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RDR -- Haus Habsburg

Franz II. (1792-1806-1835)

1800

6 Kreuzer (Kupfer)

Münzstätte: Wien (A)

Vs: Kopf nach rechts, darunter in Verzierung Münzzeichen (A). Umschrift: "FRANZ•II•RÖM•KAI•KÖN•Z•HU•U•BÖ•ERZH• Z•OEST•"

Rs: unter Krone Doppeladler, auf der Brust Wertzahl. Umschrift: "SECHS•KREUTZER•ERBLAENDISCH•1800•"

Gewicht: 12,4g

Durchmesser: 31 mm

Erhaltung: schön _799Antonivs Protti

Antonivs Protti

Hadrian Travel Series AR Den. 3.46 gm. AFRICA reclining l. holding scorpion & cornucopia, basket of fruit at feet, elephant-trunk headdress. RIC 2991 commentspaul1888

Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right / PRIMI-DECEN-NALES-COS III-S C in five lines within laurel wreath.
RIC 1006, Cohen 497.RIC, Sear'88 #1434 Antonivs Protti

Theodosius I. AE2. 379-383 AD. Constantinople. DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / REPARATIO-REIPVB, Emperor standing facing, head left, holding Victory on globe in left hand and raising kneeling woman, sometimes wearing crown or turreted headdress with right hand. Mintmark: CONSA. RIC IX Constantinople 54c.Antonivs Protti

796 – c.835, EANBALD II, Archbishop of York, Northumbria, AE Styca, struck c.830 - 835 at York, EnglandObverse: + EANBALD AR around small Greek cross. Greek cross in legend.
Reverse: + EDILVARD around cross pommée. Cross pommée in legend. Moneyer: Aethelweard
Phase 1b issue
Diameter: 13mm | Weight: 1.0gms | Die Axis: 6h
SPINK: 861 | British Numismatic Journal (1916) – (H A Parsons, The coins of Archbishop Eanbald II of York): 60

Initially a base silver coin, after the devastating Viking attack on Lindisfarne in 793, with its subsequent commercial impact on the kingdom of Northumberland, the second issue of stycas under King Eanred were debased by having their silver content replaced by zinc. There was a further debasement of the coinage in 829 after Eanred's submission to Ecgberht of Wessex, such that the styca became basically a copper alloy coin.

Eanbald II was, prior to his elevation to the archiepiscopate, a priest of the Church of York. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records his consecration as Archbishop on 14th August, 796, immediately after the death of the first prelate of the same name.
In the year 797, Eanbald II is recorded as having assisted in the recovery of the rights of the see of Canterbury, which had been much impaired during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in order that his new primacy at Lichfield might be promoted. In this work of restitution, Eanbald collaborated with Æthelhard, Archbishop of Canterbury, who had appealed to Rome over the matter. The case was also presented to Coenwulf, the successor of Offa, and he was persuaded by the two prelates to refer the question to the Pope which resulted in Offa's new archiepiscopal see of Lichfield being abolished.
In 798 Eanbald convened a great synod at Finchale, near Durham. There, he enacted a number of regulations relating to the ecclesiastical courts and the observance of Easter.
Early on Eanbald became estranged from Eardwulf, King of Northumbria, after denouncing Eardwulf's adulteries and sheltering Eardwulf's enemies by giving them church sanctuary. But Eardwulf seems to have been deposed in around 806 and was eventually succeeded by Eanred around 810.
No record of Eanbald II's death survives and the time of his death has been variously estimated to range from as early as 808 to as late as 835, the latter date based on numismatic evidence.

The Kingdom of Northumbria was a medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South-east Scotland. The name derives from the Old English Norþan-hymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", Northumbria started to consolidate into one kingdom in the early seventh century when the two earlier territories of Deira and Bernicia united. At its height, the kingdom extended from the Humber Estuary in the south to the Firth of Forth (now in Scotland) in the north.
Northumbria ceased to be an independent kingdom in the mid-tenth century.
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810 - 841, EANRED, Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria, AE Styca, Struck c.830 - 835 at York, EnglandObverse: + EANRED REX around small cross pattée. Cross pattée in legend.
Reverse: + FORDRED around small cross patoncé. Cross pattée in legend. Moneyer: Fordred.
Phase 1b issue
Grey patina with slight silver sheen
Diameter: 12mm | Weight: 0.9gms | Die Axis: 12h
SPINK: 862

Initially a base silver coin, after the devastating Viking attack on Lindisfarne in 793, with its subsequent commercial impact on the kingdom of Northumberland, Eanred's second issue of stycas were debased by having their silver content replaced by zinc. There was a further debasement of the coinage in 829 after Eanred's submission to Ecgberht of Wessex, such that the styca became basically a copper alloy coin.

Eanred was king of Northumbria in the early ninth century.but very little is known for certain about him. Roger of Wendover, a 13th century English chronicler, states that Eanred reigned from 810 until 840, but the twelfth-century History of the Church of Durham records a reign of 33 years. Given the turbulence of Northumbrian history in this period, a reign of this length suggests a figure of some significance. Eanred was the son of King Eardwulf, who was deposed by an otherwise unknown Ælfwald in 806. According to the History of the Church of Durham, Ælfwald ruled for two years before Eanred succeeded. However Frankish sources claim that, after being expelled from England, Eardwulf was received by Charlemagne and then the pope, and that their envoys escorted him back to Northumbria and secured his restoration to power. The precise nature of the succession of Eanred is therefore unclear but all the sources agree that Eanred was eventually succeeded by his son, Æthelred.

The Kingdom of Northumbria was a medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South-east Scotland. The name derives from the Old English Norþan-hymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", Northumbria started to consolidate into one kingdom in the early seventh century when the two earlier territories of Deira and Bernicia united. At its height, the kingdom extended from the Humber Estuary in the south to the Firth of Forth (now in Scotland) in the north.
Northumbria ceased to be an independent kingdom in the mid-tenth century.
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ï»¿EGYPT, Hermopolis Parva
PB Tessera (16mm, 1.87 g, 12h)
Head of Zeus-Ammon right
Baboon (Thoth) seated right
Milne 5347-52; Dattari (Savio) 11833; Köln –Ardatirion

*SOLD*Augustus Copper quadrans

Attrribution: RIC I 455a, Morrison BN 806
Date: 5 BC
Obverse: MESSALLA GALVS III VIR, garlanded altar with bowl-shaped top
Reverse: APRONIVS SISENNA AAAFF, around large S C
Size: 17 mm
Weight: 3.02 grams
ex-ForvmNoah

0120 - Punic - AE16 400-350 BCObv/ Head of Tanit l.
Rev/ Horse standing r.: behind, palm tree; before, three dots.

AE, 16.5 mm, 3.20 g
Mint: Carthage
SNG Copenhagen 118 var.
ex-Numismática Hinojosa, eBay june 2011 - art. #280699851930dafnis

03 Constantius IIConstantius II
DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, soldier spearing Horseman, bearded, two braids, clutching
ANZ / M left
Antioch 1914 commentsRandygeki(h2)

041 Ulászló II. (Wladislas II., Jagellion)., King of Hungary, (1490-1516 A.D.) AR Denarius, H-806, CNH-2-272A, U-640a, P-241-01, #01041 Ulászló II. (Wladislas II., Jagellion)., King of Hungary, (1490-1516 A.D.) AR Denarius, H-806, CNH-2-272A, U-640a, P-241-01, #01
avers: m•WLADISLAI•R•VnGARIЄ, Hungarian shield, four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian (Hungarian) stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion). Polish eagle in the inner shield.
reverse: PATROnA VnGARI•, Crowned Madonna with the infant Jesus in her right hand.
exergue, mint mark: K/n//-- were struck by Hans Thurzó (by Pohl),
diameter: 16,0mm, weight: 0,52g, axis: 5h,
mint: Hungary, Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz, today Slovakia: Kremnica),
date: 1501-1502 A.D.,
ref: Huszár-806, CNH-2-272A, Unger-640a, Pohl-241-01,
Q-001quadrans

066 - Caracalla denarius - RIC 130dObv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate bust right, draped
Rev:– INDVLGENTIA AVGG, Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and scepter, riding lion over waters gushing from rock on left. Exe: IN CARTH
Minted in Rome, A.D. 204-205
References:– VM 29, RIC 130D, RCV02 6806, RSC 971 commentsmaridvnvm

07. Constantius II / 2 Victories.AE 4, 341 - 348, Siscia mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG / Diademed bust of Constantius II.
Reverse: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN / Two Victories facing, each holding palm banch and wreath.
Mint mark: ΔSIS; HR monogram between the two Victories.
1.12 gm., 15 mm.
RIC #191; LRBC #798; Sear #18063.Callimachus

0806 Hadrian Sestertius, Roma 124-27 AD Hadrian Neptune standing Reference.
RIC II, 650; Banti 553; RIC III, 806; Strack 595

Bust A2

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery

Rev. COS III; NEP(tunus) RED(ux)/ S C in field
Neptune stepping on prow, right, holding trident and dolphin

21 gr
31 mm
hokidoki

090a Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), Viminacium, RIC V-I 377, AE-Antoninianus, -/-/--, CONCOR MIL, Concordia standing looking left, #1090a Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), Viminacium, RIC V-I 377, AE-Antoninianus, -/-/--, CONCOR MIL, Concordia standing looking left, #1
avers: IMP GALLIENVS P AVG, Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed.
reverse: CONCOR MIL, Concordia standing looking left, holding cornucopia and raising robe.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20,0-21,0mm, weight: 3,06g, axis: 0h,
mint: Viminacium, 2nd emission, date: 254-255 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-I 377, p-, Göbl 806o,
Q-001quadrans

107 - Gallienus - Antoninianus - RIC 119Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Sol advancing left, raising right hand, holding whip in left hand as chlamys billows behind
Minted in Rome. A.D. 256
Reference:– Cohen 806. RIC 119, MIR 59. Cunetio 5681 commentsmaridvnvm

13. Antiochos VII EuergetesSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. Æ Antioch mint. Dated SE 179 (134/3 BC). Winged bust of Eros right / Isis headdress; monogram above grain ear to outer left, Î˜OP (date) below. SC 2067.14; HGC 9, 1087. VF, earthen green patina.ecoli

14 - 02 - Virreynato CARLOS IV (1788 -1806) "Cuartillo"
1/4 de Real de Plata Ley 903
13 mm

Anv: Castillo con 1808(fecha) debajo, PTSmonograma POTOSÍ(ceca)en campo izq. y 1/4 (Valor) en campo der.

Rev: Anepigrafa León rampante a izquierda.

Acuñada: 1808
Ensayador: Pedro Narciso de Mazondo.
Ceca: Potosí - Hoy ubicada en Bolivia

Referencias: Krause SCWC(1801-1900) KM#82 Pag.95 - Maravedis.net #B-418mdelvalle

14 - 04 - Virreynato CARLOS IV (1788 -1806) "Piezas con el Busto de los Monarcas Españoles"

1/2 Real de Plata Ley 903
17 mm

Anv: ·CAROLUS·IIII·DEI·GRATIA·1798· (Carlos IIII por la gracia de Dios) alrededor de un busto del rey a derechas.
Rev: ·HISPAN·ET·IND·R·PTS monograma POTOSÍ (ceca) ·P·P· (Ensayador) (rey de las Españas y las Indias) alrededor de un escudo coronado de castillos y leones con escusón de los Borbones entre dos columnas con las leyendas PLUS ULTRA.

Acuñada: 1798
Ensayador: P P - Pedro de Mazondo y Pedro de Albizu.
Ceca: Potosí - Hoy ubicada en Bolivia

Referencias: Krause SCWC C#33 Pag.179 - Maravedis.net #B-421/6mdelvalle

160 Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius 161-180 A.D.

Dupondius 165-166 A.D.

obv. Marcus Aurelius, Crowned faces right, M AVREL ANTONINUS AVG ARMENIACVS PM

rev. Providentia standing l. holding wand and scepter; globe at feet, TR POT XX IMP III COS III

RIC III 924 Cohen 806

btter photo3 commentsRandygeki(h2)

1804 GEORGE III AR BANK OF ENGLAND DOLLAR Obverse: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. Laureate and draped bust of George III facing right.
Reverse: BANK OF ENGLAND 1804. Britannia, seated left, holding a branch and spear, her left arm resting on a shield which in turn rests on a cornucopia, a beehive is in the background to the left; all within a garter inscribed FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR. The garter is surmounted by a castellated "crown" of five circular stone turrets.
Spink 3768; Obverse die A, Reverse die 2
Diameter: 41mm | Weight: 26.7gms | Die Axis: 11
SPINK: 3768

This portrait of George III was designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler (c.1740 - 1810), this is marked by C. H. K. in raised letters on the truncation at the king's shoulder. The reverse, which was also designed by Kuchler has the raised initial K in the triangular space between the shield, cornucopia, and Britannia's dress. Kuchler moved to Birmingham in 1795 and designed many of the coins and medals which were struck at Matthew Boulton's SOHO mint.
On this coin there are enough traces of the host coin discernible on the reverse, near the edge between 'BANK' and 'OF', and on the obverse below the bust to make an accurate identification of the undertype possible. It was overstruck on a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales minted at Potosi in Bolivia which bore the date 1806.

Note on George III Bank of England Silver Dollars
Although George III reigned for sixty years from 1760 to 1820, the only crowns issued were in the last three years of his reign, apart from these Bank of England dollars issued as an emergency measure.
There had been a persistent shortage of silver coins throughout most of George's reign, and the Bank of England attempted to alleviate this by counter-marking Spanish colonial 8-Reale pieces (the "pieces of eight" of pirate legend) with a punch bearing the head of George III. When this counter-mark was enthusiastically counterfeited, the bank resorted to counter-stamping the entire coin. Most survivors were struck on Mexican or Peruvian 8-Reale pieces, though a few have been found to be struck on issues from Spain proper. Although these Bank of England dollars are all dated 1804, they were issued every year until 1811, and occasionally the dates of Spanish 8 Reales minted after 1804 can be discerned on them. In 1811, to take account of the increase in the value of silver, the Bank of England dollar coins were revalued at 5s6d and they stayed at this value until they were withdrawn from circulation in 1817, by which time a massive silver re-coinage was being undertaken.2 comments*Alex

1806 GEORGE III AE FarthingObverse: GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX. 1806. Laureate bust of George III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA. Britannia seated facing left, holding olive branch and trident. Small ship in background to left; mint-mark SOHO below shield.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 4.6gms
SPINK: 3482

The portrait of George III was designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler (c.1740 - 1810), this is marked by a small "K" in the drapery at the base of the King's bust. The reverse of this coin was also designed by Kuchler, this is indicated by a small "K" to the bottom left of Britannia's shield. Kuchler moved to Birmingham in 1795 and designed many of the coins and medals which were struck at Matthew Boulton's SOHO mint.*Alex

1806 GEORGE III AE HalfpennyObverse: GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX. 1806. Laureate bust of George III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA. Britannia seated facing left, holding olive branch and trident. Small ship in background to left; mint-mark SOHO below shield.
Diameter: 28m | Weight: 9.6gms
SPINK: 3781

The portrait of George III was designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler (c.1740 - 1810), this is marked by a small "K" in the drapery at the base of the King's bust. The reverse of this coin was also designed by Kuchler, this is indicated by a small "K" to the bottom left of Britannia's shield. Kuchler moved to Birmingham in 1795 and designed many of the coins and medals which were struck at Matthew Boulton's SOHO mint.*Alex

1806 GEORGE III AE PennyObverse: GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX. 1806. Laureate bust of George III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA. Britannia seated facing left, holding olive branch and trident. Small ship in background to left; mint-mark SOHO below shield.
Diameter: 34mm | Weight: 19.2gms
SPINK: 3780

The portrait of George III was designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler (c.1740 - 1810), this is marked by a small "K" in the drapery at the base of the King's bust. The reverse of this coin was also designed by Kuchler, this is indicated by a small "K" to the bottom left of Britannia's shield. Kuchler moved to Birmingham in 1795 and designed many of the coins and medals which were struck at Matthew Boulton's SOHO mint.*Alex

1806 LYDIA, Nacrasa Hadrian, Tyche standingReference.
RPC III, 1806/8

Obv. ΑΥ ΚΑΙ СΕ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, right CM Telesphoros?

Rev. ΝΑΚΡΑСΙΤΩΝ
Tyche standing l., wearing kalathos, holding rudder in r. hand, cornucopia in l.

2.99 gr
17 mm
12hokidoki

1843 "BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE" AE Halfpenny Token. London, MiddlesexObverse: VILIUS EST ARGENTUM AURO, VIRTUTIBUS AURUM. Female, leaning on books behind her, holding a cornucopia from which coins are spilling, seated facing right in front of an open coin cabinet; in exergue, tudor rose on shield between two branches.
Reverse: BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE LONDON * PRIVATE TOKEN * 1843 surrounding “BN” monogram in script.
Edge: Plain.
Diameter: 30mm | Weight: 14.2gms | Die Axis: 12
Bell (Middlesex) A3
VERY RARE (Only 72 of these bronzed copper halfpenny tokens were struck)

Privately issued in London by Benjamin Nightingale, the die sinker for this token was William Joseph Taylor (whose initials WJT can be seen to the left below the books on the obverse), following a similar design for halfpennies that he had produced for Matthew Young, a British merchant. Taylor was born in Birmingham in 1802 and was apprenticed to Thomas Halliday in 1818 as the first die-sinker to be trained by him. He set up his own business as a die-sinker, medallist and engraver at 5 Porter Street, Soho, London in 1829, later moving to 3 Lichfield Street, Birmingham. In 1843 the business moved to 33 Little Queen Street and finally, in 1869, to 70 Red Lion Street where, in 1885, Taylor died.
The Soho Mint at Birmingham (founded by Matthew Boulton) closed in 1848, and it's plant and equipment was sold via auction in April 1850. Taylor purchased many of the Soho Mint's hubs and dies from this auction and used them to restrike many of the coins & patterns that the Soho Mint had struck between the 1790's and the 1840's, though he nearly always re-polished or re-engraved elements of the original dies before re-using them.

Benjamin Nightingale was a wine and spirit merchant who lived at 17 Upper Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road in London. He was born in 1806 and died on March 9th, 1862. He was a well known Antiquarian and was a member of the Numismatic Society of London.
In 1863, after his death, Benjamin Nightingale's collection, consisting of 359 lots, was sold over a two day period by Sotheby's. This is from the February 13, 1863 edition of the London Daily News (page 8, column 6).

THE VALUABLE CABINET of COINS and MEDALS of the late BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE, Esq.
MESSRS S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and WILKINSON, auctioneers of literary property and works illustrative of the fine arts, will SELL BY AUCTION, at their house, No. 13 (late 3), Wellington-street, Strand, W.C., on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, and following day, at 1 precisely, the valuable CABINET OF COINS and MEDALS of the late Benjamin Nightingale, Esq.; comprising a few Roman coins in gold, silver, and copper, in the highest state of preservation; a most valuable collection of English medals in all metals; rare and curious jetons, including a very perfect set of those struck to illustrate the history of the low countries; a few remarkable foreign medals, a choice library of numismatic books, several well-made cabinets, & c. – May be viewed two days previous, and catalogues had on receipt of two stamps.

According to Manville and Robertson, prior to his death, Benjamin Nightingale had sold off part of his collection at an auction by Sotheby's on 29th Nov. 1855.
"Benjamin NIGHTINGALE" in ANS copy; Greek, Roman, Tavern Tokens, Town Pieces, 17-18c Tokens, English and Foreign Medals, Books; 165 lots. -Curtis Clay.

The inspiration for these tokens might have been Pye's 1797 halfpenny (Warwickshire 223) which is of a similar design.

*Alex

1885 Morgan Silver DollarUSA, Morgan Silver Dollar, 1885, Breen 5581, SCWC KM 110, BU, edge milled, weight 26.73g (ASW 0.7734oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 38.1mm, thickness 2.4mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 1885; obverse E • PLURIBUS • UNUM (Out of Many, One) arcing above and 1885 arcing below flanked by thirteen stars (seven left, six right), laureate and diademed Liberty head left, wearing Phrygian cap encircled by diadem inscribed LIBERTY, cotton and wheat wreath above diadem, tiny M incuse on truncation for engraver George T. Morgan, toothed border surrounding; reverse UNITED-STATES OF-AMERICA arcing above and * ONE DOLLAR * arcing below, ℑ𝔫 𝔊𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱 in one line over bald eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, clutching olive branch in right talon, three arrows in left, within half-circle laurel wreath tied with bow at base, tiny M incuse in left bow loop for engraver George T. Morgan, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Cambridgeshire Coins (12 Dec 2021); £55.00.Serendipity

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2806 PISIDIA, Cremna. Hadrian, Aquila between two signaReference.
RPC III, 2806; vA Pisid. II, 1053-6

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum

Rev. COL CREMNENS
Aquila between two signa; the signum on the l. is surmounted by a wreath, the signum on the r. by an open hand

11.38 gr
27 mm
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2806 PISIDIA, Cremna. Hadrian, Aquila between two signaReference.
RPC III, 2806; vA Pisid. II, 1053-6; SNG Cop. - BMC - SNG France -; von Aulock

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum

Rev. COL CREMNENS
Aquila between two signa; the signum on the l. is surmounted by a wreath, the signum on the r. by an open hand

16.90 gr
27 mm
12hokidoki

3244 CILICIA, Pompeiopolis (Soli) 131-32 AD Athena Reference.
RPC III, 3244; Boyce, pl. III, 20

Issue year 197 ZЧΡ

Obv.
Laureate, draped bust right.

Rev. ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ
Athena standing, l., holding Victory in r. hand, l. hand resting on shield; in l. field, ZЧΡ

8.63 gr
22 mm
12hokidoki

5717 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 127-28 AD Nilus reclining on crocodile GeniusReference.
RPC III, 5717; Emmett 1014.12; Köln 991; Dattari (Savio) 1806; K&G 32.461; BMC 784, p.92

Issue L ΔWΔƐΚΑΤΟΥ = year 12

Obv. AVTKAI - TPAI AΔPIA CEB
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right seen from behind.

Rev. Iς above, L ΔωΔЄK (date) in exergue
Nilus reclining left on crocodile, holding reed in left and cornucopia in right hand, from which emerges a Genius.

25.94 gr
35 mm
12hokidoki

8. Antiochos IV EpiphanesSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Serrate Æ Ake-Ptolemaïs mint. Struck 175-circa 173/2 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; monogram behind / Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow; aphlaston to left, monogram in exergue. SC 1478.2ecoli

80. George III.Penny, 1806.
Obverse: GEORGIUS III D G REX 1806 / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA / Britannia seated, left.
18.86 gm., 34 mm.
Seaby #3780.Callimachus

A120-05 - LICINIO II Como Cesar de Licinio I (317 - 324 D.C.)AE Centenional 19 x 18 mm 2.2 gr.

Anv: "[LICI]NIV-S IV[N N C]" - Busto radiado, con coraza y Paludamentum (capote militar) sobre ella, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "VIRTVS EXERCITI" - Un estandarte militar Con su tela marcada VOT/XX , dos prisioneros sentados en el suelo a ambos lados. "PARL" en exergo.

Acuñada 320 D.C.
Ceca: Arles (Off.1ra.)
Rareza: R3

Referencias: RIC Vol.VII (Arles) #206 Pag.257 - Cohen Vol.VII #72 Pag.222 - DVM #11 Pag.286 - Salgado MRBI Vol.III #8064 Pag.144mdelvalle

AE follis Heraclius SB 806Obverse: No legend, Heraclius in centre, Heraclius Constantine on r., and Empress Martina on L. all standing each wearing a crown and chlamys, holding a gl. cr. in r. hand. Two crosses in field either side of Heraclius head.
Reverse: Cross above, Large M between ANNO and numerals representing the regnal yr. GII (8), Officina yr below (delta), con in ex.
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 616/7 CE
Sear 804
22mm, 5.43gm
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AE follis Heraclius, SB 806Obverse: Heraclius in center, Heraclius Constantine on r., and the Empress MArtina on l, all stg facing; each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding gl. cr. in r. hand two crosses in field either side of Heraclius head
Reverse: Large M between ANNO and regnal yr (x,II,I) cross above, CON in ex
Mint: Constantinople
Date:622/3 CE
Sear 806 DO 89-91
25mm 6.74gm
Sear notes that this type is normally overstruck on folles of Phocas or less frequently on those of earlier reigns
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Alexander III 'the Great' Æ19KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323).

Macedonian mint. 336-323 BC.

19mm., 3.99g.

Macedonian shield with head of Herakles ornamenting boss facing three-quarters right in centre, five double crescent-like ornaments around

B - A (BAÎ£IÎ›Eâ„¦Î£ AÎ›EÎžANâˆ†POY) flanking. Macedonian officer's helmet facing with ear flaps and crest from side to side; grain-ear

References: SNG Alpha Bank 849 (?); Price 2806 (?)

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ALFOLDI 092.003OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI (Emperor on horse to right spearing enemy)
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Δ//XXI
WEIGHT 3.84g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 21-22,5mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC: 806
ALFOLDI: 092.3 (4 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1427

Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier Auction 46 (II Part of Ph. Gysen collection) lot no. 439 = ex Ph. Gysen collection = Ex Numismatic Fine Art (NFA) BBS Summer 1993, lot 617

Rare reverse type. Barnaba6

ALFOLDI 092.005OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI (Emperor on horse to right spearing enemy)
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in consular robe, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//XXIE
WEIGHT: 4.07g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 22mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 806
ALFOLDI 092.005 (2 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1259

Provenance: ex S. Luethi collection

Very rare and desirable reverse type. The variant with emperor on horse to RIGHT is much more common than the variant with emperor on horse to left (see also my coin no. 1260)

Only the 6th example of this type known to me1 commentsBarnaba6

ALFOLDI 092.007OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGVSTI (Emperor on horse to left spearing enemy)
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in consular robe, holding scipio
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: Δ//XXI
WEIGHT: 3.21g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 21mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 806
ALFOLDI 092.007 (2 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1260

Provenance: ex S. Luethi collection

Very rare and desirable reverse type. The variant with emperor on horse to left is much rarer than the variant with emperor on horse to right

Only the 3rd example of this type known to me (the other two cited by Alfoldi are in public collections; C. Oliva has a similar example but with different depiction of the enemy which Alfoldi lists under no. 092.006)Barnaba6

Ancient Greek Bestiary: revamped!A choice example of ancient Grecian animals (some are imagined or mythical). Can you identify any of them?

(Please click picture for better resolution)1 commentsJason T

Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE14, ΣΑΙΔΙΑΝΩΝ, MΛOAE Unit
Sardes, Lydia
Civic Issue
133 - 131BC
14.0mm 3.30gr 6h
O: NO LEGEND; Laureate head of Apollo, right.
R: ΣΑΙΔΙΑΝΩΝ; Club, monogram, all within wreath.
Monogram: MΛO
BMC Lydia 13; SNG von Aulock 3125.
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Featured on Wildwinds, March, 2017.Nicholas Z

Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE18, ΣAPΔIANΩN, OΔHTAE18
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: Second - First Centuries BC
18.00mm 7.15gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Bearded, laureate head of Herakles, right, wearing lionskin with paws tied around neck; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔIANΩN: Apollo standing facing, head left, raven in right hand, laurel branch in left hand, all within laurel wreath; beaded border.
Exergue: OΔHT = Monogram #?
GRPC Lydia Supp. 129a; cf. Savoca 111th Blue Auction, Lot 510, August, 2021.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Green Auction XII, Lot 385.
7/10/23 8/25/23Nicholas Z

ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Square glass jar with conical stopperSquare glass jar with conical stopper. c.2nd century A.D.
Height (with stopper): 9.5 cm (3.7 inches), Height (without stopper): 7 cm (2.75 inches)

Mineral deposits remain, beautiful iridescence on some areas from age, bottle is intact and in very good condition overall.

Antoninianus; LIBERALITAS AVGG II, Liberalitas l. holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC 38bPhilip I, the Arab, First Half of 244 - End of September 249 A.D. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 8937, RIC IV 38b, RSC IV 87, aVF, Rome mint, 3.790g, 23.6mm, 0o, 245 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse LIBERALITAS AVGG II, Liberalitas standing left, counting board in right, cornucopia in left. Ex FORVM, photo credit FORVMPodiceps

Antoninus Pius, Topirus, Hercules seated, AE24Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1039. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.
THRACE, Topirus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ 24mm (5.71 g, 6h). Faba Grippinus, consularis. Bare head right / Hercules seated left on rock outcropping, holding club set on ground. SNG Copenhagen 806; Varbanov 511. VF, green and brown patina, rough areas, especially around the perimeter.

From the James E. Cain Collection via CNG
also sold by Peus, auction 366, lot 426 (Marcel Burstein) on 25.10.2000 for 160 DM + fees

dealer's picture1 commentsareich

Apameia, Phrygia, AE Unit, ΑΡΑΜΕΩΝAE Unit
Apameia, Phrygia
100 - 50BC
22.0 x 20.5mm 5.50gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Helmeted head of Athena, right.
R: ΑΡΑΜΕΩΝ; Eagle standing right on base with meander pattern flanked by piloi of the discuri surmounted by stars.
SNG Cop 161
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov 45 - Silver Drachm450 – 404 B.C.
Silver drachm
2.85 gm, 13-15 mm
Obv: Attic Gorgon head facing, snaky ringlets circle face.
Rev.: Anchor; crayfish to left, A to right
Topalov Apollonia p. 588, 45; p.348, 9;
Sear 1655var; BMC Mysia p.9, 11

Topalov Type: Gorgon's Head – Upright Anchor: Basic (Main) Issue (450-424 or 410/404 B.C.)
Obv.: Full-face Gorgon's head in the classical Attic style. Gorgon's features are noble in conformity with the Attic manner of portraying her and Gorgon has more human hair in addition to the snakes.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes, the letter A on one side, a crab as an additional symbol viewed from above on the other side. The image in a concave circle.

Die match to another of my coins and to CNG 8068282 commentsJaimelai

Apollonia Pontica Topalov 45 - Silver Drachm450 – 404 B.C.
Silver drachm
2.87 gm, 13.5 mm
Obv: Attic Gorgon head facing, snaky ringlets circle face.
Rev.: Anchor; crayfish to left, A to right
Topalov Apollonia p. 588, 45; p.348, 9;
Sear 1655var; BMC Mysia p.9, 11

Topalov Type: Gorgon's Head – Upright Anchor: Basic (Main) Issue (450-424 or 410/404 B.C.)
Obv.: Full-face Gorgon's head in the classical Attic style. Gorgon's features are noble in conformity with the Attic manner of portraying her and Gorgon has more human hair in addition to the snakes.
Rev.: Upright anchor with large flukes, the letter A on one side, a crab as an additional symbol viewed from above on the other side. The image in a concave circle.

Die match to another of my coins and to CNG 8068281 commentsJaimelai

Asia Minor, Mysia, Pergamon, Asklepios, snake, Omphalos Mysia, Pergamon
AE 21, 200-133 BC
Obv.: laureate head of bearded Asklepios
Rev.: ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, snake coiled around omphalos, without monogram
AE, 8.20g, 21mm
Ref.: SNG von Aulock 1372, SNG BN 1806, SNG France 51807 (25 ex.) shanxi

asmcalee806Elagabalus
Antioch, Syria

Obv: AVT K M AV. ANTΩNINOC Cε. Laureate head right, slight drapery at neck
Rev: ANTIOXεΩN MH KOΛΩ, Tyche seated right on rocks; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; above, ram leaping right, head forward; S-C and Δ-ε across upper field. No symbol in reverse left field.
32 mm, 15.80 gms

McAlee 806Charles M

AugustusAE21, Corinthian, Struck by Tiberius, Issued by L. Arrius Peregrinus and L. Furius Labeo, duoviri. Struck 32-33 AD
Obverse: LARRIO PEREGRINO IIVIR, radiate head of Augustus left.
Reverse: LFVRIOLABEONE IIVIR, COR, hexastyle temple, GENT IVLI on pediment.
References: RPC 1151; BCD 379; BMC 520Justin L

AugustusAE21, Corinthian, Issued by C. Mussius Priscus and C. Heius Pollio, duoviri. Struck 4-5 AD
Obverse: CORINTHI AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right.
Reverse: C MVSSIO/PRISCO IIVIR/C HEIO POLL/IONE ITER, legend on 4 lines within wreath of parsley.
References: RPC 1139, BMC 509Justin L

AugustusAE As, Issued 7 B.C. by P. Lurius Agrippa, Rome Mint
Obverse: [CAESAR A]VGVS[T PONT MAX TR]IBVNIC POT, bare head of Augustus to right.
Reverse: [P LV]RIVS AGRIPPA III [VIR AAA FF], large SC in field.
Reference: Sear 1686, RIC I 428
Size: 28mm, 9.28gJustin L

Aurelian - AE antoninianusCyzicus
end 271 AD
Issue 3
radiate and cuirassed bust right
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; standard to the right
GENIVS EXERCITI
LV 10080-90; RIC1st 345
https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2923
3,6g 19,5mm
ex SavocaJ. B.

Aurelian - AE antoninianusMediolanum
summer 271 AD
Issue 2
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right with paludamentum
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Aurelian standing right, wearing toga, receiving Victory on globe from Roma seated on shield left, holding long scepter or spear
ROMAE AETE_RNAE
Q
LV 1806-32; RIC1st 142
https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1449
2,8g 20mm
ex Tri KameneJ. B.

AUSTRIA - SALZBURGAUSTRIA - Salzburg - Kurfürst Erzherzog Ferdinand 1803 - 1806. Kreuzer, 1805, aVF. 22 mm, 4.4 g dpaul7

Austria. Franz I (1806 - 1835 A.D.) EIN KREUZERAustria. Franz I (1806 - 1835 A.D.) EIN KREUZER. K.K.OESTERREICHISCHE SCHEIDE MUNZE, Crowned shield with Austrian double eagle / EIN KREUZER 1816. mintmark A beneath crossed branches.

KM # 2113

Ayyubids: Abu Bakr I (1196-1218) AR ½ dirham (Album-B806)Quant.Geek

B. Flip-Over Double Strike: Olympia, Elis AE, ex BCD Coll.Photo Source: Künker (edited) [LINK]
Greek (Hellenistic). Olympia, Elis AE Half Unit or Dichalkon (18mm, 4.26g, 6h), c. late 3rd - 192 BCE.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo to right. (Overstrike visible: Partial rev. legend, F, & Zeus' throwing arm.)
Rev: Zeus holding eagle & hurling thunderbolt to right. F / HP (monogram) to left; A / ME (monogram) to right.
Ref: BCD Olympia 295 (for type).
Prov: Ex BCD Collection, acquired Jan 1975 for “50 d(rs?)" from “DGP,” ex “C.P.”; J. Cohen Collection (CNG EA 401 [2017], 731 [part]). (For add. prov. notes, see this coin in my BCD album: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=180670.)

Numis. Notes: A rare & interesting "flip-over double strike." As Oliver Hoover described it (2011): “A rare variety of these errors is the flip-over double (or more) strike, where the flan flips over before it is struck again. In such a case, each side of the flan will have both obverse and reverse images present” (HGC 5: p. xvi.) In this case, portions of each side can be seen on the other, but the clearest evidence is the reverse ethnic (F-A) visible above Apollo's head on the obverse.Curtis JJ

BENGAL PRESIDENCY - SHAHAALAM II - ONE RUPEE - RARE SILVER COINAli Gauhar (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), historically known as Shah Alam II, was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor.
WEIGHT - 11.30 gm.
DIAMETER - 25 mm
_11Antonivs Protti

BERGBERG - 1806-s AR 3-Stuber. Obverse shows initial of Joachim Murat, ruler from 1806-1808. KM#10.dpaul7

BHM 0710. The Duke of Gloucester elected Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1811.Obv. Draped, cuirassed bust of the Duke of Gloucester right, H R H WILLIAM FREDERICK DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
Rev. Inscription within closed wreath of laurel and roses ELECTED MARCH 26 INSTALLED JUNE 29 MDCCCXI, around: CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

WM48. BHM 710.

William Frederick, second Duke of Gloucester (1776—1834), son of William Henry the first Duke, and Maria, Dowager Countess of Waldegrave. The second Duke served as colonel of the 1st foot-guards in Flanders in 1794 and was promoted to Major-General in 1795. His advancement continued, finally being promoted Field-Marshal in 1816. He was appointed Privy Councillor in 1806 and Governor of Portsmouth in 1827. -from British Historical Medals 1760-1960, Volume I, pp. 173
LordBest

Bindraban: i.n.o Shah Alam II (1760-1806) Æ Paisa, Mu'minabad, AH1212 RY40 (KM#5)Obv: Persian legend around a central fish, ✶ above س in julus; ضرب مؤمن اباد جلوس ۴۰ (Zarb Mu'minabad, julus 40)
Rev: Persian legend in three lines; ۱۲۱۲ شاه عالم بادشاه غازي سكه مبارك (The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor Shah Alam, AH1212)
Quant.Geek

Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika (re-attributed from Ionia, Erythrai) EL Hekte, Fischer-Bossert Plate CoinPlaceholder photo by Savoca, also used in Fischer-Bossert
Ancient Greek (Archaic). Bithynia, Herakleia-Pontika (re-attributed from Ionia, Erythrai). Electrum Hekete or 1/6 Stater (2.59g, 10mm, 6h?). Struck circa 530 BCE.
Obv: Archaic head of Herakles facing left, wearing lionskin headdress with Laschenohr (“handle- or tab-shaped ear”); neck truncation adorned by a row of dots. Rev: Quadratum incusum with four recessed squares.
Ref: Fischer-Bossert Group 2, No. 10 (V 5’’/R 9; this coin illustrated). See also (all citing Ertyhrai): SNG von Aulock 1942; SNG Kayhan 737-8; Boston MFA 1806-7; BMC Ionia Pl. III, No. 15; Babelon, Traité pl. 5, 18; Pozzi 2373-5.
Provenance: Ex-Artemide Aste Auction LII (San Marino, 26 October 2019), #102; Savoca Numsmatik 18th Silver Auction (Munich, 8 Oct 2017), Lot #153.
Published: Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert (2020) “Die Elektronhekten mit dem Herakleskopf,” Numismatische Zeitschrift 126: 15-164. Note: Only known example of its reverse die (R 9) and possibly the only example of its obverse die (V 5''), but possibly a re-engraved die.
Also featured in Youtube video by Classical Numismatics, "Ancient Coins: Gold Coins" (20 Oct 2020): LINK.1 commentsCurtis JJ

Bramsen 0546. Entree a Berlin, 1806.Obv. Laureate bust right NAPOLEON IMP ET ROI
Rev. The Brandenburg Gate, in ex: L`EMPEREUR ENTRE A BERLIN LE XXVII OCTOBRE MDCCCVI. DENON Dt. * JALEY Ft.

Following the Battles of Jena and Auerstadt the Prussians fled in all directions, hotly pursued by the French. Berlin was abandoned to them and Napoleon entered in triumph. It was here that he issued the famous Berlin decree, banning British goods from his empire, declaring all products from British colonies subject to confiscation.LordBest

Bramsen 0557. Arc de triomphe du Carrousel, 1806.Obv. Laureate bust right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI
Rev. a triumphal arch, surmounted by a chariot, in which stands the Emperor drawn by four horses; on the pediment over the centre arch, a tablet with the inscription, NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI, &c. &c.; on each side of the tablet a bas relief: over the arches NAPOLEON . I . EMPEREUR DES FRANÇAIS ROI D'ITALIE, underneath bas reliefs.
Exergue, AUX ARMES MDCCCVI. BRENET F FONTAINE ARC. DENON D.

Commemorates the beginning of construction of the Arc de Triumphe, still visible in Paris today, in 1806.LordBest

Brasil - 20 Reis - 1829Obv:- PETRUS. I. D. G. CONST. IMPET. PERP. BRAS. DEF, Wreath with flowers and 20 in centre; // 1829 R
Rev:- IN HOC SIGNO VINCES, Crowned arms within wreath
Reference:- KM#360
Mintage:- 6,806,739

Part of a large, mixed world lot I bought on a whim.maridvnvm

Caligula (Gaius)AE21, Corinthian, Issued by P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri. Struck 37-38 AD
Obverse: CAESAR AVGVST, bare head of Caligula left.
Reverse: P VIPSANIO AGRIPPA IIVIR, Pegasus flying right, COR below.
References: RPC 1173 (left), BCD Corinth 407, Amandry group XVII pp. 186-189, British Museum (Corinth) 531-533Justin L

Caracalla Dea Caelestis RIC IVa 130Caracalla, Denarius, Struck 201 AD, 20mm, 3.3g, RIC IVa 130, RSC 97, SEAR 6806
OBV: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
REV: INDVLGENTIA AVGG, Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and
sceptre, riding lion over waters gushing from rock on left...
IN CARTH, in exergue
SRukke

Caracalla, 198 - 217 ADObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust of Caracalla facing right.

Rev: INDVLGENTIA AVGG around, IN CARTH in exergue, Dea Caelestis, holding a thunder-bolt and a scepter, riding on the back of a lion running right over water gushing from a rock.

Silver Denarius, Rome mint, 204 AD

3.5 grams, 20.09 mm, 0°

RIC IVi 130a, RSC 97, S6806, VM 29Matt Inglima

Caracalla, AE 24 DiassariaM AVREL ANTONIN
Bust laureate, right
MVNI STOB
Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm
Josifovski 418, same dies (V99, R124)
Kuzmanovic Collection 806whitetd49

caracallathraceanchialus001Caracalla
Anchialus, Thrace

Obv: AVT M AVPHΛ ANTΩ(NE)INO c, laureate head right.
Rev: OYΛΠIAN-ΩN AΓXIA →ΛEΩN, Agonistic table surmounted by two urns, each containing palm frond. CEBHPIA/NVMΦIA in two lines below table.
28 mm, 13.15 grams

Varbanov 404.Charles M

Carian Islands, Rhodes. Radiate Apollo & Rose Didrachm.Asia Minor. Caria. 250-230 BC. AR Didrachm (6.67 gm, 21.3mm, 12h) of Rhodes. Radiate head of Apollo Helios, facing slightly to right. / Rose upright in bloom, P-O flanking stem, bud to right, Phrygian helmet to left, and EΡAΣIKΛHΣ (magistrate Herasikles) above. VF. Bt. CNG Web Shop #712639 (1999). HGC 6 #1439; Ashton Series 4: Coinage of Rhodes #207, Colossus #61, Rhodian plate 5 #G; SNG Keckman 536; BMC Caria p.235 #47; SNG von Aulock 2806. cf. SNG Cop 5 #739 var (Apollo not radiate).Anaximander

Chinese Charm with coin inscription from Later Zhou Dynasty 951 - 960 A.D.Cast Bronze Chinese Charm, Weight 8.8g, Max diameter 26.8mm, Obv. 周元通宝 zhou yuan tong bao "Zhou First Currency", Rev. Dragon on left, Warrior with sword on right (depicting "Zhou Chu killing the dragon"), Rich brown patina.

Background info courtsey Primaltrek.com

In addition to official coinage, China also has a long history of producing "coin-like" charms, amulets and talismans.

Coins, as a form of money, represent power. Coin-shaped charms are, therefore, a very compact form of power. They are filled with symbolism and are believed by the multitude of Chinese to have vast powers.

Cast throughout the centuries, these ancient charms, informally referred to by the Chinese as "ya sheng coins" (压胜钱), "flower coins" (huaqian 花钱) or "play coins" (wanqian 玩钱), were not used as money but rather to suppress evil spirits, bring "good luck", "good fortune" and to avert misfortune.

For the most part, all these old charms,...were privately cast and their quantities and dates are almost impossible to determine. Nevertheless, they serve as important cultural artifacts from the life of the common Chinese throughout the centuries.

Emperor Shizong did cast coins in earnest beginning in 955 AD, the second year of his Xiande (显德) reign, with the inscription zhou yuan tong bao (周元通宝). To obtain the copper to make the coins, Emperor Shizong ordered the confiscation of bronze statues from 3,336 Buddhist temples. He also mandated that citizens turn in to the government all bronze utensils with the exception of bronze mirrors.

Zhou yuan tong bao coins are very well made and still exist in large quantities. Because the coins were made from Buddhist statues, they are considered to have special powers. For example, it was believed that the zhou yuan tong bao coin could cure malaria and help women going through a difficult labor.

Because of the common belief that the coin has special powers, the zhou yuan tong bao became very popular as the basis for charms and amulets. There are many charms with the inscription zhou yuan tong bao on the obverse and a dragon and phoenix on the reverse. Images of the Buddha, zodiac animals, and other auspicious objects can also be found on the reverse sides of zhou yuan tong bao charms.

The theme of this charm is "Zhou Chu killing the dragon".

A folk story about Zhou Chu appeared in the 430AD book "A New Account of the Tales of the World" and proved to be very popular. The story claims that Zhou Chu was such a hot-headed bully in his younger days that he was called one of the "Three Scourges" by the villagers in his hometown (in today's Yixing), along with a dragon and a tiger. Upon hearing the term, Zhou Chu went on to kill the tiger and the dragon. After he and the dragon disappeared for 3 days fighting in Lake Tai, the villagers celebrated wildly, just when Zhou Chu returned with the dragon's head. That was when he realized that he was the last scourge that the villagers feared. Determined to mend his old ways, he sought out Eastern Wu generals Lu Ji and Lu Yun, and received encouragement. Eventually he became an accomplished general beloved by his people~Wikipedia3 commentsSteve E

Cilicia, Anemurium. Gallienus
Cilicia, Anemurium. Gallienus. A.D. 253-268. AE 23 (22.65 mm, 6.52 g, 7 h). struck A.D. 255/6. AY K ΠOY ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNON, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus right, seen from behind / ЄT Γ (= yr. 3 = A.D. 255/6) ANЄ-M-OYRI[Є]ωN, Artemis standing facing, head right, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, at her feet to left, stag reclining left, head facing. SNG Levante 522. VF, brown patina on devices, green patina in fields.1 commentsecoli

ClaudiusAE18, Syria, Antioch Mint
Obverse: IM•TI•CLA[• CAE]-AV•GER
Reverse: Large S-C within inner solid boarder, laurel wreath surround, fastened with star at top.
Reference: RPC 4280; Wruck 26
Size: 18mm, 7.80g1 commentsJustin L

Claudius II - silvered antoninianusSiscia
end 269 - early 270 AD
Issue 3, Phase 1
radiate, cuirassed bust right
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG
Spes standing half left, holding flower and drapery
SPES AVG
I
Alf. 1936, 5.26; RIC1st 191
http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/665
2,8g 19mmJ. B.

Commodus, Denarius, TR P VI IMP IIII COS III PPAR Denarius
Commodus
Cesar: 166 - 167AD
Augustus: 167 - 192AD
Issued: 181AD
19.0 x 17.5mm 2.40gr 6h
O: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG; Laureate head, right.
R: TR P VI IMP IIII COS III PP; Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia.
Rome Mint
RSC 806; BMC 63, RIC 17; Aorta: 430: B9, O48, R253, T147.
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10/20/16 1/17/20Nicholas Z

Constantinopolis City Commemorative, AE3, NO LEGEND; Victory, CONSΓAE3
Constantinopolis City Commemorative
Issued: 330 - 333AD
19.0mm 1.73gr 11h
O: CONSTAN-TINOPOLI; Constantinopoli helmeted, laureate bust left, holding scepter over shoulder.
R: NO LEGEND; Victory standing left, stepping on galley prow, cradling scepter and resting hand on shield.
Exergue: CONSΓ
Constantinopolis Mint
RIC VII Constantinople 63,Γ; Sear 16473; Aorta: 28: B3, O1, R9, T12, M5.
Rated R5
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Constantius II or IIIO: DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG
R: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
16mm 2.73gb70

Crawford 340/1, ROMAN REPUBLIC - L. Piso Frugi - AR DenariusRome, The Republic
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.90 g; 19mm)
Rome mint.

Obv: Laureate head of Apollo facing right; Q (control mark) behind head and D (control mark) under chin.

Rev: Rider with palm on horse galloping right; L PISO FRVG below; E (control mark) in exergue.

References: Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 665a; Banti 89/6; Calpurnia 11.

Provenance: Ex Student and Mentor Collection [NAC 83 (20 May 2015) Lot 322; ex Nicolas Collection [Leu 17 (May 1977) Lot 337].

L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi was moneyer in 90 BCE, during the time of the Social War. He later attained the office of Praetor in 74 BCE, but did not appear to distinguish himself further.

The Social War was a civil war between Rome and her Italian allies who had broken-away in a demand for citizenship rights. It was a time of massive coinage output by the Rome mints, likely to pay the costs associated with the conflict. As a result, Frugi's coins are among the most common in the entire Roman Republican series. Crawford estimates 864 obverse and 1080 reverse dies were used to produce Frugi's denarii. Both obverse and reverse dies bear control marks of varying complexity, and no control mark has more than one die.

This type alludes to the annual celebration of the Ludi Apollinares instituted by Frugi's ancestor during the Second Punic War. These games were held at the Circus Maximus in July of each year and lasted 8 or 9 days, consisting of horse racing and performances.
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Demetrios I Sotor. Cornucopia Drachm of Antioch.Seleukids. Demetrios I Sotor 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (4.13 gm, 18.4mm, 1h) of Antioch on the Orontes, 153/2 BC. Diademed head of Demetrios I right with long hair. / Cornucopia. Two monograms above ΞΡ (SE 160). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ. nEF. CNG 421 #319. From the MNL Collection. Ex Pars Coins Inventory. SC 1642.2b; ANS Mantis 1944.100.75350-2; Babelon 751; DCA 111; HGC 9 #806; Houghton CSE I #157; McDonald Hunterian Coll. #23; Newell SMA 115; Pozzi 2974.Anaximander

DomitianAE21, Corinthian.
Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GER, Laureate and draped bust right.
Reverse: COL IVL AVG COR, Pegasus flying right.
References: RPC 180, BCD 553, SNG Schweiz II 454Justin L

Double strike/error Claudius IINote the face of Claudius on the obverse in proper position, and on the revers at the 9 o clock positionScotvs Capitis

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