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LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (17mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Epikrates, magistrate. Bare head of Caligula right / Jugate laureate busts of the Dioscuri right.Joe Geranio Collection- LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (17mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Epikrates, magistrate. Bare head of Caligula right / Jugate laureate busts of the Dioscuri right. RPC I 3022. Anyone May Use as Long as Credit is Given.Joe Geranio

#Lydia, Philadelphia. Claudius AE18Obv: T KLAYDIOS GERMANIKOS KAISAR. Laureate bust r.
Rev: P'ILADELP'EWN NEOKAISAREWN C'ONDROS. Four grain-ears bundled together.ancientone

PHILIPPINES, Insular Government. 1901-1935.
Proof CU Half Centavo (18mm, 2.63 g, 6h)
Philadelphia mint. Dated 1903.
· UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · 1903
Eagle standing facing atop shield, head left, with wings spread, clutching a palm branch and bundle of arrows
HALF CENTAVO FILIPINAS
Male figure seated against anvil, resting hammer; in distance, Mt. Mayon
Allen 1.01; cf. Basso 110 (for business strike)

Ex Cookie Jar Collectibles MBS X (31 July 2007), lot 2701 commentsArdatirion

(06) NERO54-68 AD
AE 16.5 mm; 3.88 g
O:Draped bust right.
R: Hekate standing facing, wearing polos and holding long torch in each hand.
Lydia, Philadelphia; RPC 3041.
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003c01. Gemellus Æ16. 15.2mm, 3.11 g. Philadelphia, Lydia. ca 37 AD. Obv: TIBEÎ¡ION CEBACTION, bare head of Tiberius Gemellus right. Rev: N[EO]KECAÎ¡EIÎ£, Winged thunderbolt. A FORUM coin.lawrence c

005c2. Agrippina JuniorAE 14.8mm, 2.93 g. Philadelphia, Lydia. 54-59 AD.
Obv: AΓΡIΠΠEINAN ΣEBAΣTHN, draped bust right.
Rev: ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN NEIKANΩΡ, cornucopiae full of fruit. RPC 3042; BMC 59.
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025p Domitia Longina, (Augusta, 81-96 A.D.), Lydia, Philadelphia, RPC II 1340, AE-18, ΦIΛA/ΔЄΛ/ΦЄω/N, in wreath, #1025p Domitia Longina, (Augusta, 81-96 A.D.), Lydia, Philadelphia, RPC II 1340, AE-18, ΦIΛA/ΔЄΛ/ΦЄω/N, in wreath, #1
avers: ΔOMITIA AYΓOYCTA, draped bust right.
reverse: ΦIΛA ΔЄΛ ΦЄω N, in four lines within laurel-wreath.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0mm, weight: 5,61g, axis: h,
mint: Lydia, Philadelphia, date: 82-96 A.D.,
ref: SNG Cop. 378, RPC II 1340, SNG von Aulock 3075, BMC 63,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

032a11. Maximinus ThraxCILICIA. Philadelphia. Ae. 27mm, 12.44 g. Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟΝ. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate. Rev: ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄωΝ ΚΗΤΙΔΟϹ. Zeus standing left, holding patera and long sceptre. RPC VI online 6893; SNG BN 762; SNG Levante Suppl. 146. Naumann Auction 137, lot 463lawrence c

1853 Seated Liberty Silver QuarterUSA, Seated Liberty, Silver 1/4 (Quarter) Dollar, 25 Cents, 1853, Breen 3989, SCWC KM 78, Type 3, Arrows & Rays (1853), gEF, cleaned in the past, some light surface marks, engraved by third Chief Engraver of the US Mint, Christian Gobrecht, edge milled, weight 6.22g (ASW 0.18oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 24.3mm, thickness 1.75mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 1853; obverse Liberty, draped, seated right on rock, head left, right hand resting on grounded Union Shield, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar with diagonal banner inscribed LIBERTY, pileus on transverse pole in left, flanked by thirteen stars (seven left, six right) arcing above, 1853 in exergue, with opposed arrowheads at either side, toothed border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcing above and QUAR.DOL. arcing below, bald eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread with Union Shield on breast, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar, clutching olive branch in right talon, three arrows in left, with glory of rays around, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (27 Aug 2023); £130.00.1 commentsSerendipity

1856 Seated Liberty Silver QuarterUSA, Seated Liberty, Silver 1/4 (Quarter) Dollar, 25 Cents, 1856, Breen 4006, SCWC KM A64.2, Briggs 1-A, Type 2, No Motto (1840-65), gVF, engraved by third Chief Engraver of the US Mint, Christian Gobrecht, edge milled, weight 6.22g (ASW 0.18oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 24.3mm, thickness 1.75mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 1856; obverse Liberty, draped, seated right on rock, head left, right hand resting on grounded Union Shield, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar with diagonal banner inscribed LIBERTY, pileus on transverse pole in left, flanked by thirteen stars (seven left, six right) arcing above, 1856 in exergue, toothed border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcing above and QUAR.DOL. arcing below, bald eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread with Union Shield on breast, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar, clutching olive branch in right talon, three arrows in left, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Saltford Coins (25 Apr 2023); £70.00.Serendipity

1868 Sheild Nickel - aG./G.United States of America
1868 - Philadelphia Mint - 5 Cents (Sheild Nickel)rexesq

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

1886 Morgan Silver DollarUSA, Morgan Silver Dollar, 1886, Breen 5586, 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, 1886; obverse E • PLURIBUS • UNUM (Out of Many, One) arcing above and 1886 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 London Coin Company (26 Sep 2020); £149.95.Serendipity

1888 Morgan Silver DollarUSA, Morgan Silver Dollar, 1888, Breen 5599, 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, 1888; obverse E • PLURIBUS • UNUM (Out of Many, One) arcing above and 1888 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 Saltford Coins (2022); £65.00.Serendipity

1891 Seated Liberty Silver QuarterUSA, Seated Liberty, Silver 1/4 (Quarter) Dollar, 25 Cents, 1891, Breen 4120, SCWC KM A98, Briggs 2-B, Type 5, With Motto (1866-91), aEF, nicely toned, engraved by third Chief Engraver of the US Mint, Christian Gobrecht, edge milled, weight 6.18g (ASW 0.18oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 24.3mm, thickness 1.75mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 1891; obverse Liberty, draped, seated right on rock, head left, right hand resting on grounded Union Shield, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar with diagonal banner inscribed LIBERTY, pileus on transverse pole in left, flanked by thirteen stars (seven left, six right) arcing above, 1891 in exergue, toothed border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcing above and QUAR.DOL. arcing below, IN GOD WE TRUST on scroll over bald eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread with Union Shield on breast, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar, clutching olive branch in right talon, three arrows in left, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Baldwin's (23 Apr 2023); £150.00.Serendipity

1897 - Barber Dime-
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USA - ' Barber Dime ' 1897 - Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in Pennsylvania.
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1907 - Barber Dime-
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USA - ' Barber Dime ' 1907 - Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in Pennsylvania.
*Again, both photos slightly off-color due to camera troubles.
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1907 - Barber Dime-
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USA - ' Barber Dime ' 1907 - Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in Pennsylvania.
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1907 - Barber Dime-
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USA - ' Barber Dime ' 1907 - Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in Pennsylvania.
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1916 Dime - NGC Certified & Graded~
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US 1916 'Mercury Dime' Struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Certified and Graded: NGC AG 3
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1916 Dime - NGC Certified & Graded~
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US 1916 'Mercury Dime' Struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Certified and Graded: NGC AG 3
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1923 Peace Silver DollarUSA, Peace Silver Dollar, 1923, Breen 5717, SCWC KM 150, UNC, interesting toning, 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, 1923; obverse LIBERTY arcing above and 1923 arcing below, radiate Liberty head left, ·IN·GOD·WE-TRVST· divided by Liberty's slender neck across lower fields, AF raised below truncation for engraver Anthony de Francisci, raised border surrounding; reverse UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA/E • PLURIBUS-UNUM (Out of Many, One) arcing above in two lines, bald eagle standing right atop mountain, wings folded, seen from back, clutching olive branch in talons, distant hills at bottom right of mountain, rays behind, ONE-DOLLAR divided by eagle across lower fields, PEACE arcing at base of mountain below, engraved by Anthony de Francisci, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Baldwin's (6 Oct 2023); £100.00.Serendipity

1929 Dime - Dark Toning~
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USA, 1929 'Mercury Dime'. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in Pennsylvania.
A gift from an elderly man I worked for who collected coins and was a professor of the classics at Princeton University. You can see quite a bit of good detail on this coin remaining, the dark toning kinda makes it less noticeable, but I really like this little guy!
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1945-P Silver Wartime Nickel - Jefferson NickelUnited States of America
35% Silver Wartime Alloy 5 Cent Piece. The mintmark, in this case a 'P' for Philadelphia, is put above the dome of Monticello on the reverse to show that these are 'Wartime Alloy Nickels' and not regular Nickel Nickels.rexesq

1964 - PROOF Roosevelt Dime - NGC PR 68 DCAM ( Deep Cameo )~
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US Roosevelt Dime 1964 - PROOF Roosevelt Dime - Philadelphia Mint.
Graded by PCGS; PCGS PR 68 DCAM ( Deep Cameo )
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1bd PlotinaWife of Trajan. Died 129

AE 19, Philadelphia, Lydia

Diademed and draped bust, right, PLWTEINA CEBACTH
Worn, FI-LADE-LFE-WN in four lines within wreath

Plotina is credited with having influenced Trajan to select Hadrian as his successor.

BMC 70Blindado

2003 American 1/4oz Platinum EagleUSA, American 1/4oz Platinum Eagle, 25 Dollars, 2003, SCWC KM 284, UNC, edge milled, weight 7.78g (APW 0.25oz), composition 0.9995 Pt, diameter 22.0mm, thickness 1.32mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 2003; obverse LIBERTY arcing above, behind seven rays of diademed and draped Statue of Liberty bust facing, E PLURIBUS UNUM (Out of Many, One) incuse arcing along Liberty's raised arm below left, 2003/IN GOD/WE/TRUST in four lines to right, JM (John Mercanti) monogram over Liberty's shoulder to left, raised border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES/OF AMERICA in two lines above, .9995/PLATINUM/1/4 OZ. in three lines to right, bald eagle soaring right, wings outstretched, with seven-rayed sun rising on horizon in background to lower left, $25 incuse in exergue, tiny TDR (Thomas D. Rogers) incuse monogram at bottom right of exergue, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Suisse Gold (14 Aug 2023); £328.46.Serendipity

22-20 - Philadelphia en Lydia - DOMICIA (81 - 96 D.C.)AE15 - 1/2 Assarión (Provincial)
14 mm 2,86 gr 0 hr.

Anv: Busto a derecha
Rev: EÎ I Î›AÎ“ETA Î¦IÎ›AÎ”EÎ›Î¦,-[EWN], Racimo de uvas.

Domicia Longina (siglo I) fue una emperatriz romana, esposa del emperador Domiciano a quien dio en 73 D.C. su primer hijo Vespasiano, muere joven.
El emperador la repudia al enterarse de que mantenía relaciones con un comediógrafo de nombre Paris, pero sin embargo años más tarde la vuelve a llamar a su lado y tienen un segundo hijo, en el 90 D.C., al que también llaman Vespasiano, lamentablemente muere muy tempranamente, a los cinco años de edad.
Tras la muerte de este segundo hijo, Domicia encabezó la conjura que acabó con la vida de su marido y llevó al poder a Nerva. Domicia murió en tiempos de Trajano. (Fuente Wikipedia)

Acuñada 82 - 96 D.C.
Ceca: Philadelphia en Lydia - Lagetas Magistrado

Referencias: RPC II #1336; SNG München -; SNG Copenhagen # 379; BMC Lydia # 64 pag. 198,
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4096 SYRIA Philadelphia. Hadrian DemeterReference.
RPC III, 4096; Spijkerman 15; SNG ANS 1384; Rosenberger 16; Sofaer 17.

Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CEBACTOC.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.

Rev: ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ.
Veiled and draped bust of Demeter right, holding grain ears.

7.05 gr.
20 mm.

Note.
Philadelphia is now Amman (Jordan)okidoki

Abraham Lincoln 1862 Indian Peace MedalObv: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, draped bust of Abraham Lincoln (16th President) facing right, 1862 below.

Rev: In the center, within a circle is a village scene including children playing baseball in front of a school and a church steeple; in the foreground an Indian, wearing full chief's feathered head-dress, operates a horse-drawn plough; in the outer ring, an Indian pulls the hair of a foe, preparing to scalp him with a knife; below and to the left is a quiver of arrows, on the right is a crossed bow and a peace pipe; below center is the head of an Indian princess with eyes closed.

Engravers: Salathiel Ellis (obverse), Joseph Willson (reverse).

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1862 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mm1 commentsMatt Inglima

Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant MedalObv: Bust of Lincoln facing right

Rev: Bust of Grant facing right.

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: (20th Century restrike), BronzeMatt Inglima

Abraham Lincoln Centennial Grand Army of the Republic Medal 1909Obv: Portrait of Lincoln facing left, inscription: "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL" 1809 - 1909

Rev: Wreath of laurel and oak leaves, inscription: "THIS MEDAL WAS STRUCK FOR THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN."

Medal made by Davison's Sons of Philadelphia, PAMatt Inglima

Abraham Lincoln Emancipation MedalObv: ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT UNITED STATES, bust of Lincoln facing right.

Rev: A circle of tulips with the inscription: "MARCH 4, 1861 TO APRIL 15, 1865. - EMANCIPATION PROCLAIMED JAN. 1, 1863 - MEDAL SERIES OF THE U. S. MINT - J. POLLOCK DIRECTOR 1871."

Engraver: William Barber

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1871 (20th Century restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 45 mmMatt Inglima

Abraham Lincoln Presidential MedalObv: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, bust of the 16th President facing right.

Rev: A wreath of oak and laurel with a pearled border with the inscription: "INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 1861. SECOND TERM MARCH 4, 1865. ASSASSINATED APRIL 14, 1865." Within the wreath is a spray of pine and cedar, circled by a serpent with its tail in its mouth – the Egyptian symbol of eternity and immortality.

Engraver: George T. Morgan

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1886 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

Andrew Jackson 1815 Battle of New Orleans Obv: MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, bust of Jackson, in military dress, facing left.

Rev: RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS FEBRUARY 27, 1815, Liberty kneeling on a plinth beside Victory who is inscribing "ORLEANS" on a shield. BATTLE OF NEW-ORLEANS / JANUARY 8, 1815.

Designer/Engraver: Moritz Furst

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 20th Century restrike, Bronze, 65 mmMatt Inglima

Andrew Jackson, 1829 Indian Peace MedalObv: ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, draped bust of Andrew Jackson (7th President) facing right, A.D. 1829 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Engravers: Mortiz Furst (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1829 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

Andrew Johnson, 1865 Indian Peace MedalObv: ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, bust of Andrew Johnson (17th President) facing right, 1865 below.

Rev: Columbia, holding an American flag, clasping hands with an Indian Chief, before a tomb surmounted by a bust of George Washington. At the feet of the Indian are the attributes of native life, and behind him is a buffalo hunt; at the feet of Columbia and behind her are the emblems of maritime and industrial progress.

Engraver: Anthony Paquet

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1865 (20th Century restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

Antoninus Pius, RIC 598b, Sestertius of AD 140-143 (Apollo)Æ Sestertius (26.1g, Ø33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-143.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, wearing paludamentum.
Rev.: APOLLINI AVGVSTO (around) S C (in field), Apollo, standing left, holding a lyre and a patera.
RIC 598b; Cohen 63; BMCRE IV 1231; Strack 822 (5 coll.); Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 35 (2 spec.); Sear (Roman Coins & Their Values II) 4149
ex Alex Kalman (Philadelphia, 2003)Charles S

Artemis, Lydia, PhiladelphiaLydia, Philadelphia

Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver over her shoulder.
AE, 21mm, 8.88g, 12 h

for obverse, reverse and coin details click hereshanxi

Asia Minor, Lydia, Philadelphia, Artemis, ApolloLYDIA. Philadelphia.
Hermippos, son of Hermogenes, archieros.
2nd-1st century BC.
Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, with bow and quiver over her shoulder.
Rev. ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ - ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣ - EPMIΠΠΩΣ / EPMOΓΕΝΟΥΣ, Apollo seated left, holding patera in his right hand and leaning left on lyre; above, owl seated right on back of the throne.
AE, 21mm, 8.88g, 12 h
Ref.: BMC 10. SNG Copenhagen 337-338.
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Asia Minor, Lydia, Philadelphia, DomitiaDomitia
Lydia, Philadelphia
Obv.: ΔOMITIA AYΓΟΥCΤΑ Draped bust right
Rev.: EΠΙ ΛΑΓΕT ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕωN, Bunch of grapes
AE, 3.14g, 15.1mm
Ref.: SNG München 1336shanxi

Asia Minor, Lydia, Philadelphia, PlotinaPlotina
Lydia, Philadelphia
AE 19
Obv.: ΠΛΩΤΕΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, draped bust of Plotina right
Rev.: ΦI/ΛAΔE/ΛΦE/ΩN within wreath
AE, 4.71 g, 19 mm
Ref.: BMC 70, SNG Cop. 382, BMC 68, SNG München 421
Ex Helios Numismatikshanxi

Bearded male head8895. Bronze AE 18, Spijkerman 1a, VF, Decapolis, Philadelphia mint, 7.45g, 18.0mm, 315o, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse FILADELFEWN, diademed, draped and veiled bust of Demeter left, countermarked with a bearded male head; reverse G - M / L- P ( = Year 143 = 80 / 81 A.D. ), five ears of corn, leaf on either side; $70.00. Forum catalog.
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Benjamin FranklinObv: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN above a bust of Benjamin Franklin facing right; 1706 1790 with crossing branches underneath.

Rev: PHILOSOPHY - LITERATURE - SCIENCE - PATRIOTISM, a depiction of four muses standing, placing olive branches on a memorial inscribed "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN."

Engraver: John R. Sinnock

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1932 (or later restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

Benjamin Harrison, 1889 Indian Peace MedalObv: BENJAMIN HARRISON PRESIDENT, bearded bust of Benjamin Harrison (23rd President) facing left; U.S.A. 1889 below.

Rev: PEACE within a sunburst, above; scene of a farmer showing a Native American chief the benefit of civilization; in exergue: crossed peace pipe and tomahawk, encircled by laurel wreath.

Engravers: Charles E. Barber (obverse), George Morgan (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1889 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 59 x 76 mmMatt Inglima

Brandon, Mississippi: Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road Company $5 Jan. 2, 1837 (Kraus-10110)Payable at the Girard Bank In Philadelphia, some 1100 miles distant from Brandon, this note appropriately enough bears two portraits of Stephen Girard as well as a vignette of Moneta that would eventually appear on T14 $50 Confederate Treasury Notes nearly 25 years later. Quant.Geek

Caligula AD 37-41AE17, 3.6g, 12h; Philadelphia, Lydia. Magistrate Moschion Moschionos.
Obv. ΓAIOY KAICAP; bare head right.
Rev. ΦIΛOKAICAP ΦIΛOΔЄΛΦЄWN MOCXIWN MOCXIWNOC; Capricorn left.
Reference: RPC I, 3027.John Anthony

Charles A. Lindbergh, 1928 Medal of CongressObv: LINDBERGH above, bust of Charles Lindbergh, wearing a flier's helmet, facing right; MEDAL OF THE CONGRESS in field, ACT MAY 4 1928, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA below.

Rev: A lone eagle flying above a horizon with a rising sun, clouds and stars in the sky.

Sculptor: Laura Gardin Fraser, Mint: Philadelphia

Bronze, 69.33 mmMatt Inglima

Chester A. Arthur, 1881 Indian Peace MedalObv: CHESTER A. ARTHUR - PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1881, bust of Chester Arthur (21st President) facing left.

Rev: PEACE within a sunburst, above; scene of a farmer showing a Native American chief the benefit of civilization; in exergue: crossed peace pipe and tomahawk, encircled by laurel wreath.

Engravers: Charles E. Barber (obverse), George Morgan (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1881 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 59 x 76 mmMatt Inglima

Cilicia, Coropissos, Maximinus I SNG Paris 770Maximinus I AD 235-238
AE 32, 15.62g
obv. AVT KG IOVH - MAXIMEINOC
bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, r.
rev. KOROPICCEWN THC KHTWN MHTROPOLEW
Perseus, nude except chlamys, stg. l., holding harpe and head of Medusa in his
l. hand, clasping hands with Andromeda, stg. r. in long chiton, holding with her
l. hand fold of her garment under her chin; below the sea-monster Ketos.
SNG Levant 590; SNG Levante Supp. 157 (this ex.); SNG Paris 770; this obv. die was used in Philadelphia too, see SNG Levante 580
rare, about VF, brown-green patina

For more information look at the thread 'Coins of mythological interest'4 commentsJochen

Confederate States of America: CSA Watermarked Paper - Single Block (Unattributed)On April 27, 1862 the Confederate blockade runner Bermuda was captured by the USS Mercedita and taken to Philadelphia. Her cargo, which included a shipment of banknote paper bound for the Confederacy, was ordered sold by the Federal Courts. The Treasury Department purchased most of the CSA watermarked banknote paper and used it for a number of purposes, including Fractional Currency Specimen Notes of the second and third issues. Graded PCGS-66PPQ.Quant.Geek

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.4 commentsCPK

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.CPK

DomitiaLYDIA, Philadelphia.

AE 19.

ΔOMITIA AYΓOYCTA, laureate head of Domitia (queue) right / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEWN, legend in four lines in laurel wreath.

RPC II, 1340; BMC, 063; SNG Cop, 378.
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Elagabalus, BMC Galatia, Cappadocia and Syria, p. 306 #3BMC Galatia, Cappadocia and Syria lists one Elagabalus of this type at Philadelphia; reverse legend is not complete in the book however: [....] KOI CVPIA.
It is #3 on page 306. Maybe ΦIΛ [KOI C]VPIAC, Philadelpheia (Decapolis); Asteria head reverse.
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Franklin Pierce, 1853 Indian Peace MedalObv: FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, bare head of Franklin Pierce (14th President) facing left; 1853 below.

Rev: A settler and a Native American standing, facing each other before an American flag; "LABOR," "VIRTUE," and "HONOR" inscribed above within three oval-shaped links of chain-like scroll; field landscape in background.

Engravers: Salathiel Ellis (obverse), Joseph Willson (reverse).

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1853 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

George Washington 1797 MedalObv: G. WASHINGTON PRES. UNIT. STA. bust of George Washington facing right.

Rev: COMMISS. RESIGNED : PRESIDENCY RELINQ., a banner, sword, fasces, and laurel branch laid upon an altar decorated with a shield, 1797 in exergue.

Designer: John Reich

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1805 (20th Century restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 39.7 mmMatt Inglima

George Washington, 1789 Indian Peace MedalObv: GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, bust of Washington (1st President) facing right, 1789 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Note: Despite the fact that this medal uses a portrait of George Washington made in the 1780's by French engraver Pierre Duvivier, no peace medals of this type were distributed during his administration. This medal, with the Reich "Peace" reverse, was most likely produced in the 1820's as part of the U.S. Mint's Presidential series.

Engravers: Pierre Simon Duvivier (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1789 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

George Washington, U.S. Mint Cabinet of MedalsObv: GEORGE WASHINGTON above, BORN FEB. 22 1732 * DIED DEC. 14, 1799 below; bust of George Washington facing right, within a circle.

Rev: WASHINGTON CABINET OF MEDALS, U. S. MINT above, INAUGURATED FEB. 22 1860 below; a pyramid shaped display of Washington medals surmounted with a bust, all within a circle.

Engraver: Anthony C. Paquet

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1860 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 59.7 mmMatt Inglima

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.CPK

Grover Cleveland, 1885 Indian Peace MedalObv: GROVER CLEVELAND PRESIDENT, bust of Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th President) facing right; U. S. A. 1885 below.

Rev: PEACE within a sunburst, above; scene of a farmer showing a Native American chief the benefit of civilization; in exergue: crossed peace pipe and tomahawk, encircled by laurel wreath.

Engravers: Charles E. Barber (obverse), George Morgan (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1885 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 59 x 76 mmMatt Inglima

Hadrian, AD 117-138Hadrian, AD 117-138
Æ25, 14g, 12h. ARABIA PETRAEA, Philadelphia.
Obv.: Î‘Î¥Î¤ÎŸÎšÎ¡Î‘ AÎ”Î¡IANOC CEBACTOC; Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind.
Rev.: Î¦IÎ›AÎ”EÎ›Î¦EÎ©N ÎšÎŸÎ™Î›Î—C CYPIAC; Bust of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck.
Reference: Spijkerman 11; Rosenberger 15 var. (seen from front); SNG ANS 1385 var. (same).John Anthony

Herakles (bearded head right)SYRIA: DECAPOLIS. Philadelphia. Titus. Æ 23. A.D. 80/81 (year 143). Obv: (AYTOKPATÎ©P-TITOCKAICAP). Laureate head right; countermark below chin. Rev: (Î¦IÎ›AÎ”EÎ›Î¦EÎ©N-LÐ“MP). Laureate head of Herakles (Domitian) right. Ref: RPC 2106; BMC 4; Spijkerman 9; Rosenberger 7. Axis: 330°. Weight: 9.31 g. CM: Bearded head of Herakles right, in circular punch, 7 mm. Howgego 17 (20 pcs). Note: Likely countermarked in connection with next issue of city under Hadrian. Collection Automan.Automan

Herakles, bearded head rightTitus, 24 Jun 79 - 13 Sep 81 A.D., Philadelphia, Decapolis, Syria
6540. Bronze AE 23, RPC 2106, BMC 4, Spijkerman 9 , Rosenberger 7, aVF, small flan, 11.31g, 21.7mm, 180o, Philadelphia mint, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse AYTOKPATWP TITOC KAICAP, laureate head of Titus right, countermark bearded head of Herakles right; reverse FILADELFEWN L GMR (Philadelphia year 143), laureate head of Herakles right; $65.00
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Herakles, bearded head rightTitus, 24 Jun 79 - 13 Sep 81 A.D., Philadelphia, Decapolis, Syria
9664. Bronze AE 23, RPC 2106, BMC 4, Spijkerman 9 , Rosenberger 7, F, Philadelphia mint, 11.25g, 23.1mm, 0o, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse AYTOKPATWP TITOC KAICAP, laureate head of Titus right, countermark bearded head of Herakles right; reverse FILADELFEWN L GMR (Philadelphia year 143), laureate head of Herakles right; nice red patina; $115.00
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Herakles, bearded head rightDomitian, 13 Sep 81 - 18 Sep 96 A.D., Philadelphia, Decapolis, Syria
11606. Bronze AE 23, Spijkerman 10 var (countermark), F, Philadelphia mint, 11.84g, 23.3mm, 0o, as Caesar, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse DOMITIANOC KAICAP, laureate head of Domitian right, countermark bearded head of Herakles right; reverse FILADELFEWN L GMR (Philadelphia year 143), turreted and veiled head of Tyche right; nice green patina and choice countermark; $30.00. Forum catalog.whitetd49

Hoard dimeUnited States, Philadelphia mint, AR dime or tenth-dollar, aVF, 1943 AD
Found in dig of a hoard 2005 amongst a variety of ancient coins.
Finding the coin in a cache of ancient coins led to the following speculations:
-This may prove that some Corinthian and Macedonian issues were minted 1943 AD or later.
-A tourist lost a coin and it sunk through a few meters of earth to rest alongside ancient coins which got there in a similar manner.
-A WWII soldier (Allies landed in 1943) accumulated the hoard by putting the ancient coins in his pockets, and later burying them, along with this dime, never to return.2 commentsLawrence W

James A. Garfield 1881 Indian Peace MedalObv: JAMES A. GARFIELD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1881, bust of President Garfield (20th President) facing left.

Rev: PEACE within a sunburst, above; scene of a farmer showing a Native American chief the benefit of civilization; in exergue: crossed peace pipe and tomahawk, encircled by laurel wreath.

Engravers: Charles E. Barber (obverse), George Morgan (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1881 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 59 x 76 mmMatt Inglima

James Buchanan, 1857 Indian Peace MedalObv: JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, bust of James Buchanan (15th President) facing right, 1857 below.

Rev: A settler and a Native American standing, facing each other before an American flag; "LABOR," "VIRTUE," and "HONOR" inscribed above within three oval-shaped links of chain-like scroll; field landscape in background.

Engravers: Salathiel Ellis (obverse), Joseph Willson (reverse).

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1857 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mm Matt Inglima

James K. Polk, 1845 Indian Peace MedalObv: JAMES K POLK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, draped bust of Polk (11th President) facing left, 1845 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Engravers: John Chapman (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1845 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

James Madison, 1809 Indian Peace MedalObv: JAMES MADISON PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A.D. 1809, draped bust of James Madison (4th President), facing left.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Designer: John Reich

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1809 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mm
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James Monroe, 1817 Indian Peace MedalObv: JAMES MONROE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A.D. 1817, draped bust of James Monroe (5th President) facing right.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Engravers: Mortiz Furst (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1817 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

John Adams, 1797 Indian Peace MedalObv: JOHN ADAMS PRESIDENT OF THE U. S., bust of John Adams (2nd President) facing right, A. D. 1797 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Note: The John Adams medal was likely produced in the 1820's as part of the Mint's Presidential series. Even though it used the "Peace" reverse, it was never issued for that purpose.

Engravers: Mortiz Furst (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1797 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

John Quincy Adams, 1825 Indian Peace MedalObv: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, draped bust of John Q. Adams (6th President), facing right; 1825 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Engravers: Mortiz Furst (obverse), John Reich (reverse)

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1825 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

John Tyler, 1841 Indian Peace MedalObv: JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, draped bust of John Tyler (10th President) facing left, 1841 below.

Rev: PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, two clasped hands, crossed peace pipe and tomahawk above.

Engravers: Ferdinand Pettrich (obverse), John Reich (reverse).

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 1841 (20th Century Restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 76 mmMatt Inglima

Jordan, Amman - AcropolisAmman in Jordan was ancient Philadelphia, a Decapolis town. Not much remains of the (second-century CE) Temple of Heracles which once dominated the city's acropolis, but the surviving columns are impressively large. Heracles also features prominently on Philadelphia's coinage.Abu Galyon

Jordan, Jerash, (Gerasa, Decapolis)Ancient Greek inscriptions from the city support that the city was founded by Alexander the Great and his general Perdiccas, who allegedly settled aged Macedonian soldiers there during the spring of 331 BC, when he left Egypt and crossed Syria en route to Mesopotamia. However, other sources, namely the city's former name of "Antioch on the Chrysorrhoas, point to a founding by Seleucid King Antioch IV, while still others attribute the founding to Ptolemy II of Egypt.

After the Roman conquest in 63 BC, Jerash and the land surrounding it were annexed to the Roman province of Syria, and later joined the Decapolis league of cities. The historian Josephus mentions the city as being principally inhabited by Syrians, and also having a small Jewish community. In AD 106, Jerash was absorbed into the Roman province of Arabia, which included the city of Philadelphia (modern day Amman). The Romans ensured security and peace in this area, which enabled its people to devote their efforts and time to economic development and encouraged civic building activity.

Jerash is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world outside Italy. And is sometimes misleadingly referred to as the "Pompeii of the Middle East" or of Asia, referring to its size, extent of excavation and level of preservation.

Jerash was the birthplace of the mathematician Nicomachus of Gerasa (Greek: Νικόμαχος) (c. 60 – c. 120 AD).

In the second half of the 1st century AD, the city of Jerash achieved great prosperity. In AD 106, the Emperor Trajan constructed roads throughout the province, and more trade came to Jerash. The Emperor Hadrian visited Jerash in AD 129–130. The triumphal arch (or Arch of Hadrian) was built to celebrate his visit.

The city finally reached a size of about 800,000 square meters within its walls. The Persian invasion in AD 614 caused the rapid decline of Jerash. Beneath the foundations of a Byzantine church that was built in Jerash in AD 530 there was discovered a mosaic floor with ancient Greek and Hebrew-Aramaic inscriptions. The presence of the Hebrew-Aramaic script has led scholars to think that the place was formerly a synagogue, before being converted into a church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Place_ovale_de_Gerasa_new.JPG
Azurfrog, 2 November 2013
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Joe Sermarini

Kingdom of HawaiiKM # 3

AR dime/umi keneta (± 90% AR, ±10% AE), struck 1883-1884 at the San Francisco mint. Designed by Charles E. Barber, 249,921 circulation strikes (250,000 were minted, but 79 were melted), ±2.5 grams, ±17.9 mm. 180°

Obv: KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII, bust of King Kalakaua, • 1883 • below.

Rev: UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO [= the life of the land is in righteousness] / • UMI KENETA [= One Dime] • around rim. ONE / DIME surrounded by wreath, crown above.

Edge: Reeded

In 1880, Hawaii's monarch, King Kalakaua, authorized a new coinage that more closely followed United States coinage. His associate Klaus Spreckels contracted the United States Mint to produce silver coins for the islands: 700,000 half-dollars, 500,000 each of quarters and silver dollars and 250,000 dimes. The total was $1 million worth of Hawaiian coins. The Hawaiian Dime was a substitute for the 12-1/2 Cent (Hapawalu) denomination specified in the original application to the U.S. government. The Hapawalu would have required specially made blanks, whereas the Dime denomination was already a standard in the American series. Six Proof Dimes were made in September 1883 at the Philadelphia Mint for inclusion in four-piece sets containing the 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1.00 denominations. 250,000 circulation strikes were struck at the San Francisco Mint (without mintmark) from November 17, 1883 through June 1884. An additional 20 Proof Dimes were made at the Philadelphia Mint in 1884, this time for inclusion in five-piece sets containing the aforementioned denominations, plus the 12-1/2c coin. On June 14, 1900 Hawaii became a territory of the United States, and Congress ordered that a majority of the Hawaiian coins be withdrawn and melted.

Souvenir from my son amd daughter-in-law's honeymoon in Hawaii
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Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Tyre 332/1 BC Head of young Herakles right in lion-skin headdress, paws tied at neck.
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, M under throne.

Price 3240 (b) (Ake) same dies; Newell Ake Series I, 3 (plate V, 13 same dies IV/δ).
An early emission of Alexander’s coinage from the mint of Tyre 332-330 BC. For the reattribution of the Alexander series of Ake to the mint of Tyre, see A. Lemaire, “Le monnayage de Tyr et celui dit d’Akko dans la deuxième moitié du IV siècle avant J.-C.,” RN 1976, and G. Le Rider, Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2007), pp. 125-34. Tyre mint 332/1 BC.

(23 mm, 17.15 g, 6h).
Harlan J Berk Buy or Bid Sale 175, May 2011, Lot 114 (incorrectly attributed to Babylon).

This is amongst the first coins issued from Tyre after the siege. It was probably struck in the months immediately following the fall of the city to Alexander. The people who handled it were probably participants in the bloody, protracted siege of Tyre and may then have accompanied Alexander on his expedition to Egypt before going on to fight at Gaugamela. Few Alexander tetradrachms can be so closely associated with the location and movements of the man.n.igma

Lincoln Mourning MedalObv: Bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right.

Rev: A scroll, before a broken column that is flanked by two American flags.

Engravers: Anthony C. Paquet and William Barber (whose initial "B" is visible on the truncation of Lincoln's neck).

Mint: Philadelphia, Date: c. 1865 (20th Century restrike), Bronze, Diameter: 18.36 mmMatt Inglima

LYDIA PHILADELPHIAAE 15 mm 4.12 g
1st CENTURY BCE (100 - 14 BCE)
OBV: MACEDONIAN SHIELD
REV: THUNDERBOLT WITHIN LAUREL WREATH

PHILADELPHIA LYDIA
SNG Cop. 342 (Isegrim)laney

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