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2024 Tuvalu 1oz Silver Pink PantherTuvalu, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), 1oz Silver Pink Panther, 1 Dollar, 2024, 60th Anniversary of the Pink Panther commemorative, UNC, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.9999 Ag, diameter 40.9mm, thickness 3.5mm, die axis 0°, Perth mint, 2024; obverse QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcing above, 1 oz 9999 Ag 2024 TUVALU 1 DOLLAR arcing below, fourth crowned head right, IRB (Ian Rank-Broadley)/1952 - 2022 monogram and dates in two lines raised below truncation, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; reverse Pink Panther standing nonchalantly half-right to left, head facing, with thumbs up, 60/YEARS in two lines to right, silhouette of Pink Panther standing nonchalantly half-left with back turned, within zero with cross pattée behind, left hand waving goodbye, right on hip, TM & © 2023 MGM arcing below right, engraved by Lucas Bowers, three-tone matt background arrayed with paw prints and polished relief, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex eBay sale (28 Mar 2024); £32.50.SerendipityMar 29, 2024
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Obol Provisino (Roman senate mid 1200's)Obv: cross surrounded with SENATVS PQR
Rev: ROMACAPUTMVN Comb in middle, S above
Date: mid-late 1100's
Mint: Rome
15mm, .47g
Berman 94
R4735


ex Allen Berman

The billion/peace, silver deniers struck at Provins had been a common coin associated with the fairs of champagne and circulated widely through southern France and Italy. The comb on the coin represents the wool trade that flourished in that time. It is also considered a pun on the name of the region as Champagne, Champ (field) and peigne (comb).

In the 1100s, the pope spent much less time in Rome. Having moved the papacy up to Avignon in France. With the decreased pilgrimage, traffic in Rome, Roman senate started minting coins issued with the wool comb and cross design. Generally, these are poorly struck coins. Difficult to read the entire inscription. One of the significant differences is that the original coins struck in Provins I have a V above the comb where the coins from Rome have a S.

excerpt from Ancient Medieval coins; Power struggle (2023) Allen Berman
wileycMar 29, 2024
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AE follis SB1760 Constantine VIIObverse: bASILEVS RWM, crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe
Reverse: RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW - MAIWN, legend in four lines.
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 913-959 CE
27mm, 6.34g
SB 1760, DO 25
wileycMar 29, 2024
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BCC M128 Hadrian? Corn Ears MinimaCaesarea Minima
Hadrian? 117-138 CE
Caesarea or Alexandria Mint?
AE Chalkous
Obv: Head right, blundered.
Rev: Two? ears of corn tied together.
10 x 12mm. 0.69gm. Axis:0
Reference: Hamburger #90. This
coin may be an imitation of Hamburger
#87, (cf. BMC Alexandria 891, and
cf. RPC III, 5632A, both dichalkons).
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
v-dromeMar 29, 2024
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Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D. Silver denarius, RIC IV 120 (S); RSC III 3; BMCRE V p. 205, 267; SRCV II 6790; Hunter III -, Choice gVF, well centered, flow lines, edge splits and cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.280g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 180o, 201 - 202 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, boy's laureate and draped bust right; reverse ADVENT AVGG, war galley left on waves, ram, acrostolium and vexillum at the bow, four oarsmen and a steersman, Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta seated in the steersman's cabin, two standards and apluster at the stern
Ex: Forum Ancient Coins
paul1888Mar 28, 2024
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Titus Aureus as Caesar, RIC 869Titus, as Caesar, 69-79.
Aureus. Rome mint, 76 AD.
Obv.: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS. Laureate head of Titus to left.
Rev.: COS V. Cow of Myron standing right.
21 mm/7.01 g.
BMC -. Calicó 735. Cohen 54. RIC 869 (S).
Very fine.
Ex NumisAvenue, Reims, France
1 commentsvindelicusMar 28, 2024
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bE7. RSC 13. DIANA LVCIFERAPlautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 202-203.
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust right
DIANA LVCIFERA Diana Lucifera standing left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 366 (Caracalla); RSC 13.
6 commentsLordBestMar 28, 2024
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Mark Anthony Legionary Denarius, Syd 1216M. Antonius (triumvir). AR denarius.
Military mint, probably at Patrae in Greece.
Ca. autumn 32 - spring 31 BC.
Obv.: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, praetorian galley.
Rev.: LEG III, eagle between standards.
Cr544/15, Syd 1216.
16 mm/3.55 g.
Some banker's marks, otherwise good very fine.
vindelicusMar 28, 2024
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Commodus Sestertius, RIC 611Commodus AE Sestertius.
Rome mint, 192 AD.
Obv.: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right.
Rev.: P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S-C, Pietas seated left, holding sceptre, child before and star in left field.
Ref.: RIC 611, Cohen 576
29.5 mm/20.62 g.
Good very fine.
vindelicusMar 28, 2024
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Faustina minor Denarius, RIC 722Faustina II AR Denarius.
Rome mint under Marcus Aurelius.
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed, draped bust right, chignon behind head, hair waved.
Rev.: VENERI AVGVSTAE, Venus seated left, holding Victory and spear.
RIC 722; Sear 5264.
17.5 mm/2.62 g.
Very fine
vindelicusMar 28, 2024
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Nero Sestertius (Temple of Janus, RIC I 323) v.1NERO, AD 54-68
AE Sestertius (34.80mm, 27.58g, 7h)
Struck AD 66. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P, laureate head of Nero right
Reverse: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, Temple of Janus with latticed window and garlanded double doors; S C across fields
References: RIC I 323, RCV 1958 var. (obv. leg.)

Dark greenish/gold patina. Some corrosion pits. Good portrait & reverse detail.

The doors to the Temple of Janus remained open so long as there was war anywhere in the Empire. This type commemorates one of the few times the doors were closed, at the conclusion of the negotiated peace with Armenia and shortly before the outbreak of the Jewish Revolt later in AD 66.
CPKMar 28, 2024
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Thessalian League DrachmAR Drachm
Size: 18 mm, Weight: 4.18 grams, Die axis: 3h

Thessalian League, Thessaly
Mid to late second century BCE

Obverse: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with griffin on bowl, monogram behind.

Reverse: Reigned horse prancing to right, below monogram, ΘΕΣ / ΣΑΛΩΝ

References: BCD Thessaly II 814, HGC 212, Lockett VI lot 1484

Ex CNG eAuction 392 (2017), lot 165 (part of), Ex BCD Collection with his hand-written ticket recording “Thess. hd., April 1986.”
1 commentsPharsalosMar 28, 2024
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Mylasa, Karia TetartemorionAR Tetartemorion
Size: 6 mm, Weight: .23 grams, Die axis: 1h

Mylasa, Karia
Circa 420-380 BCE

Obverse: Head of roaring lion to left.

Reverse: Facing head turned slightly left.

References: cf SNG Keckman 849

Notes:
-A similar type with an ethnic is attributed to Hekatomnos; this example has no ethnic, so I am keeping it as Mylasa.

Purchased from Harlan Berk, 2018
2 commentsPharsalosMar 28, 2024
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Gordian III As (VIRTVS AVGVSTI, RIC IV 326) v.1GORDIAN III, AD 238-244
AE As (25.10mm, 8.47g, 12h)
Struck AD 242/3. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate and draped bust of Gordian III right
Reverse: VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Gordian, in military attire, seated left on cuirass, holding spear, crowned by Victory standing left
behind him and receiving branch from Mars or Virtus standing right before; two standards in background, S C in exergue
References: RIC IV 326 (R2), RCV 8809

A very rare type, possibly struck in anticipation of Gordian's successful campaign against the Sassanid empire and the defeat of Shapur I at the Battle of Resaena in 243.
1 commentsCPKMar 28, 2024
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Trajan As (Shield & weapons, RIC II 584) v.1TRAJAN, AD 98-117
AE As (28.52mm, 9.92g, 7h)
Struck AD 103-111. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust of Trajan right
Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, elaborately decorated oval shield; behind shield, curved sword, spears, and vexillum
References: RIC II 584, RCV -

A scarce and interesting type, likely struck in commemoration of Trajan's Dacian victories.
1 commentsCPKMar 28, 2024
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BCC J71 Alexander Jannaeus LeptonJudaean-Hasmonean
Alexander Jannaeus 103-76 BCE
AE Lepton
Obv:Barbaric design. Traces of inscription
around [inverted anchor] within circle.
Rev: Crude design consisting of random
lines and pellets imitating the star of eight
rays seen on normal size coins of Jannaeus.
10 x 13mm. 0.66gm. Axis:?
cf. BCC J8, and J70; Hendin III, 472
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection

Hendin reports that, "This coin is found in
innumerable varieties, some of which seem
to carry crude linear designs instead of stars
on the reverse", and "barbaric or incomplete
inscriptions" on the obverse.
v-dromeMar 28, 2024
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Vespasian As (Spes, RIC II 895)VESPASIAN, AD 69-79
AE As (28.71mm, 10.42g, 6h)
Struck AD 76. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII, laureate head of Vespasian left
Reverse: S C, Spes standing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left
References: RIC II 895

Glossy aqua-green patina. Some roughness on reverse. An extremely rare variant (combination of obv. leg. and left-facing portrait) of a very common type. Missing from the British Museum Collection.
CPKMar 28, 2024
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RIC 125 DomitianÆ Quadrans, 1.97g
Rome Mint, 81-82 AD
Obv: IMP DOMIT AVG; Head of Minerva, helmeted, r.
Rev: S C in laurel wreath
RIC 125 (C). BMC 486. BNC -.
Acquired from Gert Boersema, February 2024.

A fairly common early Domitianic quadrans, struck either in 81 or early 82. The quadrans in the early imperial period typically lacked an imperial portrait, here instead we have Domitian's patron deity Minerva on the obverse. Tariffed at a quarter of an as, the denomination was possibly deemed too lowly by mint officials to warrant a portrait. They were struck haphazardly and functioned primarily as an urban low value coinage in Rome and central Italy. The quadrans was the typical fee for entry into the baths, a urinal, or for a tryst in a cheap brothel. Being of rather low value quadrantes were not typically hoarded and thus are relatively scarce today being virtually absent from site finds outside central and south-central Italy (in contrast, over 1,827 quadrantes have been found at Pompeii).

Honest example with original patina.
2 commentsDavid AthertonMar 27, 2024
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Thessaly, Pherai, BCD Thessaly II, 689Thessaly, Pherai, ca. 404-369 BC
AE 18 (dichalcon), 3.76g, 18.28mm, 0°
Obv.: Laureated head of Enodia to the right.
Rev: Fountain in the shape of a lion's head to r.
Ref.: BCD Thessaly II, 689; HGC 4, 577
VF, black patina
JochenMar 26, 2024
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Licinius II RIC VII, Rome 199 corr.Licinius II as Caesar, AD 315-326
AE 19, 2.66g, 18.97mm, 270°
Rome, 320
Obv.: LICINIVS IVN NOB C
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
Rev: ROMAE A - ETERNAE
Roma, helmeted, std. on shield r., holding shield on her knees with her left hand
and writing X / V on it
in ex. R EPWC P
Ref.: RIC VII, Rome 199 corr. (std l.)
very rare (R4), VF

EPWC (Greek) Latin AMOR, the palindrome of ROMA!
JochenMar 26, 2024
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Caria, Halikarnassos, SNG Keckmann 920Caria, Halicarnassus (formerly placed with Kindya), c. 500-495 BC
AR - diobol (Milesian standard), 1.78g, 11.57mm
Obv.: Head of Ketos r.
Rev: incus with geometric pattern
Ref.: Ashton&Konuk 32-74; HN online 13; SNG Keckman 920 (uncertain mint)
VF, attractive + $33 + 3.26 Paypal = 115.36
Ashton/Konuk, The Ketos coins of Karia, 2019: Slightly reduced hekte or diobol (Milesian standard)
1 commentsJochenMar 26, 2024
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Phoenicia, Byblos, king Ainel, BMC 8Phoenicia, Byblos, King Ainel, 350-333 BC
AR - 1/16 shekel, 0.77g, 1.32mm, 135°
struck 333 BC
Obv.: Galley with lion-headed figure on prow and manned by 2 hoplites to l., below
winged hippocampus to l.
Rev: Lion to l. attacking bull
above Phoenician from r. to l. AJNEL MLK GBL (Ainel King of Gebal)
Ref: BMC 8
VF-EF, lettering completely legible, 4 small test cuts
1 commentsJochenMar 26, 2024
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Licinius I RIC VII, Siscia 129Licinius I, AD 308-324
AE - Follis, 3.29g, 19.10mm
Siscia, 2nd Offizin, 320 AD.
Obv.: IMP LI - CINIVS AVG
Bust, bearded, helmeted, cuirassed, n.r.
Rev.: VIRTVS - EXERCIT
Standard with inscription VOT / XX, on each side a seated, bound prisoner
in left field S, in right field F above ligated HL
in ex. BSIS (crescent moon with star)
Ref.: RIC VII, Siscia 129
VF/EF, small edge chips
JochenMar 26, 2024
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Roman Republic, Q. Pomponius Musa, Crawford 410/1Roman Republic, Q. Pomponius Musa, gens Pomponia
AR - denarius, 3.24g, 17.75mm, 225°
Rome, 56 BC
Obv.: Q.POMPONI - MVSA (from top left anti-clockwise)
Head of Apollo, diademed, hair in curls
Rev: HERCVLES - MVSARVM
Hercules Musagetes, dressed in lion skin, stg. r., playing lyre in left arm;
club at his feet
Ref.: Crawford 410/1; Sydenham 810; Pomponia 8
not common, good F+, bankers marks, slightly bent, large bump at the
edge of back at 11h, slight roughness
JochenMar 26, 2024
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BCC J70 Alexander Jannaeus LeptonJudaean-Hasmonean
Alexander Jannaeus 103-76 BCE
AE Lepton
Obv:[ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ] Mis-struck,
with traces of barbaric inscription around
[inverted anchor] within circle.
Rev: Crude design consisting of lines
and pellets around a central dot, imi-
tating the star of eight rays seen on
normal size coins of Jannaeus.
11 x 13mm. 0.76gm. Axis:?
cf. BCC J8; Hendin III, 472
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection

Hendin reports that, "This coin is found in
innumerable varieties, some of which seem
to carry crude linear designs instead of stars
on the reverse", and "barbaric or incomplete
inscriptions" on the obverse.
v-dromeMar 26, 2024
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Geta Denarius (Providentia, RIC IV 81) v.1GETA as Augustus, AD 209-211
AR Denarius (19.14mm, 3.39g, 7h)
Struck AD 211. Rome mint
Obverse: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate and bearded bust of Geta right
Reverse: TR P II-I COS II P P, Providentia (?), standing facing, head left, holding torch in right hand and globe in left
References: RIC IV 81 (S), RCV 7252

Lightly toned. A scarce type, featuring an outstanding late-style portrait of the ill-fated young Augustus.
5 commentsCPKMar 26, 2024
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Justinian I Solidus (VICTORIA AVGGG, SB 140) v.1JUSTINIAN I, AD 527-565
AV Solidus (20.95mm, 4.32g, 6h)
Struck 542-565. Constantinople mint, 5th officina
Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield over his left shoulder
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG E, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by a staurogram in right hand and a globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue
References: DOC 9e, MIB 7, SB 140
1 commentsCPKMar 26, 2024
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L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus. 128 BC. AR Denarius; 18mm., 3.18 g. Head of Roma right, star behind head / Pax or Pietas, holding branch, sceptre and reins, in galloping biga right; elephant's head and ROMA below. Crawford 262/1; Caecilia 38; Syd. 496; Sear 138.Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus. 128 BC. AR Denarius; 18mm., 3.18 g. Head of Roma right, star behind head / Pax or Pietas, holding branch, sceptre and reins, in galloping biga right; elephant's head and ROMA below.
Crawford 262/1; Caecilia 38; Syd. 496; Sear 138.
Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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Julia Mamaea Denarius, struck AD 228 at Rome mint.
OBV: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, DRAPED BUST RIGHT, WEARING STEPHANE.
REV: FELICITAS PVBLICA, FELICITAS STANDING LEFT, LEFT LEG CROSSED, HOLDING CADUCEUS IN RIGHT HAND AND LEANING LEFT ELBOW ON COLUMN.
3,48 G, 19 MM. RIC 335
Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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Julia Mamaea Denarius, struck AD 228 at Rome mint.OBV: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, DRAPED BUST RIGHT, WEARING STEPHANE.
REV: FELICITAS PVBLICA, FELICITAS STANDING LEFT, LEFT LEG CROSSED, HOLDING CADUCEUS IN RIGHT HAND AND LEANING LEFT ELBOW ON COLUMN.
3,48 G, 19 MM. RIC 335
Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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Postumus (260-269). Antoninianus. Treveri, 263-5. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. R/ Felicitas standing facing, head l., holding cornucopia in l. hand and caduceus in r. hand. RIC V 58; RSC 39a.Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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Postumus (260-269). Antoninianus. Treveri,Postumus (260-269). Antoninianus. Treveri, 263-5. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. R/ Felicitas standing facing, head l., holding cornucopia in l. hand and caduceus in r. hand. RIC V 58; RSC 39a.Antonivs ProttiMar 26, 2024
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Philipp I, RIC IV, 9bPhilip I Arabs, AD 244-249
AR - Antoninian (Billon), 22.94mm, 4.03g, 0°
Rome, AD 248
Obv.: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG
Bearded bust, draped and cuirassed, radiate, r.
Rev: TRANQVILLITAS AVGG
Tranquillitas, stg. frontal, head l., leaning with raised left hand on long sceptre
and holding in outstretched right hand capricorn
in lower left field B
Ref.: RIC IV, 9b; C. 223; RCV 8968; RSC 223; MRK 74/27
rare (R1), almost VZ, small breakout lower left
JochenMar 25, 2024
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Cilicia, Tarsos, Mazaios, SNG Levante 101Cilicia, Tarsos, Mazaios, satrap of Cilicia, ca. 361-334 BC
AR - Stater, 9.94g, 24.86mm, 225°
Obv.: Baaltars seated l., holding a long sceptre in his raised left hand and in his right
hand an eagle, ears of grain and a bunch of grapes, right Aramaic B'LTRZ
Rev.: lion attacking bull, above in Aramaic from right to left MZDY
below Aramaic KM
Ref.: SNG France 335; SNG Levante 101; BMC Lycaonia p. 172, 57
Pedigree:
ex Palladium Numismatics
JochenMar 25, 2024
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Bithynia, Prusa ad Mare, BMC 328-330Bithynia, Prusia ad Mare, c. 2nd - 1st century BC
AE 26, 11.26g, 90°
Obv.: Bearded head of Herakles, wearing diadem, r.
Rev.: Legend in 3 letters:
ΠΡOYCIEΩN / TΩΝ ΠΡOC / ΘΑΛΑCCHI
in between club and quiver
Ref.: BMC 132, 328-330; not in SNG Cpenhagen; not in SNG von Aulock
rare, VF+
Pedigree:
ex Obolos auction 3, 15.11.15

In contrast to the famous exclamation in Xenophon's Anabasis Θάλαττα! Θάλαττα! - "The Sea! The Sea!" when the Ten Thousands Greeks saw the Black Sea, the Θάλασσα on the coin is not Attic Greek, but Doric Greek.
1 commentsJochenMar 25, 2024
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Lucius Verus: Augustus 161-169 ADLucius Verus AR Denarius (issued under Marcus Aurelius).
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: ca. 163-164 AD
Bust: Bust of Lucius Verus, Bare headed, cuirassed, right
Obverse: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS
Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II
Type: Mars standing right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield set on ground.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.35g; 18mm
RIC: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 514 (variant bare head)
Provenance: Ex. Lukas Kalchauser (March 2024).

Translation: OB: Lucius Verus Augustus Armeniacus.
Translation: REV: Tribunicia potestate for the 4th time, Emperor for the 2nd time, consul to the people for the 2nd time.

Notes: Mars is the Roman god of war.
1 commentsJustin L1Mar 25, 2024
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Caracalla RIC 45 (new)Denarius 3,59g/ 19mm
obv.ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right
rev.SEVERI PII AVG FIL
Caracalla standing left, holding Victory on a globe & reversed spear, captive at foot left drinking water from jug
Rome mint AD 199-200
RIC 45 Cohen 590
HolgerGMar 25, 2024
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Maximinus II DazaAE (4,31g - 21mm)
Obv. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG
laureate head right
Rv.HERCULI VICTORI
Hercules standing right leaning on club, right hand held behind back, lion's skin on left arm
B in left field
in exergue SMN
mint Nicomedia
RIC VI Nicomedia 68
HolgerGMar 25, 2024
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Agrippina Senior. Sestertius of Rome.Roman Empire. Agrippina Senior (Wife of Claudius). †33 AD. AE Sestertius (orichalcum 28.37ᵍᵐ 34.5ᵐᵐ 7ʰ) of Rome, 42-43 AD. Draped bust right. AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS. / Large S-C, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P. aVF. Bt. Stephen Album, Internet Auction 25 #38. RIC I² (Claudius) #102 = RIC I¹ (pl.IX) #135; BMCRE (Claudius) 219-223; BnF 236-240; CBN 236; Cohen 3; Von Kaenel Type 78.AnaximanderMar 25, 2024
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Odo (Eudes) King of West Francia. 𖣴D𖣴 GDR Denier of Limoges. Carolingian. Odo (Eudes) King of West Francia. 887-898 AD. AR Denier (1.53 gm, 22mm, 9h) of Limovicas (Limoges). Odo monogram ✠/𖣴D𖣴/✠, ✠ϬRΛTIΛ D ̅ I RE. / Short cross, ✠LIM𖣴VICΛS CIVIS. gVF. CNG EA 557 #497. Ex Agora Auctions 105 #272; purchased from Herb Kreindler; Ex CNG 96 #1054. Depeyrot 511; Erslev 1270; M&G 1332; MEC 1 (pl.44) #973; Poey d'Avant I (pl.50) #12; Prou 783. cf. Gariel II/2 (pl.47) #26 corr. (℞ Ⱶ for L); Roberts SCMF 1696 (same).AnaximanderMar 25, 2024
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Valois, Charles VI le Bien-Aimé. Gros aux lis sous couronne of Rouen. France. Valois, Charles VI le Bien-Aimé. 1380-1422 AD. AR Gros aux lis sous couronne (3.71ᵍᵐ 27.5ᵐᵐ 3ʰ) of Rouen. Cross pattée. ✠KL’⠇DI’: Ϭ’: FRACORV REX ✠SIT⦂ ȠOᙏЄИ⦂ DOᙏIȠI⦂ BЄИEDICTVᙏ. / Three lis surmounted by crown, border of one cross (✠ above crown) and 11 lis. GROSVS ⠇TVROИVS. nEF. Issue authorized 3 Nov. 1413. Pellet under 15ᵗʰ obverse letter, Ḅ, is diagnostic for Rouen. Scarce. CNG EA 557 #721. Ex CGB Live (27 Oct. 2020) #239. Duplessy Royales I #384A; Ciani 521; Conbrouse (4ᵉ série) 171; Erslev 3038; Hoffman (Charles VI) 11; Lafaurie 388; Roberts SCMF 2874.2 commentsAnaximanderMar 25, 2024
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Artemidoros Aniketos. Diademed bust & Nike Drachm.Baktria. Artemidoros Aniketos. c. 105‑80 BC. AR Drachm (2.26ᵍᵐ 17ᵐᵐ 12ʰ). Diademed and draped bust right. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY APTEMIΔΩPOY / Nike advancing right, holding wreath, palm over shoulder. ΣΔ monogram to right. Maharajasa apadihatasa Artemitorasa [of Great King Artemidoros, the Unconquered]. Good Fine. CNG EA 557 #179. Robert J. Weinstein Collection. Ex CNG EA 243 #203. Extremely rare, one of two known. Bopearachchi Série 6 (unlisted monogram); BIGR 10.7; HGC 12 #364; MIG 3 Type 403 (same); Senior ISCH H8-6D; Zeno #2613. cf. SNG ANS 9 #1277 (tetradrachm).AnaximanderMar 25, 2024
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2023 Charles III Star Wars R2-D2 & C-3PO Silver Proof 2 PoundsGreat Britain, Charles III (2022-), Star Wars R2-D2 & C-3PO Silver Proof 2 Pounds, 2023, 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ commemorative, FDC, first Star Wars coin struck at mint, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 38.61mm, thickness 3.0mm, die axis 0°, Royal mint, 2023; obverse CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 2 POUNDS · 2023 · (Charles III, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith, 2 Pounds, 2023), bare head left, tiny MJ raised below truncation for engraver Martin Jennings, raised border surrounding; reverse R2-D2 and C-3PO in the Millennium Falcon, lenticular feature of the Tatooine and the Rebel Alliance Starbird logo above, STAR WARS™ logo below, © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. arcing below right, engraved by Lucasfilm Ltd., raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex BullionByPost (25 Mar 2024) with COI and COA; £93.96.SerendipityMar 25, 2024
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Septimius Severus Thrace. Hadrianopolis.AE 26mm, 11.54 g
Obv: AV K Λ CЄΠT CЄVHPOC ΠЄP.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: AΔPIANO / ΠOΛEITωN.
Galley with four rowers right.
Varbanov 3347 var.

HolgerGMar 25, 2024
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Gratian AE3 (GLORIA ROMANORVM, RIC IX 21b) v.1GRATIAN, AD 367-383
AE3 (18.37mm, 2.51g, 6h)
Struck AD 375-378. Siscia mint
Obverse: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gratian right
Reverse: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left; P|S/P in fields, ΔSISCA in exergue
References: RIC IX 21b, subtype xlvb; RCV 20066

A rare subtype with pleasant brown surfaces and good detail.

From the collection of Commodore Daniel Turner (1794-1850), naval veteran of the War of 1812 and later captain of the USS Constitution.

The son of a naval officer, Daniel Turner (born 1794, Staten Island, New York) began his own career in the United States Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808, at the age of fourteen. Following brief duty at the New York Naval Station, he served aboard the USS Constitution on the North Atlantic Station. On June 17, 1810, he transferred to the frigate President and remained there until June 1812, when he was ordered to Norwich, Connecticut to command the gunboats there. On March 12, 1813, Turner received his commission as a lieutenant.
On March 14, two days later, Turner was sent to Sackett's Harbor, New York, located on the shores of Lake Erie. There, he took command of Niagara, a brig in Oliver Hazard Perry's squadron. However, just before the Battle of Lake Erie, he relinquished command to Captain Jesse D. Elliott and assumed command of Caledonia. The little brig played an important role in the battle on September 10, 1813, because, at one point in the action, her two 24-pounder long guns were the only ones in Perry's flotilla capable of returning the distant fire of the three heaviest Royal Navy ships then in the process of pounding Perry's flagship Lawrence. For his part in the American victory at Lake Erie, Lt. Turner received the praise of Perry, a vote of thanks and a medal from Congress, and a sword from the state of New York.
In the summer of 1814, Turner succeeded to the command of schooner Scorpion, and he cruised Lakes Erie and Huron in her supporting army operations around Detroit and blockading British forces at the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe. On September 6, 1814, Turner and his command were captured by the British when he brought Scorpion alongside the former American schooner Tigress which, unbeknownst to him, had been captured a few days earlier. After a period of imprisonment at Fort Mackinac, Lt. Turner returned to the United States in exchange for a British prisoner of war.
Between 1815 and 1817, Turner cruised the Mediterranean in the frigate Java commanded by his old superior on the Great Lakes, Oliver Hazard Perry. During that deployment, Java visited Algiers and Tripoli in a show of American naval strength calculated to impress the Barbary pirates and intimidate them into honoring their treaties with the United States. In 1817, Java returned to Newport, Rhode Island, to be laid up.
Between 1819 and 1824, Turner returned to sea in the schooner Nonsuch attached to a squadron commanded again by Oliver Hazard Perry. In addition to hunting West Indian pirates, his ship sailed up the Orinoco River to carry Perry on a diplomatic mission to the Venezuelan government under Simon Bolivar. During the return downriver, Perry and many of the crew contracted yellow fever. Turner was close at hand when his mentor died at Trinidad on August 23, 1819. During the remaining years of Turner's assignment to Nonsuch, his ship worked along the east coast of the United States, patrolled in the West Indies to suppress piracy, and made a brief cruise to the Mediterranean in 1824.
Following shore duty at Boston, Massachusetts, Turner returned to sea in 1827 for a three-year assignment with the West India Squadron, as the commanding officer of Erie. In 1830, he came ashore again for three years at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Promoted to captain on March 3, 1835, Turner spent a long period waiting orders before returning to sea in 1839 in command of USS Constitution. He sailed the Pacific Squadron in "Old Ironsides," until he was relieved in 1841. From 1843 to 1846, he commanded the American squadron which operated along the Brazilian coast. From that duty, he reported ashore again as Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Captain Daniel Turner died suddenly on February 4, 1850 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and he was buried in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Adapted and compiled from the Foster History and the USS Constitution Museum websites)

In addition to being a competent naval commander, Daniel Turner was also a keen coin collector, and during his career he accumulated a large collection of nearly three hundred ancient coins, which he stored in a wooden chest along with his own handwritten labels. In 2015, 165 years after the Commodore's death, the Turner descendants consigned this collection to Cowan’s Auction house of Cincinnati, Ohio.
CPKMar 24, 2024
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Decentius AE Barbarous Imitation (Victories/wreath) v.1MAGNUS DECENTIUS as Caesar, AD 350-3
AE Barbarous Imitation (22.14mm, 5.06g, 6h)
Likely struck AD 350-3
Imitation of the Lugdunum mint
Obverse: [D N D]ECENTI-VS CAESAR, bare-headed, draped and/or cuirassed bust of Decentius right
Reverse: VICT[? ? ? ? ?] VG ET CES, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them wreath encircling VOT [? ?] [MVLT] X which is resting on short column; [?]PLG in exergue

These 'unofficial' issues were struck to help alleviate severe local shortages of coinage.

From the collection of Commodore Daniel Turner (1794-1850), naval veteran of the War of 1812 and later captain of the USS Constitution.

The son of a naval officer, Daniel Turner (born 1794, Staten Island, New York) began his own career in the United States Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808, at the age of fourteen. Following brief duty at the New York Naval Station, he served aboard the USS Constitution on the North Atlantic Station. On June 17, 1810, he transferred to the frigate President and remained there until June 1812, when he was ordered to Norwich, Connecticut to command the gunboats there. On March 12, 1813, Turner received his commission as a lieutenant.
On March 14, two days later, Turner was sent to Sackett's Harbor, New York, located on the shores of Lake Erie. There, he took command of Niagara, a brig in Oliver Hazard Perry's squadron. However, just before the Battle of Lake Erie, he relinquished command to Captain Jesse D. Elliott and assumed command of Caledonia. The little brig played an important role in the battle on September 10, 1813, because, at one point in the action, her two 24-pounder long guns were the only ones in Perry's flotilla capable of returning the distant fire of the three heaviest Royal Navy ships then in the process of pounding Perry's flagship Lawrence. For his part in the American victory at Lake Erie, Lt. Turner received the praise of Perry, a vote of thanks and a medal from Congress, and a sword from the state of New York.
In the summer of 1814, Turner succeeded to the command of schooner Scorpion, and he cruised Lakes Erie and Huron in her supporting army operations around Detroit and blockading British forces at the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe. On September 6, 1814, Turner and his command were captured by the British when he brought Scorpion alongside the former American schooner Tigress which, unbeknownst to him, had been captured a few days earlier. After a period of imprisonment at Fort Mackinac, Lt. Turner returned to the United States in exchange for a British prisoner of war.
Between 1815 and 1817, Turner cruised the Mediterranean in the frigate Java commanded by his old superior on the Great Lakes, Oliver Hazard Perry. During that deployment, Java visited Algiers and Tripoli in a show of American naval strength calculated to impress the Barbary pirates and intimidate them into honoring their treaties with the United States. In 1817, Java returned to Newport, Rhode Island, to be laid up.
Between 1819 and 1824, Turner returned to sea in the schooner Nonsuch attached to a squadron commanded again by Oliver Hazard Perry. In addition to hunting West Indian pirates, his ship sailed up the Orinoco River to carry Perry on a diplomatic mission to the Venezuelan government under Simon Bolivar. During the return downriver, Perry and many of the crew contracted yellow fever. Turner was close at hand when his mentor died at Trinidad on August 23, 1819. During the remaining years of Turner's assignment to Nonsuch, his ship worked along the east coast of the United States, patrolled in the West Indies to suppress piracy, and made a brief cruise to the Mediterranean in 1824.
Following shore duty at Boston, Massachusetts, Turner returned to sea in 1827 for a three-year assignment with the West India Squadron, as the commanding officer of Erie. In 1830, he came ashore again for three years at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Promoted to captain on March 3, 1835, Turner spent a long period waiting orders before returning to sea in 1839 in command of USS Constitution. He sailed the Pacific Squadron in "Old Ironsides," until he was relieved in 1841. From 1843 to 1846, he commanded the American squadron which operated along the Brazilian coast. From that duty, he reported ashore again as Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Captain Daniel Turner died suddenly on February 4, 1850 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and he was buried in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Adapted and compiled from the Foster History and the USS Constitution Museum websites)

In addition to being a competent naval commander, Daniel Turner was also a keen coin collector, and during his career he accumulated a large collection of nearly three hundred ancient coins, which he stored in a wooden chest along with his own handwritten labels. In 2015, 165 years after the Commodore's death, the Turner descendants consigned this collection to Cowan’s Auction house of Cincinnati, Ohio.
3 commentsCPKMar 24, 2024
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Maximian Post-Reform Radiate (CONCORDIA MILITVM, RIC VI 15b) v.1MAXIMIAN, AD 286-305
AE Post-Reform Radiate (22.17mm, 2.91g, 12h)
Struck AD 295-299. Cyzicus mint
Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Maximian right
Reverse: CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, Maximian, in military attire, standing right holding short scepter and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding long vertical scepter; KS in center field
References: RIC VI 15b, RCV 13315

From the collection of Commodore Daniel Turner (1794-1850), naval veteran of the War of 1812 and later captain of the USS Constitution.

The son of a naval officer, Daniel Turner (born 1794, Staten Island, New York) began his own career in the United States Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808, at the age of fourteen. Following brief duty at the New York Naval Station, he served aboard the USS Constitution on the North Atlantic Station. On June 17, 1810, he transferred to the frigate President and remained there until June 1812, when he was ordered to Norwich, Connecticut to command the gunboats there. On March 12, 1813, Turner received his commission as a lieutenant.
On March 14, two days later, Turner was sent to Sackett's Harbor, New York, located on the shores of Lake Erie. There, he took command of Niagara, a brig in Oliver Hazard Perry's squadron. However, just before the Battle of Lake Erie, he relinquished command to Captain Jesse D. Elliott and assumed command of Caledonia. The little brig played an important role in the battle on September 10, 1813, because, at one point in the action, her two 24-pounder long guns were the only ones in Perry's flotilla capable of returning the distant fire of the three heaviest Royal Navy ships then in the process of pounding Perry's flagship Lawrence. For his part in the American victory at Lake Erie, Lt. Turner received the praise of Perry, a vote of thanks and a medal from Congress, and a sword from the state of New York.
In the summer of 1814, Turner succeeded to the command of schooner Scorpion, and he cruised Lakes Erie and Huron in her supporting army operations around Detroit and blockading British forces at the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe. On September 6, 1814, Turner and his command were captured by the British when he brought Scorpion alongside the former American schooner Tigress which, unbeknownst to him, had been captured a few days earlier. After a period of imprisonment at Fort Mackinac, Lt. Turner returned to the United States in exchange for a British prisoner of war.
Between 1815 and 1817, Turner cruised the Mediterranean in the frigate Java commanded by his old superior on the Great Lakes, Oliver Hazard Perry. During that deployment, Java visited Algiers and Tripoli in a show of American naval strength calculated to impress the Barbary pirates and intimidate them into honoring their treaties with the United States. In 1817, Java returned to Newport, Rhode Island, to be laid up.
Between 1819 and 1824, Turner returned to sea in the schooner Nonsuch attached to a squadron commanded again by Oliver Hazard Perry. In addition to hunting West Indian pirates, his ship sailed up the Orinoco River to carry Perry on a diplomatic mission to the Venezuelan government under Simon Bolivar. During the return downriver, Perry and many of the crew contracted yellow fever. Turner was close at hand when his mentor died at Trinidad on August 23, 1819. During the remaining years of Turner's assignment to Nonsuch, his ship worked along the east coast of the United States, patrolled in the West Indies to suppress piracy, and made a brief cruise to the Mediterranean in 1824.
Following shore duty at Boston, Massachusetts, Turner returned to sea in 1827 for a three-year assignment with the West India Squadron, as the commanding officer of Erie. In 1830, he came ashore again for three years at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Promoted to captain on March 3, 1835, Turner spent a long period waiting orders before returning to sea in 1839 in command of USS Constitution. He sailed the Pacific Squadron in "Old Ironsides," until he was relieved in 1841. From 1843 to 1846, he commanded the American squadron which operated along the Brazilian coast. From that duty, he reported ashore again as Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Captain Daniel Turner died suddenly on February 4, 1850 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and he was buried in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Adapted and compiled from the Foster History and the USS Constitution Museum websites)

In addition to being a competent naval commander, Daniel Turner was also a keen coin collector, and during his career he accumulated a large collection of nearly three hundred ancient coins, which he stored in a wooden chest along with his own handwritten labels. In 2015, 165 years after the Commodore's death, the Turner descendants consigned this collection to Cowan’s Auction house of Cincinnati, Ohio.
CPKMar 24, 2024
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Diocletian Post-Reform Radiate (CONCORDIA MILITVM, RIC VI 21) v.1DIOCLETIAN, AD 284-305
AE Post-Reform Radiate (20.65mm, 3.00g,1h)
Struck AD 295-298. Heraclea mint
Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Diocletian right
Reverse: CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM, Diocletian, in military attire, standing right, holding short scepter and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding long vertical scepter; H A in lower field
References: RIC VI 21, RCV 12833

From the collection of Commodore Daniel Turner (1794-1850), naval veteran of the War of 1812 and later captain of the USS Constitution.

The son of a naval officer, Daniel Turner (born 1794, Staten Island, New York) began his own career in the United States Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808, at the age of fourteen. Following brief duty at the New York Naval Station, he served aboard the USS Constitution on the North Atlantic Station. On June 17, 1810, he transferred to the frigate President and remained there until June 1812, when he was ordered to Norwich, Connecticut to command the gunboats there. On March 12, 1813, Turner received his commission as a lieutenant.
On March 14, two days later, Turner was sent to Sackett's Harbor, New York, located on the shores of Lake Erie. There, he took command of Niagara, a brig in Oliver Hazard Perry's squadron. However, just before the Battle of Lake Erie, he relinquished command to Captain Jesse D. Elliott and assumed command of Caledonia. The little brig played an important role in the battle on September 10, 1813, because, at one point in the action, her two 24-pounder long guns were the only ones in Perry's flotilla capable of returning the distant fire of the three heaviest Royal Navy ships then in the process of pounding Perry's flagship Lawrence. For his part in the American victory at Lake Erie, Lt. Turner received the praise of Perry, a vote of thanks and a medal from Congress, and a sword from the state of New York.
In the summer of 1814, Turner succeeded to the command of schooner Scorpion, and he cruised Lakes Erie and Huron in her supporting army operations around Detroit and blockading British forces at the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe. On September 6, 1814, Turner and his command were captured by the British when he brought Scorpion alongside the former American schooner Tigress which, unbeknownst to him, had been captured a few days earlier. After a period of imprisonment at Fort Mackinac, Lt. Turner returned to the United States in exchange for a British prisoner of war.
Between 1815 and 1817, Turner cruised the Mediterranean in the frigate Java commanded by his old superior on the Great Lakes, Oliver Hazard Perry. During that deployment, Java visited Algiers and Tripoli in a show of American naval strength calculated to impress the Barbary pirates and intimidate them into honoring their treaties with the United States. In 1817, Java returned to Newport, Rhode Island, to be laid up.
Between 1819 and 1824, Turner returned to sea in the schooner Nonsuch attached to a squadron commanded again by Oliver Hazard Perry. In addition to hunting West Indian pirates, his ship sailed up the Orinoco River to carry Perry on a diplomatic mission to the Venezuelan government under Simon Bolivar. During the return downriver, Perry and many of the crew contracted yellow fever. Turner was close at hand when his mentor died at Trinidad on August 23, 1819. During the remaining years of Turner's assignment to Nonsuch, his ship worked along the east coast of the United States, patrolled in the West Indies to suppress piracy, and made a brief cruise to the Mediterranean in 1824.
Following shore duty at Boston, Massachusetts, Turner returned to sea in 1827 for a three-year assignment with the West India Squadron, as the commanding officer of Erie. In 1830, he came ashore again for three years at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Promoted to captain on March 3, 1835, Turner spent a long period waiting orders before returning to sea in 1839 in command of USS Constitution. He sailed the Pacific Squadron in "Old Ironsides," until he was relieved in 1841. From 1843 to 1846, he commanded the American squadron which operated along the Brazilian coast. From that duty, he reported ashore again as Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Captain Daniel Turner died suddenly on February 4, 1850 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and he was buried in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

(Adapted and compiled from the Foster History and the USS Constitution Museum websites)

In addition to being a competent naval commander, Daniel Turner was also a keen coin collector, and during his career he accumulated a large collection of nearly three hundred ancient coins, which he stored in a wooden chest along with his own handwritten labels. In 2015, 165 years after the Commodore's death, the Turner descendants consigned this collection to Cowan’s Auction house of Cincinnati, Ohio.
CPKMar 24, 2024
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Claudius As (LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, RIC I 113) v.1CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54
AE As (29.19mm, 10.34g, 6h)
Struck AD 50-54. Rome mint
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head of Claudius left
Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S C, Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus in right hand and extending left
RIC I 113, RCV 1860

Well-centered with a good strike. Smooth dark brown patina.
CPKMar 24, 2024
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Claudius As (CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, RIC I 111) v.1CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54
AE As (29.46mm, 10.89g, 6h)
Struck AD 50-54. Rome mint
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head of Claudius left
Reverse: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Constantia, helmeted, standing left, raising right hand and holding vertical scepter in left
RIC I 111, RCV 1858

Some scratches. Well-centered with contrasting wear and patina.
CPKMar 24, 2024
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Claudius Sestertius (EX S C P P OB CIVES SERVATOS, RIC I 112) v.1CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54
AE Sestertius (35.30mm, 21.42g, 6h)
Struck AD 42. Uncertain Balkan mint
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Claudius right
Reverse: EX S C P P OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath
RIC I 112, RCV 1850, RPC 1957

Dark patina with faint orichalcum highlights. The central dimple on the coin's surfaces - a part of flan preparation - indicates a mint other than Rome; possibilities include Thrace or Bithynia.

From the Curtis L. Clay Collection.
2 commentsCPKMar 24, 2024
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Sources 02 Attica, Athenian DrachmBMC Attica: Head, Barclay V. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Vol. 11 Attica - Megaris - Aegina. London, 1888.
HGC 4: HGC: Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Vol. 4. Lancaster/London: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, 2014.
Kroll: Kroll, John H. and Walker, Alan S. The Athenian Agora. Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. XXVI: The Greek Coins. New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1993.
SGCV I: Sear, David. Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, Europe: Coins of Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, the Balkan lands, Greece, the Cyclades and Crete; also the Celtic issues of Western and Central Europe. London: Seaby, 1978.
SNG Cop: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum: Thessaly - Illyricum, Vol. 11. Copenhagen: Einar Munksgaard, 1943.
SNG Lockett: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain III, The Locket Collection, part III Macedonia - Aegina (Gold and Silver). London: Oxford University Press/Spink and
Son, 1942.
SNG München: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Staatliche Münzsammlung
München, Attika, Megaris, Ägina Nr. 1 - 601, Vol. 14. München: Hirmer
Verlag, 2002.
SNG Sweden: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Sweden II: The Collection of the Royal Coin Cabinet National Museum of Monetary History Stockholm. Part 3 Attica - Lesbos. Stockholm: The Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1991.
Svoronos Athens: Svoronos, John N. Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens. Chicago: Ares Publishers Inc., 1975.
1 commentsTracy AielloMar 24, 2024
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02 Attica, Athenian DrachmObv: head of Athena facing r., crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves and floral scroll, almond shaped eye.
Rev: owl standing r. with erect posture, tail feathers as a single prong, head facing forward, an olive sprig to the l., A☉E downward to the r., all within incuse square.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Athens; Date: 454 - 404 BC1; Weight: 4.22g; Diameter: 15mm; Die axis: 270º; References, for example: BMC Attica vol. 11, 74; SNG Lockett 1851; SNG Cop vol. 14, 43 var. mention of crescent; Svoronos Athens pls. 11.19 - 17.29 passim; SGCV I 2527; Kroll 10; SNG Sweden 1481; SNG München 61; HGC 4, 1631.

Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4 and SNG München.

Provenance: Ex. Kirk Davis March 12, 2024; Ex. Malter Galleries, with their tag indicating Ex. Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, June 3, 1977.

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2 commentsTracy AielloMar 24, 2024
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1100 - 1135, HENRY I, AR Penny, Struck 1125 - 1135 at York, EnglandObverse: HENRICUS : R - . Crowned bust of Henry I, facing three-quarters to left, holding short sceptre topped with fleur-de-lys over his right shoulder.
Reverse: -- ULF : ON : EVERW surrounding quadrilateral figure with concave sides, each angle terminating in a fleur-de-lys, over a cross fleury with pellet in each angle, all within beaded circle.
Possibilities for the moneyer “ULF” include, amongst others, HEAWULF, HARTHULF and HEARDWULF.
BMC Type 15 "Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury" issue
Diameter: 20mm | Weight: 1.4gms | Die Axis: 2h
Flan chipped and cracked, legends largely illegible.
Found near Womersley, West Yorkshire, England. Recorded by UKDFD, February 2012, # 36152
SPINK: 1276
Rare

Henry I's coinage is remarkable for its deterioration in quality, and the public, losing faith in its silver content, often cut or mutilated them. In 1124, alongside his purge of the moneyers, Henry ordered that his coins be cut at the time of their issue so as to force the public to accept all his circulating coinage. This is why his later coins often contain a 'snick' or cut, it was to prove to people that the coins were silver all the way through.
In 1984 David Walker pointed out that only 11 of the 106 moneyers of type 14 recorded in Brooke's BMC were also known at the same mint in type 15, and that the number of mints declined from 46 to 19. J D Gomm suggested that this apparent upheaval was the result of Henry I's assize of moneyers in 1124-25. Brooke disputed that on the basis that he did not believe that type 15 could have remained in production for around ten years until the end of Henry I's reign in 1135. However, Gomm's suggestion has now received strong support from Blackburn's analysis of the activity of moneyers in the reign of Henry the first. This analysis has shown that the turnover of moneyers between types 14 and 15 was substantially greater than that between any of Henry I's other types. Blackburn also estimated that the loss of moneyers caused by the assize is likely to have been about 80-85 against the 94 victims of the purge recorded by the Margam annals which he thinks might have included mint officials whose names did not appear on the coins as moneyers.


After the death of William II in an alleged hunting accident in the New Forest, the fourth son of William the Conqueror, Henry I, was crowned King of England. Henry was well educated (hence his given epithet of 'Beauclerc') and he was the first Norman king able to speak fluent English. He appears to have been an energetic and decisive ruler, he increased the royal revenues and he made peace with Scotland by marrying Matilda of Scotland. Henry I died in 1135, reportedly from a 'surfeit of lampreys', leaving his only heir, his daughter also called Matilda, in line for the throne. However, within a month, Stephen of Blois, Matilda's cousin, had himself crowned king starting what was to become a bitter struggle for power during a period which became known as “The Anarchy”. Stability only returned when Henry II, son of Matilda, was crowned king on the death of Steven in 1154.
1 comments*AlexMar 24, 2024
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Geta RIC 18Denarius 3,42/18,5mm
obv. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT
Bare head bust, draped and cuirassed
rev. PRINC IVVENTIS
Geta standing left holding branch and spear; behind, trophy and shield
Rome mint AD 200-202
RIC 18
HolgerGMar 24, 2024
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Caracalla RIC 81Denarius ( 3,48g/ 18mm)
obv.ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
laureate, draped bust right
rev.PONTIF TR P VIII COS II
Mars standing half-left, resting hand on shield and holding inverted spear
Rome mint AD 205
RIC 81 Cohen 421
HolgerGMar 24, 2024
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Sources 04 Attica, Athenian TritartemorionHGC 4: HGC: Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Vol. 4. Lancaster/London: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, 2014.
Kroll: Kroll, John H. and Walker, Alan S. The Athenian Agora. Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. XXVI: The Greek Coins. New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1993.
SGCV I: Sear, David. Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, Europe: Coins of Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, the Balkan lands, Greece, the Cyclades and Crete; also the Celtic issues of Western and Central Europe. London: Seaby, 1978.
SNG München: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Staatliche Münzsammlung
München, Attika, Megaris, Ägina Nr. 1 - 601, Vol. 14. München: Hirmer
Verlag, 2002.
Svoronos Athens: Svoronos, John N. Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens. Chicago: Ares Publishers Inc., 1975.
Traité: Babelon, Ernest. Traité des Monnaies Grecques et Romaines: Tome Troisième. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1914.
Tracy AielloMar 24, 2024
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05 Attica, Athenian TritartemorionObv: Head of Athena r. wearing Attic helmet with three olive leaves and a floral scroll, profile eye.
Rev:, E☉A within three crescents - horns inward - arranged in a circle, all within incuse square.
Denomination: silver tritartemorion; Mint: Athens; Date: c. 400/390 - 294 BC1; Weight: .78g; Diameter: 9mm; Die axis: 0º; References, for example: Traité p. 102 no. 36 pl. CXC 21 - 24, var. two legend arrangements and two arrangements indistinguishable; Svoronos Athens pl. 17, 44 - 48, var. legend arrangement; SGCV I 2542, var. legend arrangement; Kroll 21 a and b, pl. 3, 21a2; SNG München 118 - 122, var. legend arrangement; HGC 4, 1668, var. legend arrangement.

Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4.
2Kroll’s referenced legend arrangement is different than on this coin, although he does state that variations exist. He does not enumerate those variations.

Provenance: Ex. cgb.fr Numismatics March 12, 2024

Photo Credits: cgb.fr Numismatics

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3 commentsTracy AielloMar 24, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1477 var.Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Rev.: (PON MAX) TR P COS VII
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 76, Ephesus?, 19mm 3,33g, s-ss, (R), var. Rev. Legend from high left, Ex. Curtis Clay Collection, INV:R279
Ex. Harlan J Berk 226th Sale Lot 407
Dirk JMar 24, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1368Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Rev.: IMPER
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 69-71, uncertain early military mint, 17mm 3,16g, s-ss, (R2), INV:R280
Ex. catawiki 28.10.2023
Dirk JMar 24, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1558Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Rev.:
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 72-73, Antiochia, 17mm 3,69g, vz, (C), INV:R274
Ex. LEU Numismatik A 28 Lot 301, 09.12.2023
2 commentsDirk JMar 24, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1068Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Rev.: TR POT X COS VIIII
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 79, Rom, 17mm 3,30g, +ss, (C), INV:R275
Ex. LEU Numismatik A 28 Lot 303, 09.12.2023
Ex. Gorny & Mosch A 249 Lot 562, 11.10.2017
Dirk JMar 24, 2024
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1887-Do MC Mexican Silver 8 RealesMexico, Second Republic (1867-1905), Silver 8 Reales, 1887-Do MC, SCWC KM 337.4, DP-Do76, Cap & Rays type, aUNC, minor marks, bright crisp lustre, herringbone edge, weight 27.07g (ASW 0.7859oz), composition 0.903 Ag, 0.097 Cu, diameter 38.9mm, thickness 2.7mm, die axis 180°, Durango mint, 1887; obverse REPUBLICA MEXICANA (Mexican Republic) arcing above, golden eagle perched left, head right, wings spread, atop prickly pear nopal cactus on rock in middle of lake, rattlesnake in beak and right talon, within half-circle oak and olive wreath tied with ribbon below, toothed border surrounding; reverse Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD (Liberty) with glory of rays behind, ★ 8R. D°. 1887. M.C. 10 Dˢ. 20 Gˢ. arcing below, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Saltford Coins (21 Mar 2024); £175.00.SerendipityMar 24, 2024
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Denmark. Christian VII (1766-1808). Altona Type 7F, reverse/obverse die combination A775/AO774 Altona Type 7F, reverse/obverse die combination A775/AO774 (common = 50-100 coins); Hede 37, Schou 9-21, Sieg 2, Pedersen __, KM 616.1

1 Skilling, copper (11.693 g.). Altona mint (in Royal Holstein-Schleswig); immobilized date 1771 but minted from mid-1784 to July 1785. Dies made by Johan Henrik Wolff.

11.65 g., 30.48 mm. max., 0°

Obv.: Crowned double C7 monogram.

Rev.: 1 flanked by rosettes / SKILLING / DANSKE / K • M • / 1771 • / rosette, in six lines.

Of the 54,757,104 1771-dated 1 skilling coins minted over a period of 16 years (1771-1786), an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 exist. There are 987 known die combinations. They were minted at three mints. Altona Type 7 comprises 22.1% of the total.
StkpMar 24, 2024
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RIC 105 Domitian Æ Sestertius, 26.73g
Rome mint, 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P; S C in field; Minerva stg. l., with spear
RIC 105 (C2). BMC 274. BNC 285.
Acquired from Classic World Coins, February 2024.

Minerva's prominence on Domitian's coinage first showed up on his early bronzes produced in 81-82 before she dominated his denarii. While Domitian's initial denarius output is dominated by the carry-over pulvinar types from Titus, his first two issues of sestertii have a more personal touch with the reverses featuring his patron deity. This common sestertius struck in early 82, just prior to the mint's overhaul later the same year, demonstrates that the finest engravers were not just reserved for Domitian's aurei. A superb portrait and fine reverse.
2 commentsDavid AthertonMar 24, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0545Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN
Rev.: PONTIF MAXIM
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 73, Rom, 19mm 3,48g, ss+, (C), INV:R281
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0984Obv.: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Rev.: IMP XIII
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 77-78, Rom, 18mm 3,47g, -vz, Ex. Curtis Clay Collection, (R2), INV:R283
Ex. Harlan J Berk 226th Sale Lot 450
Ex. Gorny & Mosch A 152 Lot 2086, 09.10.2006
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0042 var.Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M
Rev.: AVGVR PON MAX
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 71, Antiochia ?, 18mm 2,84g, ss, (R), var. Antiochia, Ex. Curtis Clay Collection, INV:R278
Ex. Ex. Harlan J Berk 226th Sale Lot 404
2 commentsDirk JMar 23, 2024
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Great Britain, George II 1745 'LIMA' ShillingGREAT BRITAIN, King George II (1727-1760)
AR Shilling (26.08mm, 6.00g, 6h)
Dated 1745. Tower of London mint
Obverse: GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed old bust of King George II left; LIMA below
Reverse: ·M·B·F·ET H·REX· F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E· 17-45 (date), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England and France, Scotland, Ireland, and Hanover around rayed central Garter star
References: Numista 13121

Attractive old cabinet toning.

This coin was struck from silver captured from the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Cavadonga, off the coast of Peru in 1743. The British warship Centurion, commanded by Commodore George Anson, encountered the treasure ship as it left the port of Lima. After an intense, 90-minute battle, the Spanish vessel surrendered. In its hold were more than 1.3 million silver 8-reale coins, plus an additional 35,000 ounces of silver bullion. When Anson brought the plunder back to England, it was decided to use the captured silver for minting coins, each of which was stamped with the word "LIMA" on the obverse to commemorate the great victory.
1 commentsCPKMar 23, 2024
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Gordian III Seleucis and Pieria. AntiochTetradrachm (Billon, 26- 27mm, 11.35 g,)
obv. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind.
Rev. ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠA TO B
Eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to left and holding wreath in beak; between the eagle's legs, crescent above ram leaping right, head to left.
2 commentsHolgerGMar 23, 2024
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Vespasian Denarius (Winged Caduceus, RIC II 686) v.2VESPASIAN, AD 69-79
AR Denarius (18.35mm, 3.26g, 6h)
Struck AD 74. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM around winged caduceus
References: RIC II 686 (R), RCV 2306

Lightly toned and lustrous. A magnificent portrait of Vespasian and an exemplar of the veristic style of Flavian portraiture.
6 commentsCPKMar 23, 2024
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073 Christian IHvid of Christian, king of Denmark (1448-1481), Norway (1450-1481), and Sweden (1457-1464)
Mint: Malmo
O: *CRISTIEN R' D GR'D
R: MON MA: MOI ENS

Ex- Bruun Rasmussen 2411 (lot 5058), Ertzeid, HO Hansen
St. George's CollectionMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1561 var.Obv.: T CAES IMP VESP PONT TR POT
Rev.: NEP RED
Vespasian 69-79, Titus als Ceasar, Denar 72-73, Antiochia, 20mm 3,29g, ss+, (C), var. PONT TR POT, INV:R276
Ex. LEU Numismatik A 28 Lot 3399, 11.12.2023
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0874Obv.: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
Rev.: IOVIS CVSTOS
Vespasian 69-79, Titus als Ceasar, Denar 76, Rom, 19mm 3,51g, vz, (C), INV:R273
Ex. H.D. Rauch A 117 Lot 709, 08.12.2023
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0863Obv.: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN
Rev.: IOVIS CVSTOS
Vespasian 69-79, Titus als Ceasar, Denar 76, Rom, 19mm 2,92g, ss, (R2), INV:R272
Ex. H.D. Rauch A 117 Lot 708, 08.12.2023
1 commentsDirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 0762Obv.: T CAESAR IMP PONT
Rev.: TR POT COS III CENSOR
Vespasian 69-79, Titus als Ceasar, Dupondius 74, Rom, 26mm 13,55g, ss, (R2), INV:R288
Ex. SOL Numismatik A XXIV Lot 595, 03.02.2024
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Titus 0112Obv.: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
Rev.: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P
Titus 79-81, Denar 80, Rom, 19mm 3,52g, ss+, (C2), INV:R286
Ex. CNG Triton XXVII Lot 6099, 18.01.2024
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Titus 0094Obv.: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
Rev.: VICTORIA AVGVST
Titus 79-81, Quinar 79-80, Rom, 16mm 1,60g, ss-vz, (C), INV:R282
Ex. Gorny & Mosch Lagerliste NYINC, 17.01.2024
Ex. G. Hirsch Nachf. A383 Lot 2402, 21.09.2023
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Titus 0038Obv.: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
Rev.: TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P
Titus 79-81, Denar 79, Rom, 17mm 3,51g, ss, (R2), INV:R285
Ex. CNG Triton XXVII Lot 6097, 18.01.2024
Ex. Aureo & Calicó A240 Lot 1114, 25.01.2012
1 commentsDirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0657Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII
Rev.: IMP XVII COS XIIII CENS P P P
Domitian 81-96, Denar 88-89, Rom, 19mm 3,35g, ss, (R), INV:R287
Dirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0594Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII
Rev.: IMP XV COS XIIII CENS P P P
Domitian 81-96, Denar 88, Rom, 19mm 3,36g, ss+, (R2), INV:R277
Ex. EID MAR AUCTIONS A1, Lot 366, 16.12.2023
1 commentsDirk JMar 23, 2024
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0847Obv.: DOMITIA AVGVSTA
Rev.: VENVS AVG
Domitia 81-96, Cistophor 82, Rom, 25mm, 11,17g, ss , (R), INV:R284
Ex. Stack's Bowers Januar 2024 NYINC A, Lot 50106, 12.01.2024
formerly in NGC slab 6827991-006, VF, 5/5, 4/5
2 commentsDirk JMar 23, 2024
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Magnentius RIC VIII Rome 211AE (4,28g - 23mm)
obv: D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG / A.
bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
rev: VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES
two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X in four lines.
ex. RP
mint Rome
RIC VIII Rome 211
HolgerGMar 23, 2024
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1937 George VI Coronation Silver MedalGreat Britain, George VI (1936-52), Official Coronation Silver Medal, 1937, Coronation of George VI commemorative, BHM 4314, Eimer 2046b, small size, EF, bright finish, nice example, plain edge, weight 15.29g (ASW 0.4547oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 32.0mm, thickness 2.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1937; obverse GEORGE VI CROWNED-12 MAY 1937, crowned and mantled bust left, wearing Chain of the Garter, small PM raised on King's shoulder below right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; reverse QVEEN ELIZABETH-12 MAY 1937, crowned and draped bust left, wearing triple pearl drop earring with 4-strand pearl necklace, small PM raised on Queen's shoulder below right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (22 Mar 2024); £48.00.SerendipityMar 23, 2024
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Isle of ManMackay 55; Pridmore 16; KM 9

AE/copper penny; Engraved by Lewis Pingo and struck at the Royal Mint, London. 15.92 g., 34.31 mm. max., 180°

Obv: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA •, Laureate bust of George III facing right, 1786 below.

Rev: QUOCUNQUE IECERIS • STABIT [whithersoever you throw it, it will stand] triskeles in center.

Engrailed/milled edge.

The Isle of Man was granted to the Stanley family in perpetuity by the English King Henry IV. It was inherited by the Duke of Atholl in 1736 but became part of the United Kingdom on June 21, 1765 when it was purchased back from the Atholl family by the Act of Revestment for 70,000 pounds and an annuity of 2,000 pounds. The Act brought the Island under UK customs service control specifically to prevent the Island from being used for smuggling. The 1786 copper coins bearing the effigy of King George III first were the first issue of coins for the Island under British rule. This was eleven years before copper pence were circulated on the mainland.
StkpMar 23, 2024
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BCC M127 Hadrian Isis Crown MinimaCaesarea Minima
Hadrian 117-138CE
Alexandria or Caesarea Mint
AE Chalkous
Obv: Imp. head of Hadrian? rt.
Rev: Crown consisting of horns
with disk, surmounted by plumes,
two uraei: headdress of Isis.
Across field: Date L IΔ (year 14).
10.25mm. 0.66gm. Axis:120(4hr)
cf. Hamburger, Atiqot Vol.1,(1954)
#95; possible imitation of BMC 901
and RPC III 5764 (both dichalkons).
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
v-dromeMar 22, 2024
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Thrace, Hadrianopolis AE (Gordian III/ostrich, RPC VII.2 806) v.1THRACE, HADRIANOPOLIS
Time of Gordian III
AE (16.83mm, 3.35g, 7h)
Struck AD 238-244
Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from rear
Reverse: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, ostrich standing right
References: RPC Online, Vol. VII.2, No. 806.12 (this coin)

A rare type, with good detail and a beautiful emerald green patina.
3 commentsCPKMar 22, 2024
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BCC B51 Justinian I VOT XIIII CarthageByzantine Period
Justinian I 527-565CE
Carthage Mint
Obv: IVSTINIAN Diademed
(draped, and cuirassed) bust rt,
traces of inscription around.
Rev: VOT XIIII (year 14) in
two lines within circular border;
all within wreath.
AE 10mm 0.45gm. Axis:150(5hr)
Struck 540/1CE Very Rare.
SB 279; DOC 303 Carthage
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
v-dromeMar 22, 2024
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Caracalla DioceasareaAE 33mm, 18,31g
AVTOK KAIC M AVP ANTΩNEINOC CEB, draped and cuirassed bust right; in oval incuses, winged thunderbolt and eagle standing right, head left.
AΔPI ΔIOKAICAPEΩN, Helios in quadriga galloping to the right, brandishing whip
HolgerGMar 22, 2024
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