet at left.
16.66 gm., 33 mm.
P. #1013.1 commentsCallimachus06/15/18 at 12:24Pharsalos: Lovely, great strike!

03. Alexander the Great.Tetradrachm, ca 325 - 323 BC, "Babylon" mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Zeus sitting, holding his attendant eagle and sceptre. M and a bee at left, monogram under throne.
17.12 gm., 26 mm.
P. #3619; M. #696.

Martin J. Price assigns this coin to the mint at "Babylon," but he says (p. 456 -57) it is possible that coins of "group two" may have been minted at Susa or Ecbatana.3 commentsCallimachus06/10/18 at 02:28Jay GT4: Gorgeous

34a. Aethelred II.Penny, 979-985, First Hand type, York mint.
Obverse: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX / Diademed bust of Aethelred, right.
Reverse: +ZTYR M-O EOFER / Hand of Christ between A and ω .
Moneyer: Ztyr.
1.42 gm., 21 mm.
North #766; Seaby #1144.

The moneyer Ztyr is not listed as being a moneyer for Aethelred's First Hand type from York. However, there is a moneyer named Styr at York who coined for Edward the Martyr, 975-978. Ztyr is probably the same man.2 commentsCallimachus06/08/18 at 05:08quadrans: Great piece...

34. Baktria: Euthydemos II.Tetradrachm, ca 190-170 BC.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Euthydemos II.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ / Herakles standing, holding wreath, club, and lion's skin. PK monogram at left.
16.90 gm., 30 cm.
Sear #7536; Bepearachchi Serie 1C. 2 commentsCallimachus02/23/18 at 09:40Pharsalos: Gorgeous example!

2.13 Constantine: Treveri follis.Follis, 310 - 313, Treveri mint.
Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: SOLI INVICTO COMITI / Radiate bust of Sol.
Mint mark: (none)
4.86 gm., 23 mm.
RIC #890; PBCC #158; Sear #16125.2 commentsCallimachus12/05/17 at 14:01Noviomagus: Fabulous detail.

15. Constantius II / Falling horseman.Maiorina (larger AE 2), 350-355, Antioch mint.
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG / Diademed bust of Constantius II.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Soldier spearing horseman, who has already dropped his shield and is falling off his horse. Γ in left field.
Mint mark: ANH
5.45 gm., 22 mm.
RIC # 132; LRBC #2625; Sear #18171.1 commentsCallimachus10/09/17 at 04:49Randygeki(h2): Very nice!

21. Eanred.AE sceat or styca, ca 810-841.
Obverse: +ERANREDEX (retrograde).
Reverse: +FORDRED / cross.
Moneyer: Fordred.
1.23 gm., 12 mm.

North #186; Seaby #864 (old #860).1 commentsCallimachus08/25/17 at 08:43Droger: Nice, uncommon obverse for Eanred

013. M. Junius Brutus.Denarius, 54 BC, Rome mint.
Obverse: BRVTVS / Bust of L. Junius Brutus.
Reverse: AHALA / Bust of C. Servilius Ahala.
4.09 gm., 19 mm.
Syd. #907; RSC #Junia 30; Sear #398.

The moneyer of this coin is the same Brutus who killed Julius Caesar. However, this coin was minted about a decade earlier. It portrays two ancestors of Brutus:

1. L. Junius Brutus lead the Romans to expel their king L. Tarquinius Superbus. He was one of the founding fathers of the Roman Republic, and was elected one of the first consuls in 509 BC.

2. C. Cervilius Ahala. In 439 BC, during a food shortage in Rome, Spurius Maelius, the richest patrician, bought as much food as he could and sold it cheaply to the people. The Romans, always fearful of kings, thought he wanted to be king. So an emergency was declared and L. Cincinnatus was proclaimed Dictator. Maelius was ordered to appear before Cincinnatus, but refused. So Ahala, as Magister Equitam, killed him in the Forum. Ahala was tried for this act, but escaped condemnation by voluntary exile. 4 commentsCallimachus08/02/17 at 17:47Droger: Fabulous !

34b. Aethelred II.Penny, 991-997, Lincoln mint.
Obverse: ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX / Bust of Aethelred, scepter in front of face.
Reverse: +COLGRIM M-O LIN / Cross with the letters CRVX in angles.
Moneyer: Colgrim.
1.15 gm., 20 gm.
North #770; Seaby #11481 commentsCallimachus08/02/17 at 17:41Droger: Great specimen !

54. Henry IV.Penny, heavy coinage: 1399-1412, York mint.
Obverse: +HENRIC REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS EBORACI / Long cross with three pellets in each angle, quatrefoil at center.
Classification: The identifying feature of the mint of York is the Quatrefoil at the center of the reverse cross. The broad face with rounded chin identifies the specific catalog numbers in both North and Seaby.

1.03 gm., 18 mm.
North #1351; Seaby #1722.

Provenance: ex. Lord Stewartby collection.1 commentsCallimachus04/19/17 at 22:38Mat: Very nice!

4.19 Constantine II: Antioch.AE3, 335, Antioch mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine II.
Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS / Two soldiers, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them.
Mint mark: SMANS
2.17 gm., 16 mm.
RIC #87; LRBC #1357; Sear #17343.
1 commentsCallimachus02/12/17 at 16:18Randygeki(h2): Very nice!

8.04 Delmatius: Alexandria.AE 3/4, 335 - 337, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: FL DELMATIVS NOB C / Laureate bust of Delmatius.
Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS / Two soldiers, each holding spear and shield, one standard between them.
Mint mark: SMALB
1.76 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #69; LRBC #1439; Sear #16902.3 commentsCallimachus12/04/16 at 10:38NORMAN K: nice Delmatius

18 Diocletian: Serdica abdication follis.Follis, ca 305-306 AD, Serdica mint.
Obverse: DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG / Laureate bust of Diocletian, wearing the imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left hand.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG / Providentia standing, extending hand to Quies, also standing, holding branch and leaning on sceptre. S F in fields, & Gamma: between.
Mint mark: . SM . SD .
10.63 gm., 28 mm.
RIC #15a; Sear # 12940, PBCC #843. 1 commentsCallimachus02/25/16 at 07:30Pharsalos: Very impressive - and that's just the flan!

63 Constantius I as Caesar: London follis.Follis, ca 298-300 AD, London mint (group II).
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Laureate and curassed bust of Constantius I.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none)
9.71 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #14a; Sear #14034 (this coin).

This very coin is pictured in Sear vol. IV at the listing of #14034.1 commentsCallimachus02/25/16 at 07:22Pharsalos: Awesome portrait and style overall, I can see why ...

35 Maximian: Cyzicus follis.Follis, 297 - 299 AD, Cyzicus mint.
Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG / Laureate bust of Maximian.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, chlamys over left shoulder, pouring liquid from patera, and holding cornucopiae.
Mint mark: K Δ
8.46 gm., 28.5 mm.
RIC #12b; Sear #13269.1 commentsCallimachus02/25/16 at 07:18Pharsalos: Beautiful coin, great strike both sides too.

28. Aethelstan.Penny, 927-939, York mint.
Obverse: +EÐELSTAN REX TO BRIT / small cross; C privy mark at left of cross.
Reverse: +REGNALD MO EFORǷIC / small cross.
Moneyer: Regnald.
1.48 gm., 22.5 mm.
North #672; Seaby #1093.

Aethelstan was the first British king to be styled "King of All Britain" on his coins (Rex Totius Britanniae). Regnald was also a moneyer for the Vikings when they were in control of York.

Provenance: the Schembrai Collection.1 commentsCallimachus01/10/16 at 08:40quadrans: Huhh, Very nice example..

7.01 Fausta: Rome.AE3, 326, Rome mint.
Obverse: FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG / Bust of Fausta.
Reverse: SPES REIPVBLICAE / Spes standing, holding two children.
Mint mark: R (wreath) P
2.99 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #292; LRBC #522; Sear #16567.1 commentsCallimachus11/13/15 at 22:52Vincent: Beautiful portrait from Rome mint

08. Philip I.Antoninianus, 248 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG / Radiate bust of Philip I.
Reverse: SAECVLVM NOVVM / Hexastyle temple with seated statue of Roma.
4.25 gm., 21 mm.
RIC 86a.

This particular reverse type seems to be the only one of the Millennium types to have been minted in Antioch. Characteristics of the Antioch mint on this coin include a left-facing bust and the long obverse legend.
The temple is the Temple of Roma in Rome, begun by Hadrian and complete by Antoninus Pius in 141 AD.1 commentsCallimachus10/15/15 at 08:46Tibsi: Wow! Great piece!

64. Elagabalus.AE 26, Marcianopolis, Moesia.
Obverse: AVT K M AVPHΛI - ANTΩNEINOC - / Bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: VΠ IOVΛ ANT CEΛEVKOV MAPKIANOΠOΛiTΩN / Homonoia (Concordia) standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
11.45 gm., 26 mm.
Mushmov #633 (?).

The reverse legend indicates this coin was minted while Julius Antonius Seleucus was magistrate.1 commentsCallimachus09/01/15 at 00:50Mat: Wonderful bronze

32. Constans / Phoenix.Half Maiorina (AE 3), 348-350, Siscia mint.
Obverse: DN CONSTANS P F AVG / Diademed bust of Constans.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Radiate phoenix standing on pile of rocks.
Mint mark: ESISF
2.12 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #242; LRBC #1134; Sear #18718.1 commentsCallimachus06/16/15 at 09:30Pharsalos: Beautiful example.

035. Vespasian.Denarius, 69-71 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG / Laureate bust of Vespasian.
Reverse: IVDAEA / Jewish woman captive seated on ground, mourning; trophy behind her.
3.44 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #15; Sear #2296.

When the Jewish Revolt began in 66 AD, Nero appointed Vespasian supreme commander in the East to put down the uprising. In 69 AD Vespasian made his own bid for the throne and left his son Titus to finish up the Jewish War -- which he did in 70 AD by capturing Jerusalem and destroying the Temple. This victory of Vespasian and Titus was the major military event of the reign, and numerous coins were issued to commemorate it.2 commentsCallimachus03/18/15 at 00:30Nemonater: Superb! Galba/Vespasian portrait.

101. Diadumenian.Denarius, April 217 - April 218 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAM CAES / bust of Diadumenian.
Reverse: PRINC IVVENTVTIS / Diadumenian standing, holding standard and sceptre. Two more standards at right.
3.23 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #102; Sear #7449.
1 commentsCallimachus03/18/15 at 00:28Nemonater: Outstanding example, wonderful detail.

04. "Abydus": Stater in the name of Alexander the Great.Stater, ca 323 - 317 BC, "Abydus" mint.
Obverse: Head of Athena in crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with a serpent.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Nike holding wreath and ship's mast; monogram and star at left, cornucopia at feet.
8.60 gm., 18 mm.
P. #1524; M. #381; S. #6704.1 commentsCallimachus12/22/14 at 19:53jimmynmu: a coin worthy of any collection!

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