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92e Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.
1969. Made by John Pinches, Ltd.
Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD CAERNRVON . GORFFENNAF 1969 . / The 3 plumes of the Prince of Wales, a crown, and notto ICH DIEN.
A total of 2,000 medals were issued.
7.24 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 24 mm. CallimachusApr 15, 2024
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1.09 Constantine as Caesar: Antioch follis.Follis, ca 307, Antioch mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAESAR / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, chlamys over left shoulder & hanging low, pouring liquid from patera, holding cornucopiae. S in right field.
Mint mark: ANT:
9.21 gm., 27 mm.
PBCC #1086; unlisted in RIC and Sear. CallimachusMar 14, 2024
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1.53 Constantine as Filius Augustorum: Thessalonica follis.Follis, Dec. 308- May 310, Thessalonica mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS FIL AVGG / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO CAESARIS / Genius standing, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. Star in left field; Δ in right field.
Mint mark: . SM . TS .
6.28 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #32b; PBCC #859; Sear #15583.
A coin with ugly gray surfaces. But then, Constantine's FIL AVGG coins do not come along very often.CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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74.9. Detail of item 74.8.Detail of the previous Jacobite medal showing the Wolf & Twins on the bust truncation of the obverse.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=182170
CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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70a. Charles II.Three pence, 1660-1662.
Obverse: CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HI REX / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO / Square shield on cross fleury.
Third issue: with inner circle and mark of value, mint mark (crown) on both sides.
1.52 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #3325; North #2769.
During the first two years of the reign of Charles II, three issues of hammered coins were made. This coin comes from the last of these issues, which also happens to be the last issue of hammered coinage in England.
On the photo above, the little white dot under the king's ear is a little bump. Since it is in the exact center of the coin, it is likely the remnant of the hole made in the die by a point of the compass used to mark out the circles of the coin design. CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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92b Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by John Pinches, Ltd.
Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.
Reverse: . INVESTITURE . CAERNARVON . JULY 1969 / British Coat of Arms.
A total of 2,000 medals were issued.
28.92 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 38 mm. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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92a Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by Geoffrey Hearn.
Obverse: INVESTITURE OF CHARLES . PRINCE OF WALES .
CAERNARVON / JULY / 1969
Crowned bust of Prince Charles, left.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD . SIARL TYWYSOG . CYMRU /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wale's ostrich plumes & motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a crown.
Numbered 1336 on edge, from a total edition of 1500.
26.57 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 38 mm.
The obverse and reverse designs of this medal were obviously based on the investiture medal of Edward VIII issued in 1911. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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1.05 Constantine as Caesar: Alexandria follis.Follis, late 306 - early 307, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: PERPETVITAS AVGG / Roma, helmeted, seatedon throne with shield underneath, holding small Victory on globe, and leaning on sceptre. S in left field; Δ and P in right field.
Mint mark: ALE
9.70 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #63; PBCC #1164; Sear #15545.
Reference: Dharmadhikari, Jay. “L’atelier tétrarchique d’Alexandrie de 304 à 307,” Revue Numismatique, Année 2016, pp. 303-358.
This coin is listed as #39 on page 346 of this article. A coin of the same dies is pictured on page 358. It is listed as 39 (3) – Paris 9139.CallimachusMay 09, 2023
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74.8 Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1737-40. Bronze Medal attributed to Ermenegildo Hamerani.
Obverse: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM [svccvrrere sæclo] / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as an adolescent (about age 16 or 17), in armor and wearing ermine mantle. Wolf & Twins on bust truncation.
Reverse: TRIPLICIS SPES TERTIA GENTIS / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 11 or 12), in armor.
44.80 gm., 45 mm.
MI ii 493/35; Eimer 544A; Woolf 47:1.
Translations:
Obverse: A quote from Virgil, of which only the first 4 words appear on the medal: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM which translates as “At Least Permit This Youth . . . “ But Virgil continues with the words “svccvrrere sæclo” which are not on the medal. The meaning of the entire quote is usually given as “At least permit this youth to repair the ruins of the age.”
Reverse: The Third Hope of a Triple Nation.
The Wolf & Twins on the truncation of the obverse bust indicate this medal was struck in Rome.
CallimachusApr 15, 2023
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12. Severus II as Caesar.Follis, 305-306, London mint.
Obverse: SEVERUS NOBILISSIMVS CAES / Laureate bust of Severus II.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none).
10.51 gm., 30 mm.
RIC #59a; Sear #14630 var.CallimachusApr 04, 2023
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19. Continental "Porcupine" sceat.AR sceat, ca. 720-40. Mint: likely Dorestad or Domburg.
Obverse: Porcupine-like figure, three parallel lines in curve.
Reverse: Standard with VOT /.\ design. Small cross on each side of standard.
1.09 gm., 12 mm.
North #48; Seaby #786; Metcalf Secondary phase, Series E .
Although the porcupine sceattas are found extensively in England, most of them were likely minted in what is today The Netherlands. The coins identified by Metcalf as being of the secondary (“Kloster Barthe”) phase were likely minted in Dorestad or Domburg rather than Friesland, ca. 720-40.
Reference:
Metcalf, Michael; and Op den Velde, Wybrand. "The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 – c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the “Porcupine” Sceattas of Series E." Volume I. 2010. 284 pp.
The above work contains “. . . a dauntingly large amount of detailed information about the porcupine sceattas . . .” (p. 262). I hope the information I’ve gathered about this coin is correct.CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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00. The Canti.Potin unit, 125-50 BC.
Obverse: stylized head, right.
Reverse: stylized bull right; two crescents above.
1.74 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #367;
Holman Group F.
In "A New Classification for the Flat Linear Coinage" by David Holman (BNJ 2016-86-2), this coin seems to be from Group F, and most nearly resembles F 2/3-11a. A suggested date for Group F is ca. 75/70 BC - 60/55 BC. CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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4.22 Constantine II: Alexandria.AE 3/4, 335 - 337, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine II.
Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS / Two soldiers, each holding spear and shield, one standard between them.
Mint mark: SMALA
1.59 gm., 16 mm.
RIC #66; LRBC #1436; Sear #17363.Callimachus
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92a Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by Geoffrey Hearn.
Obverse: INVESTITURE OF CHARLES . PRINCE OF WALES .
CAERNARVON / JULY / 1969
Crowned bust of Prince Charles, left.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD . SIARL TYWYSOG . CYMRU /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wale's ostrich plumes & motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a crown.
Numbered 1336 on edge, from a total edition of 1500.
26.57 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 38 mm.
The obverse and reverse designs of this medal were obviously based on the investiture medal of Edward VIII issued in 1911. Callimachus
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009. C. Mamilius Limetanus.Denarius, 82-81 BC, Rome mint.
Obverse: Bust of Mercury wearing winged hat; caduceus and the letter I behind.
Reverse: C MAMIL LIMETAN / Ulysses, dressed like a Greek sailor, being recognized by his dog Argus upon returning to Ithaca.
4.06 gm., 19 mm.
Syd. #741; RSC #Mamilia 6; Sear #282.
The Mamilia gens claimed descent from Mamilia, the daughter of Telgonius, reputed son of Ulysses. Mercury is an ancestor of Ulysses.
The story as told in Homer's "Odyssey" is somewhat different from that portrayed on this coin. When Ulysses returned to Ithaca after twenty years, he found his dog Argus lying on a dung heap and nearly dead. Argus had only enough strength to wag his tail in recognition of his master's voice before he died. Be that as it may, this is still an elegant portrayal of this touching scene, the likes of which are rarely found on Roman coinage.
Callimachus
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