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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Geography||View Options:   | | | Every ancient coin is associated with a place, at the least where it was minted. Rarely, but occasionally, we learn where a coin was found. Many ancient coins depict the personification of a nation, province, city, or river. Every coin has some tie to geography. Of course collecting every coin is not a theme, so geography must be narrowed down in some way. Collecting the coins of one mint, city or region is popular. Hadrian's famous "travel series" would make an excellent geography theme collection. Another is the travels of Paul. Or you could collect coins from all places you simply find captivating. |
The eleventh volume, is dedicated to finds of Roman hoards from the early imperial period (with terminal dates up to AD 235) discovered between 1997 and 2001. The highlight of the volume is the Shapwick Villa (Somerset) hoard of over 9,000 denarii, the largest hoard of its kind from Britain to be fully published. It is complemented by an important essay on hoards of the Severan period from Britain by Richard Abdy and Roger Bland.BK10551. Coin Hoards From Roman Britain Volume XI edited by Richard Abdy, Ian Leins, and Jonathan Williams, Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 36, 2002, 223 pages, 10 plates, new, shelf-worn, priced at FORVM's cost!; $25.00 (€23.75) Out of Stock!
Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt
BK40305. Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt by W. M. Flinders Petrie, 1910 edition, Attic Books reprint, paperback, 157 pages, black and white photographs and line drawings; shelf-worn and stained, new - "like used"; $8.00 (€7.60)
Romano-British Coins
Please note that if you order 3 or more books and our shopping cart shipping charges add up to an excessive amount, we will reduce the shipping charge and only charge the actual cost of postage!BL43187. Romano-British Coins by Augustus Brown, published by the author c. 1960, 8vo, paperback, 28 pages plus one plate, NEW, priced at FORVM's cost!; $5.00 (€4.75)
Coins of the First British Empire A.D. 287 - 296
Please note that if you order 3 or more books and our shopping cart shipping charges add up to an excessive amount, we will reduce the shipping charge and only charge the actual cost of postage!BL43188. Coins of the First British Empire AD 287 - 296 by Augustus Brown, published by the author c. 1960, 8vo, paperback, 12 pages plus one plate, priced at FORVM's cost!; $5.00 (€4.75)
Egyptian Art: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Free on request with any order. Don't put it in the shopping cart, just put "BL43197 Free" in the checkout comments.BL43197. Egyptian Art: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a small booklet with over 30 black and white photographs and descriptions of superb Egyptian pieces from the museum collection; perfect for throne room reading; $2.00 (€1.90)
Judaea (Yehudah), Ptolemaic Rule, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285 - 246 B.C.
This is apparently only the second known specimen of this type. All the references given describe the same coin and the plates share photos of a single specimen from the S. Moussaeiff Collection. This coin was struck with the same obverse die but it appears to be from a different reverse die. See the Moussaeiff Collection coin here.JD99501. Silver 1/4 drachm, Hendin 6088 (RRR); Lorber CPE 710; Gitler-Lorber II Group 7, 15; Deutsch Unrecorded 4; Meshorer TJC -; Mildenberg Yehud -, gVF, toned, deposits, obv. off center, edge splits, weight 0.876 g, maximum diameter 10.4 mm, die axis 315o, Jerusalem mint, probably 272 - 261/0 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right; reverse eagle standing half left on thunderbolt, wings open, head left, Aramaic, Aramaic
(YHDH) on left, read right to left (upward); ex CNG auction 117 (19-20 May 2001), lot 328 (listed as a quarter ma'ah in error); $21000.00 (€19950.00) Roman Provincial Egypt, 32 Bronze Coins, c. 30 B.C. - 192 A.D.
Click here to see a list of the coins provided by the consignor (not verified by FORVM).LT96242. Bronze Lot, 32 Roman provincial Egypt bronze coins, Alexandria mint, c. 30 B.C. - 192 A.D.; unattributed, no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photographs, as-is, no returns, 32 coins; $980.00 (€931.00)
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also called the Pharos, built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 B.C., was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Between 393 and 450 feet (120 - 140 m) tall, it was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. Damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323, it then became an abandoned ruin. It was the third longest surviving ancient wonder (after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the still extant Great Pyramid of Giza), until in 1480 the last of its remnant stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site. In 1994, French archaeologists discovered some remains of the lighthouse on the floor of Alexandria's eastern harbor.SL110112. Bronze hemidrachm, RPC III 4557 (8 spec.), Geissen 561, SNG BnF 1117, Emmett 638/14 (R5), Savio 7235, Kampmann 27.352, Dattari -, BMC Alexandria -, SNG Cop -, NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 2/5 (The Morris Collection, 4884196-004), weight 14.93 g, maximum diameter 28 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 110 - 28 Aug 111; obverse AVT TPAIAN C-EB ΓEPM ∆AKIK, laureate bust of Trajan right, aegis on left shoulder; reverse Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria, two tritons facing outward on platform, surmounted by statue with lowered right arm and scepter in left, L I-∆ (year 14) across fields; ex Forum Ancient Coins (2020); ex Heritage auction 61160, lot 97107; ex Morris Collection; NGC| Lookup ; very rare; $500.00 (€475.00)
Roman Egypt, Antinoopolites Nome, Portrait of Antinous, c. 30 Oct 130 - 300 A.D.
Antinous probably joined Hadrian's entourage when it passed through Bithynia about 124 A.D. He became Hadrian's constant companion and lover. In October 130 Antinous drowned in the Nile. Hadrian's grief knew no bounds; he enrolled him among the gods, erected a temple, and on 30 October 130, Hadrian founded the city of Antinoopolis on the very bank of the Nile river where Antinous drowned. It was the capital of a new nome, Antinoopolites. Perhaps the date is from the founding of Antinoopolis. There began a Cult of Antinous. Artists vied with each other in immortalizing his beauty. Temples and statues dedicated to him were erected all over the Empire.AG97755. Glass tessera, Dattari (Savio) – (but cf. 6551-6551 for other glass tesserae of different types), green hue, manufacturing flaw at 12h, otherwise intact., weight 1.67 g, maximum diameter 18 mm, Antinoöpolis Nome mint, c. 30 Oct 130 - 300 A.D.; obverse draped bust of Antinoüs right, wearing hem-hem crown, crescent before; reverse blank; ex CNG e-sale 481 (25 Nov 2020), lot 280; rare; $450.00 (€427.50)
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, 51 - 30 B.C.
Cleopatra VII is of the most famous women in all of history. She originally shared power with her father Ptolemy XII and later with her brother-husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Her relationship with Julius Caesar led to sole rule. Later she aligned with and married Mark Antony. Her suicide after they were defeated by Octavian marks the end of the Hellenistic Era and the beginning of the Roman Era. She was the last Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.GP110028. Bronze hemiobol, Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184; SNG Cop 422; BMC Alexandria p. 123, 5; Noeske 383; Sear CRI 949, aF, obverse central drill pit - probably as minted to reduce flan weight(?), obv. edge beveled, marks, some porosity, weight 9.940 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 51 - 30 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right, characteristic melon coif; reverse KΛEOΠATPAΣ BACIΛICCHC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, head left, cornucopia left, M (40 drachms = hemiobol) right; budget Cleopatra portrait bronze!; $450.00 (€427.50)
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