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The inscriptions are only fragmentary, but it is doubtful this type exists will full inscriptions.
Manfred was frequently in conflict with the Papacy and was excommunicated by three different popes. In the Divine Comedy, Dante meets Manfred outside the gates of Purgatory, where the spirit explains that, although he repented of his sins in the moment of death, he must atone by waiting 30 years for each year he lived as an excommunicate, before being admitted to Purgatory proper. Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of King Manfred. ME95104. Billon denaro, Spahr 215, MEC Italy III 616, MIR 10 484 (R, Manfredonia), Travaini 81, F, green patina, typical small squared flan, light corrosion, light earthen deposits, weak legends, weight 0.434 g, maximum diameter 14.8 mm, Messina mint, 1258 - 1264; obverse MAYNFRID, Ω over M; reverse REX SICILIE, two intersecting crosses; $25.00 (€23.50)
Kingdom of Sicily, Manfred von Hohenstaufen, 1258 - 1266
The inscriptions are only fragmentary, but it is doubtful this type exists will full inscriptions.
Manfred was frequently in conflict with the Papacy and was excommunicated by three different popes. In the Divine Comedy, Dante meets Manfred outside the gates of Purgatory, where the spirit explains that, although he repented of his sins in the moment of death, he must atone by waiting 30 years for each year he lived as an excommunicate, before being admitted to Purgatory proper. Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of King Manfred. ME95111. Billon denaro, Spahr 215, MEC Italy III 616, MIR 10 484 (R, Manfredonia), Travaini 81, F, green patina, typical small squared flan, light earthen deposits, uneven strike, weight 0.517 g, maximum diameter 13.3 mm, Messina mint, 1258 - 1264; obverse MAYNFRID, Ω over M; reverse REX SICILIE, two intersecting crosses; $25.00 (€23.50)
Kingdom of Sicily, Manfred von Hohenstaufen, 1258 - 1266
Manfred was frequently in conflict with the Papacy and was excommunicated by three different popes. In the Divine Comedy, Dante meets Manfred outside the gates of Purgatory, where the spirit explains that, although he repented of his sins in the moment of death, he must atone by waiting 30 years for each year he lived as an excommunicate, before being admitted to Purgatory proper. Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of King Manfred. ME95075. Billon denaro, Spahr 217, MEC Italy III 621, MIR 10 485 (R, Brindisi), Travaini 82, Thomsen 2513, F, well centered, typical small squared flan, light corrosion, weight 0.636 g, maximum diameter 14.8 mm, Messina mint, 1258 - 1266; obverse + DEI GRACR, Ω over M; reverse + • SICILIE •, cross pattée with pellet in each quarter; $25.00 (€23.50)
Judean Kingdom, John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 134 - 104 B.C.
John Hyrcanus was the son of Simon the Maccabee and nephew of the folk hero Judah Maccabee, the hero of the Hanukkah story. Soon after Hyrcanus assumed power, the Seleukid kingdom marched on Jerusalem. Antiochus VII and Hyrcanus I negotiated a treaty that left Hyrcanus a vassal to the Syrian king. John Hyrcanus was the first Jewish ruler to issue coins in his own name.JD114834. Bronze prutah, Hendin 6168, Meshorer TJC I, Meshorer AJC S, HGC 10 629, gF, near complete inscription, light corrosion, rev. off center, weight 2.074 g, maximum diameter 14.4 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, 134 - 104 B.C.; obverse Paleo-Hebrew inscription with wedge style script: Yehonanan the High Priest and Head (Rosh) of the Council of the Jews, surrounded by wreath; reverse two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons, pomegranate or poppy between the horns; $110.00 (€103.40)
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Anchialos, Thrace
Anchialos (Pomorie, Bulgaria today) was possibly founded in the 5th or 4th century B.C. as a colony of Apollonia. It is mentioned in Strabo's Geographica as a small town. It was briefly captured by Messembria in the 2nd century B.C., but retaken by Apollonia and its fortified walls destroyed. The western Black Sea coast was conquered by the Romans under Marcus Licinius Crassus in 29 - 28 B.C. after continuous campaigns in the area since 72 - 71. The city became part of the Roman province of Thrace and was formally proclaimed a city under Trajan. Anchialos prospered as the most important import and export location in Thrace during the 2nd and 3rd centuries and acquired the appearance of a Roman city during the Severan Dynasty.RP114893. Bronze AE 27, AMNG II 476, Varbanov II 232, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, F, green patina, encrustations, central dimple on obv., weight 13.341 g, maximum diameter 27.4 mm, die axis 180o, Anchialos (Pomorie, Bulgaria) mint, 9 Apr 193 - 4 Feb 211 A.D.; obverse AY K Λ CEΠ CEYHPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse OYΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN, Septimius Severus on horseback galloping right, wearing military garb, transverse spear in right hand, reins in left hand; ex Rönesans Salzgitter auction 5 (13 Oct 2023), lot 667; $70.00 (€65.80)
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
Sol Invictus ("Unconquered Sun") was the sun god of the later Roman Empire and a patron of soldiers. In 274 the Roman emperor Aurelian made it an official cult alongside the traditional Roman cults. The god was favored by emperors after Aurelian and appeared on their coins until Constantine. The last inscription referring to Sol Invictus dates to 387 and there were enough devotees in the 5th century that Augustine found it necessary to preach against them. The date 25 December was selected for Christmas to replace the popular Roman festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the "Birthday of the Unconquered Sun."RS114895. Silver denarius, RIC IV 111, RSC IV 39, Hunter III 43, SRCV III 8672, Choice VF, well centered and struck, flow lines, die wear, frosty surfaces, weight 2.366 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 1 Jan 241 - Jul 243 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing slightly right, radiate head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand; ex NBS web auction 20 (11 Nov 2023), lot 318; $110.00 (€103.40)
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Struck during the lifetime of Alexander the Great.
Alexander's genius and charisma led the Macedonian army to create an empire covering most of the then-known world, from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-two.GS114932. Silver tetradrachm, Price 71a; Müller Alexander 138; Demanhur 455 - 471; Newell Reattribution 19, & pl. iv, 2, VF, bumps and scrapes, some rose toning, weight 16.772 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 45o, Macedonia, Amphipolis mint, 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, right leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, club over Ωw monogram left, AΛEΞANΔPOY clockwise behind; $500.00 (€470.00)
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, family, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others.RS114994. Silver denarius, Woytek 348b, BMCRE IV 403, Hunter II 135, BnF IV 468, RSC II 199, RIC II 104 (C), Strack I 161, SRCV II -, VF, near centered, attractive dark tone, highlighting deposits, light scratches, weight 3.190 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 111 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pietas standing half left, right hand dropping incense over lit altar at feet on left, long scepter in left hand, PIET in exergue; this coin has an attractive dark tone that should never be cleaned!; scarce; $120.00 (€112.80)
Roman Republic, L. Farsuleius Mensor, 75 B.C.
RSC notes, " The type may allude to the Lex Julia (B.C. 90) by which the rights of citizenship was granted to all Italians." Sydenham and Crawford both indicate the historical allusion is uncertain.RR114995. Silver denarius, Crawford 392/1b, RSC I Farsuleia 2, Sydenham 789, BMCRR Rome 3298, SRCV I 329, VF, attractive dark toning, a little off center, light deposits, tiny edge splits, weight 3.226 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 270o, Rome mint, 75 B.C.; obverse draped and diademed bust of Libertas right, S C downward over liberty cap behind, MENSOR upward before; reverse helmeted warrior standing facing in biga right, head left, extending right hand to assist citizen into biga, reins and spear in left, Roman numeral control below horse's forelegs, L•FARSVLEI in exergue; ex Pegasi Numismatics; $130.00 (€122.20)
Roman Republic, Q. Titius, 90 B.C.
The moneyer Q. Titius is known only from his coinage.RR114996. Bronze as, Crawford 341/4a, Sydenham 694, BMCRR Rome 2231, Russo RBW 1277, SRCV I 742, gF, red-brown surfaces, flan flaws, smoothing, casting sprue, weight 13.212 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 315o, Rome mint, 90 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Janus, long pointed beards, no mark of value; reverse prow of galley right, Q TITI above, no mark of value or control symbol; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-auction 548 (20 Nov 2023), lot 433; ex Shetland Sheepdog Collection (purchased 31 Dec 2015); ex Bob Hurst Numismatics (Vero Beach, FL); ex Alex G. Malloy; $130.00 (€122.20)
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