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AE 3, 16mm/2.95gm, fully silvered, struck c. 318 AD
Obv/ DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C; laur. and dr. bust r., holding in globe and sceptre in l. hand and mappa in r. hand.
Rev/ PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Campgate, three towers, lamda in r. field.; SMH gamma in exergue.
Ref/ RIC VOL VII, 49Mayadigger
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HENRY VI
Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months when his father died.
This was during the period of the long-running Hundred Years' War (1337 - 1453) and Henry is the only English monarch to also have been crowned King of France (as Henri II), in 1431. During his early reign several people were ruling for him and by the time Henry was declared fit to rule in 1437 he found his realm in a difficult position, faced with setbacks in France and divisions among the nobility at home. Henry is described as timid, shy, passive, well intentioned, and averse to warfare and violence; he was also at times mentally unstable. Partially in the hope of achieving peace, Henry married the ambitious and strong-willed Margaret of Anjou in 1445. The peace policy failed and the war recommenced with France taking the upper hand such that by 1453 Calais was Henry's only remaining territory on the continent.
With Henry effectively unfit to rule, Queen Margaret took advantage of the situation to make herself an effective power behind the throne. Starting around 1453 Henry began suffering a series of mental breakdowns and tensions mounted between Margaret and Richard of York, not only over control of the incapacitated king's government, but over the question of succession to the throne. Civil war broke out in 1459, leading to a long period of dynastic conflict, now known as the Wars of the Roses. Henry was deposed on 29th March 1461 after a crushing defeat at the Battle of Towton by Richard of York's son, who took the throne as Edward IV. Margaret continuing to resist Edward, but Henry was captured by Edward's forces in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Queen Margaret, who was first exiled in Scotland and then in France, was still determined to win back the throne on behalf of her husband and son. So, when Edward IV fell out with two of his main supporters, Richard Neville the Earl of Warwick and George the Duke of Clarence, Margaret formed a secret alliance with them backed by Louis XI of France. Warwick returned with an army to England, forced Edward IV into exile, and restored Henry VI to the throne on 30th October 1470, though Henry's position was nominal as Warwick and Clarence effectively ruled in his name.
But Henry's return to the throne lasted less than six months. Warwick overreached himself by declaring war on Burgundy, whose ruler responded by giving Edward IV the assistance he needed to win back his throne by force. Edward retook power in 1471, killing Warwick at the Battle of Barnet and Henry's only son at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Henry was again imprisoned in the Tower where, during the night of 21st May he died, possibly killed on Edward's orders.*Alex
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THOMAS ROTHERHAM, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
Thomas Rotherham, also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on two occasions as Lord Chancellor. Rotherham was educated at King's College, Cambridge, he graduated as a Bachelor of Divinity and became a Fellow of his college where he lectured on Grammar, Theology, and Philosophy. After his ordination as a priest, he became a prebendary of Lincoln in 1462 and then of Salisbury in 1465. He moved on to powerful positions in the Church, being appointed as Bishop of Rochester in 1468, Bishop of Lincoln in 1472, and then Archbishop of York in 1480, a position he held until his death in 1500.
In 1467, King Edward IV appointed Rotherham as Keeper of the Privy Seal. He was sent as ambassador to France in 1468 and as joint ambassador to Burgundy in 1471, and in 1475 was entrusted with the office of Lord Chancellor. When Edward IV died in April 1483, Rotherham was one of the celebrants of the funeral mass on 20th April 1483 and immediately after Edward's death he sided with the dowager queen, Elizabeth Woodville, in her attempt to deprive Richard, Duke of Gloucester of his role as Lord Protector of her son, the new King Edward V. When Elizabeth sought sanctuary after Richard had taken charge of the king, Rotherham released the Great Seal to her (though he later recovered it and handed it over to Thomas Bourchier, the Archbishop of Canterbury).
Rotherham's mishandling of the seal was perceived as indicative of questionable loyalty and led to his dismissal as Lord Chancellor. He was replaced by John Russell, who earlier had also been his successor as Bishop of Lincoln. On 13th June 1483, Rotherham was charged with being involved in a conspiracy between Lord Hastings and the Woodvilles against Richard and imprisoned in the Tower of London, but he was released a few weeks later, around the middle of July, after Richard's coronation as King Richard III. Rotherham was re-instated as Chancellor in 1485, however he was dismissed shortly afterwards by Henry VII and retired from public work.
Rotherham died of the plague in Cawood near York on 29th May 1500. His remains were transferred to a magnificent marble tomb in York Minster in 1506.*Alex
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Louis XIV (1643 - 1715), AE (Brass) Jeton struck c.1644 – 1645Obverse: LVD•XIIII•D:G•FR•ET•NA•REX. Laureate and cuirassed youthful bust of Louis XIV facing right; • B • (for Briot) below.
Reverse: CONSILIO•NIL•NISI•. The escutcheon of France, surrounded by the chain of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit (Order of the Holy Spirit): Necklace and Cross. The legend translates as “He undertakes nothing without Council”, a reference to the administrative council of the king.
Dimensions: 25.65mm | Weight: 5.4gms | Die Axis: 12
Ref. Feuardent: 239 var.
Struck at the Monnaie de Louvre mint, Paris, France
Die engraver: Nicholas Briot
Nicholas Briot (c.1579–1646) was an innovative French coin engraver, medallist and mechanical engineer, who is credited with the invention of the coining-press. He emigrated to England in 1625 and in 1626 he was commissioned to make 'puncheons and dies' for the Coronation of Charles I. His Coronation Medal established his reputation and he went on to produce a considerable number of dies for medals and coins in the following years. In 1633, he was appointed chief engraver to the Royal Mint and went to Scotland to prepare and coin the coronation pieces of Charles I. These demonstrated both his artistic skill and the technical superiority of his new coining machinery and in 1635, on the death of Sir John Foulis, Briot was appointed Master of the Mint in Scotland and superintended the Scottish coinage for several years. Briot was then recalled to England by the King, and on the outbreak of the English Civil War he took possession of the coining apparatus at the Tower and had it removed 'for the purpose of continuing the coining operations in the cause of the King'. Briot travelled to France in the early 1640's and sent coining presses to his brother Isaac, now in a senior position at the Paris Mint, he died on Christmas Eve 1646.*Alex
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15 Hadrian As, travel series, CappadociaHADRIAN
AE As
HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, draped bust right / CAPPADOCIA S-C, Cappadocia, towered, in tunic & cloak with tassles, standing left holding a miniature of Mount Argaeus & standard.
RIC 848; gVF, pitting
This coin seems to have suffered from bronze disease in the past, and appears to have lost its patina as a result of the BD treatment.
RI0096Sosius
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County of Tripoli, Raymond III (1152-87), Æ Pougeoise, (c.1173-1187) County of Tripoli, Raymond III (1152-87), Æ Pougeoise, (c.1173-1187), Tripoli mint +CIVITAS, towered gateway, rev., +TRIPOLIS, St. Andrew's cross pommettée, circle in centre, crescent in each quarter, (CCS 13)Vladislav D
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House of Tudor: Elizabeth I, Silver Sixpence 1575 A.D. 3rd/4th Issue, Bust 5A, Eglantine Mintmark.Tower Mint London 2.45g - 24.1mm, Axis 11h.
Obv: (Eglantine) ELIZABETH D G ANF FR ET HI REGINA - Crowned bust left, Tudor rose behind.
Rev: (Eglantine) POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV : - Long cross over arms with date above.
Ref: Spink 2563.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli
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Kingdom of JERUSALEM. Struck during the siege of Jerusalem by Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem and Balian of Ibelin in 1187 . Bi Denier .Kingdom of Jerusalem . Struck during the siege of Jerusalem by Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem and Balian of Ibelin in 1187 . Bi Denier .
+ TVRRIS DAVIT (legend retrograde), Tower of David
+ SЄPVLChRVM DOMINI, view of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Slocum 288; cf. C.J. Sabine, “Numismatic iconography of the Tower of David and the Holy Sepulchre,” NC 1979, pl. 17, 3; N. du Quesne Bird, “Two deniers from Jerusalem, Jordan,” NumCirc LXXIII.5 (May 1965), p. 109; Metcalf, Crusades, p. 77; CCS 51.
Very Rare . Thirteen known example .
The Ernoul chronicle refers to Balian of Ibelin and the patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem stripped the silver and gold edicule from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for striking coins to pay those defending the city at it's last stand .Vladislav D
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Mary (1553 - 1554 A.D.)AR Groat
O: mΛRIΛ : (pomegranate) D’. G’. ΛnG'. FRΛ’. Z : hIB’. RЄGI’, crowned bust left; double and single annulet stops.
R: VЄRITΛ S (pomegranate) TЄm PORIS FILIΛ, royal coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée.
Tower (London) mint; im: pomegranate
23mm
1.86g
North 1960; SCBC 2492Mat
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GERMANY, Kriegsgeld. Bottrop
FE 10 Pfennigen (21mm, 4.08 g, 12h)
Dated 1919
STADT BOTTROP, tower of Bottrop City Hall
KRIEGSGELD 1918/ 10/ * PFENNIG *Ardatirion
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(0177) COMMODUS--AUGUSTA TRAIANA177 - 192 AD
struck 191-192 AD
AE 29.5 mm; 15.36 g
Magistrate: L. Aemilius Iustus (Legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Thraciae)
O: AV KAI [M] AV KOMOΔOC (or similar) Laureate bust right
R: ΗΓΕ Λ ΑΙΜ ΙΟVСΤ ΑVΓΟVСΤΗС ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗС City gate with 3 towers
Thrace, Augusta Traiana
cf RPC online 10823, citing a Freeman & Sear sale of 2005, without picture.
Note: (from C. Clay, 3.21.2015) "Governor Aem. Justus is rare at this mint, yours may be just the second specimen recorded. Not known to Varbanov, or to Stein in his 1926 monograph on Thracian officials. Apparently not in Schoenert-Geiss's Augusta Traiana corpus, or Varbanov would have known it from there."
d.s.laney
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(0238) GORDIAN III238 - 244 AD
AE 27 mm; 11.30 g
O: AΥT K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC AΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind;
R: AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN, city gate with two towers, conical roofs, no doors
Thrace, Hadrianopolis mint; cf Varbanov 3757/3759, Moushmov 2701
d.s.laney
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(VI) 89bConstantine I
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C
Laureate, drapedand cuirassed bust right
GENIO POP ROM
Genius standing left, towered headdress
-/-//PLN
RIC (VI) 89bmauseus
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0042 - Denarius Antoninus Pius 140 ACObv/ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, Antoninus Pius laureate head r.
Rev/TR P COS III, ITALIA in ex., Italia, towered, seated l. on globe, holding cornucopiae and sceptre.
Ag, 18.0mm, 3.36g
Mint: Rome.
RIC III/98c [C] - RCV 4088 - BMCRE 246 - RSC 466
ex-Freeman & Sear, lot R6690dafnis
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0450 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 119-23 AD ORBIS TERRARVMReference. Rare
RIC II, 594b; Spink 3637 var C. 1285; Banti 678; Strack 559; RIC 450
Bust A2
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM in ex. S C
Orbis, towered and holding globe, kneeling right, and being raised by Hadrian holding scroll and standing left
24.23 gr
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hokidoki
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048 - Antoninus Pius, Ae Sestertius - RIC 789 Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right
Rev: TR POT COS [IIII / ITALIA], S-C, Italia, towered, draped, seated left on globe, holding cornucopiae in right hand and sceptre, nearly vertical in left.
Minted in Rome. A.D. 145-161
Reference(s) - BMC 1719. Cohen 472. RIC III 789 (Rated S) citing Cohen.maridvnvm
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050 Julia Domna (170-217 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 564, AR-Denarius, MATER DEVM, Cybele, towered, enthroned left, Scarce, #1050 Julia Domna (170-217 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 564, AR-Denarius, MATER DEVM, Cybele, towered, enthroned left, Scarce, #1
avers: IVLIA AVGVSTA, Bust draped right.
reverse: MATER DEVM, Cybele, towered, enthroned left between two lions, leaning on the drum, and holding branch and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,5-19,0mm, weight: 2,88g, axis: 11h,
mint: Rome, date: 198 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-I 564, p-169, RSC 123, BMC 51, Sear (2000-2002) 6593, Scarce,
Q-001quadrans
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063 - Clodius Albinus Denarius - RIC 023dObv:- IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALBIN AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- GEN LVG COS II, Genius of Lugdunum, standing facing, towered head left, vertical scepter in right hand, cornucopiae in left, eagle at feet to left and looking upward right
Minted in Lugdunum. November A.D. 195 to 19th February A.D. 196
Reference:- RIC 23d (R2) maridvnvm
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0728 THRACE, Bizya, Hadrian 117-19 AD City gate Reference.
RPC III, 728; Jurukova Bizye, pl. 1, 3; 6 (same dies) 1A; Price-Trell p. 247, 83; Varbanov 1421 var.
Magistrate Maec- Nep- (presbeutès and antistrategos)
Obv. ΑΥΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ СΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum
Rev. ΕΠΙ ΜΑΙ ΝΕΠ ΠΡΕСΒ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΒΙΖΥΗΝΩΝ
City gate, flanked by two towers, surmounted by a figure in quadriga, r.
18.00 gr
31 mm
6h
Note.
The portrait of Hadrian is based on the features of Trajan, as were the earliest coins of Hadrian in Rome.
ex Numismatik Lanz auction 160, lot 414
ex FORVM okidoki
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079a04. Constantius IBI Nummus. Treveri, AD 305-307. IMP CONSTANTIVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, head towered, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae; S-F across fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 642a. 8.59g, 27mm, 6h. Roma Numismatics Auction 80, Lot 1633.lawrence c
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080a04. GaleriusAE Follis. 28mm, 10.47 g. 303-305 AD. Trier mint. Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, tower on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia. S-F across fields. Mintmark PTR. RIC VI Trier 595blawrence c
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085a01. Maximinus II DaiaAE Follis. 23.5mm, 3.79 g. London mint. 310-312 AD. Obv: IMP MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right. Rev: GENIO-POP ROM, Genio standing left, tower on head, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopiae; star in right field; mintmark PLN. RIC 209blawrence c
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1066 - 1087, William I (the Conqueror), AR Penny, Struck 1083 - 1086 at Wallingford, EnglandObverse: + PILLELM REX. Crowned, moustached, facing bust of William I, his right arm across chest holding short sceptre topped with cross over his left shoulder.
Reverse: + IEGLPINE ON PALI. ( Æthelwine on Wallingford) Large cross pattée within circle, each angle within cross holding an annulet, each annulet containing a letter which spells out the word PAXS, all within outer circle.
PAXS type (crown 1)
Diameter: 20mm | Weight: 1.1gms | Die Axis: 6h
Spink: 1257 | North 848 | BMC 8
Dark, almost black, tone
Scarce
This coin, part of William's last coinage issue, was struck during the period that his famous Domesday book was being compiled. The issue may have continued to be struck for a short time into the reign of William I's successor, his son William Rufus, who reigned as William II.
William I, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. Following the death, in 1066, of Edward the Confessor, who was childless, the English throne was seized by the powerful Earl Harold Godwinson who claimed, without corroboration, that Edward had named him as his successor on his deathbed. William, Duke of Normandy, a distant relative of Edward, also claimed that Edward had named him as successor to the throne during a period when Harold was in exile.
William invaded England, landing at Pevensey, meeting Harold who, after defeating an invading Norwegian force in the north, had had to make a forced march south from Stamford Bridge. Harold was defeated at the battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066. This battle is commemorated by the famous Bayeux Tapestry.
After his victory at Hastings William marched to London and was crowned in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066, according to the ancient English rite. Aldred, archbishop of York performed the ceremony.
William moved quickly to exert control over England, he introduced measures which included the imposition of the Forest Law, setting aside large tracts of land for hunting by the aristocracy.
William constructed numerous castles, including the Tower of London, to maintain order but, despite this, the years following his conquest saw a number of rebellions, all of which were brutally repressed. The social impact of these reprisals was huge because by the time of the Domesday survey in 1085-6 the vast majority of land not directly owned by William was controlled by Norman tenants.
After 1072 William spent the majority of his time in France, where he died. William I's death was the result of him being flung from his horse during fighting at the seige of Mantes. He died of his injuries, around a week later, at St. Gervais priory outside Rouen on the 8th or the 9th of September, 1087. William was buried at St Stephen's church in Caen, though even his funeral was not without its problems because, when his body was being interred, the tomb was found to be too small and William's embalmed remains were damaged when attendants were forced to squeeze them into the space.*Alex
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1154 - 1189, HENRY II, AR 'Tealby' Penny, Struck 1158 - 1163 at Canterbury, EnglandObverse: HENRI • REX • A -. Crowned facing bust of Henry II, his head turned slightly to the left, holding sceptre tipped with a cross potent in his right hand. Crown has three vertical uprights each topped by a fleur-de-lis.
Reverse: + ROGIER : ON : CANT surrounding short cross potent within beaded circle, small cross potents in each quarter. Moneyer: Rogier, cognate with the modern English name of Roger. Mintmark: Cross potent.
Class A bust
Diameter: 20mm | Weight: 1.3gms | Die Axis: 4h
Flan chipped and cracked, legends largely illegible
SPINK: 1337
The attribution to mint and moneyer is not 100% certain, but is the best fit I have been able to make from the remaining visible letters in the inscription
For the first few years of Henry II's reign the coins of King Stephen continued to be produced, but in 1158, a new 'cross and crosslet' coinage was introduced in England. While this coinage was acceptable in terms of weight and silver quality, it is notorious for its ugly appearance, bad craftsmanship and careless execution. It is a fact that this coinage is among the worst struck of any issue of English regal coinage. The cross and crosslet type coinage of King Henry II is more often called 'Tealby' because of the enormous hoard of these coins which was found in late 1807 at Bayons Manor farm near Tealby in Lincolnshire. This hoard, which originally amounted to over 5,700 pieces, was first reported in the Stamford Mercury of the 6th November 1807, but unfortunately the majority of the coins, more than 5,000 of them, were sent to be melted down at the Tower of London and only some 600 pieces were saved for national and important private collections.
Henry II became King of England in 1154 and reigned until his death in 1189. He was the first king of the House of Plantagenet. Henry became Count of Anjou and Maine upon the death of his father, Count Geoffrey V, in 1151, his marriage in 1152 to Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Louis VII had recently been annulled, made him Duke of Aquitaine. He became Count of Nantes by treaty in 1185.
By the age of 14, Henry became actively involved in the efforts of his mother Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, to claim the English throne, then occupied by Stephen of Blois. Stephen agreed to a peace treaty after Henry's military expedition to England in 1153, and Henry inherited the kingdom on Stephen's death a year later. Henry was an energetic and sometimes ruthless ruler, driven by a desire to restore the lands and privileges of his grandfather Henry I. During the early years of his reign Henry re-established hegemony over Wales and gained full control over his lands in Anjou, Maine and Touraine. Henry's desire to reform the relationship with the Church led to conflict with his former friend Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. This culminated in the murder of Becket by the high altar in his own church in 1170. This horrified Christians and, although Beckett was apparently disliked by the monks in life, in death he became a martyr, was canonised, and a religious cult grew up around his sainthood.
Henry II soon came into conflict with Louis VII, and the two rulers fought what has been termed a "cold war" over several decades. Henry expanded his empire at Louis's expense, taking Brittany and pushing east into central France and south into Toulouse, but despite numerous conferences and treaties, no lasting peace agreement was reached.
Henry and Eleanor had eight children—three daughters and five sons. As the sons grew up, tensions over the future inheritance of the kingdom began to emerge, encouraged by Louis and his son King Philip II. In 1173 Henry's heir apparent, "Young Henry", rebelled in protest; he was joined by his brothers Richard (later king) and Geoffrey and by their mother, Eleanor. France, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders, and Boulogne all allied themselves with the rebels. This “Great Revolt” was only defeated by Henry's vigorous military action and talented local commanders. Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted again in 1183, resulting in Young Henry's death. Henry II's invasion of Ireland provided lands for his youngest son John, but Henry struggled to find ways to satisfy all his sons' desires for land and immediate power. By 1189, Young Henry and Geoffrey were dead, and Philip successfully played on Richard's fears that Henry II would make John king, which led to a final rebellion. Henry II was decisively defeated by Philip and Richard and, suffering from a bleeding ulcer, he retreated to Chinon Castle in Anjou. Henry died soon afterwards and was succeeded by his son Richard I (the lionheart).
Many of the changes Henry II introduced during his long reign had long-term consequences, his legal changes are generally considered to have laid the basis for the English Common Law, while his intervention in Brittany, Wales, and Scotland shaped the development of their societies and governmental systems.
*Alex
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1216 - 1272, Henry III, AR Penny, Struck 1217 - 1242 at London, England (Short Cross Issue)Obverse: HENRICVS REX around central circle enclosing a crowned, draped and bearded facing bust of Henry III holding a sceptre tipped with a cross pommee in his right hand.
Reverse: + GIFFREI ON LVND. Voided short cross dividing legend into quarters, crosslets in each quarter of inner circle. Cross pattée in legend. Moneyer: Giffrei, cognate with the modern English name of Geoffrey.
Issue type 7c, distinguished by the degraded portrait and large lettering.
Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 1.1gms | Die Axis: 4h
SPINK: 1356C
HENRY III AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Henry III was the eldest son of King John and came to the throne at the age of nine. He was king of England from 1216 until his death in 1272, ruling longer than any other English monarch until the reign of George III.
Henry expressed a lifelong interest in architecture and much of what constitutes the Tower of London today is a result of Henry's work, he added several towers and a curtain wall to expand the White Tower beginning in 1238. Westminster Abbey however, is considered to be Henry's greatest building work. The project began in 1245, when Henry sent his architect Henry de Reynes to visit the French cities of Rheims, Chartres, Bourges and Amiens and Paris' royal chapel Sainte-Chapelle to learn the Gothic technique that he much admired.
The Westminster Abbey that stood previously on the site had been erected by Edward the Confessor in 1042. Edward the Confessor was a hero of Henry's, and he probably named his son (the future Edward I) after him. The foundations and crypt are still those of Edward the Confessor's Abbey, but everything above ground today is the building begun by Henry III. The tomb of Edward the Confessor was moved to a new position of honour in 1269 at the very centre of the new abbey, and when Henry III died in 1272 he was buried beside Edward's shrine in the exact position the bones of his hero had lain for 200 years.
*Alex
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138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 140-143 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III (laureate head right)
rev: ITALIA (Italia, towered, seated left on globe, holding cornucopiae and sceptre)
ref: RIC III 73 (C), RSC463 (5frcs), BMC 214
mint: Rome
2.63gms, 18mm,
Scarce
Antoninus had been entrusted with the government of this province as proconsul. He was chosen by Hadrian from among the four men of consular rank under whose jurisdiction Italy was placed, to administer that particular part of Italy in which the greater part of his own holdings lay. The coin probably commemorate this.berserker
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1502c, Valens, 28 March 364 - 9 August 378 A.D. (Cyzikus)Bronze AE 3, S 4118, 2.42g, 16.5mm, 180o,Cyzikus, F/F, obverse D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, wreath in right, palm frond in left, SMK L(?) in exergue. Ex FORVM.
De Imperatoribus Romanis, An Online Encyclopedia of the Roman Emperors and their Families
Valens (365-369 AD.)
Noel Linski, University of Colorado
Valens was the brother of Valentinian I. On March 28, 364, precisely one month after his accession by Roman reckoning, Valentinian appointed his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor at the Hebdomon, the first in a long line of emperors proclaimed there. Themistius was present and later recounted the occasion in his Or. 6. After only two months of co-rulership, the two departed from Constantinople for their native Illyricum. Outside Naissus, in Moesia, they divided their administrative staff between them and at Sirmium they did the same with their mobile forces. Valens was to rule the east, from Thrace in the North and Cyrenaica in the South eastward to the Persian frontier. Valentinian ruled the west. They did not spend long in Sirmium. By late August 365 Valentinian had moved on toward Milan, where he resided for the following year before moving on to Trier, which remained his capital until 375. Similarly, Valens was back in Constantinople by December 364.and he was declared Augustus in 364 A.D. He was given command of the Eastern provinces, where he spent much of his time campaigning against the Goths and Persians.
In 376 A.D., Valens allowed Gothic tribes, who were being driven forward by the Huns to settle in the Danube provinces. The Goths were so badly treated by the Romans that they rebelled. Valens marched against the confederated barbarian army, and on August 9, 378, the two forces met at Adrianople. Although negotiations were attempted, these broke down when a Roman unit sallied forth and carried both sides into battle. The Romans held their own early on but were crushed by the surprise arrival of Greuthungi cavalry which split their ranks.
In one historical account, Valens was wounded in battle but escaped to a nearby farmstead where he was burned to death in a tower by Gothic marauders. The fourth century A.D. Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus does not seem to concur with this story. Regardless, when the battle was over Valens' body was never recovered, 10,000 roman soldiers lay dead and the perception of Roman military invincibility was destroyed.
Adrianople was the most significant event in Valens' career. Though he displayed some talent as an administrator, Valens' persecutions of Nicene Christians and pagan philosophers, his halting efforts at military achievement and his obtuse personality rendered him a less than glorious emperor. To have died in so inglorious a battle has thus come to be regarded as the nadir of an unfortunate career. This is especially true because of the profound consequences of Valens' defeat.
Adrianople spelled the beginning of the end for Roman territorial integrity in the late empire and this fact was recognized even by contemporaries. The Roman historian Ammianus (325-391 AD) understood that it was the worst defeat in Roman history since Cannae. Rufinus (340–410 CE), monk, historian, and theologian; called it "the beginning of evils for the Roman empire then and thereafter."
Noel Lenski, University of Colorado
Published: De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families http://www.roman-emperors.org/startup.htm. Used by permission.
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.Cleisthenes
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1502h, Valens, 364-378 A.D. (Heraclea)Valens, 364-378 A.D., Heraclea mint, VF, Chi-Rho standard reverse.
De Imperatoribus Romanis, An Online Encyclopedia of the Roman Emperors and their Families
Valens (365-369 AD.)
Noel Linski, University of Colorado
Valens was the brother of Valentinian I. On March 28, 364, precisely one month after his accession by Roman reckoning, Valentinian appointed his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor at the Hebdomon, the first in a long line of emperors proclaimed there. Themistius was present and later recounted the occasion in his Or. 6. After only two months of co-rulership, the two departed from Constantinople for their native Illyricum. Outside Naissus, in Moesia, they divided their administrative staff between them and at Sirmium they did the same with their mobile forces. Valens was to rule the east, from Thrace in the North and Cyrenaica in the South eastward to the Persian frontier. Valentinian ruled the west. They did not spend long in Sirmium. By late August 365 Valentinian had moved on toward Milan, where he resided for the following year before moving on to Trier, which remained his capital until 375. Similarly, Valens was back in Constantinople by December 364.and he was declared Augustus in 364 A.D. He was given command of the Eastern provinces, where he spent much of his time campaigning against the Goths and Persians.
In 376 A.D., Valens allowed Gothic tribes, who were being driven forward by the Huns to settle in the Danube provinces. The Goths were so badly treated by the Romans that they rebelled. Valens marched against the confederated barbarian army, and on August 9, 378, the two forces met at Adrianople. Although negotiations were attempted, these broke down when a Roman unit sallied forth and carried both sides into battle. The Romans held their own early on but were crushed by the surprise arrival of Greuthungi cavalry which split their ranks.
In one historical account, Valens was wounded in battle but escaped to a nearby farmstead where he was burned to death in a tower by Gothic marauders. The fourth century A.D. Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus does not seem to concur with this story. Regardless, when the battle was over Valens' body was never recovered, 10,000 roman soldiers lay dead and the perception of Roman military invincibility had been destroyed.
Adrianople was the most significant event in Valens' career. Though he displayed some talent as an administrator, Valens' persecutions of Nicene Christians and pagan philosophers, his halting efforts at military achievement and his obtuse personality rendered him a less than glorious emperor. To have died in so inglorious a battle has thus come to be regarded as the nadir of an unfortunate career. This is especially true because of the profound consequences of Valens' defeat.
Adrianople spelled the beginning of the end for Roman territorial integrity in the late empire and this fact was recognized even by contemporaries. The Roman historian Ammianus (325-391 AD) understood that it was the worst defeat in Roman history since Cannae. Rufinus (340–410 CE), monk, historian, and theologian; called it "the beginning of evils for the Roman empire then and thereafter."
Noel Lenski, University of Colorado
Published: De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families http://www.roman-emperors.org/startup.htm. Used by permission.
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr. Cleisthenes
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1567 Milled Sixpence of Elizabeth IDenomination: 6 Pence
Date: 1567
Metal: AR
Obverse: Small bust of Elizabeth, rose behind. Lis at 12 oclock. ELIZABETH;D;G;ANG;FRA;ET.HI;REGI
Reverse: Square-topped shield over long cross fourchée. Lis mintmark @ 12:01. Legend: POSVI DEV;AD IVTORE M.MEV; around. .15-67 above shield.
Mint: Tower mint, London
Dimensions: 25mm, 3.02 g, 10h
Reference: Spink 2599. North 2030
Provenance: Purchased from CNG, Inv #593244
The earliest milled coinage of England.
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1568 Elizabeth I hammered sixpenceDenomination: sixpence
Date: 1568
Metal: AR
Obverse: BUST 4B of Elizabeth, rose behind. coronet at 1 oclock. ELIZABETH;D;G;ANG;FRA;ET.HI;REGI
Reverse: Square-topped shield over long cross fourchée. coronet mintmark @ 12:01. Legend: POSVI DEV;AD IVTORE M.MEV; around. .15-68 above shield. Translation: I HAVE MADE GOD MY HELPER
Mint: Tower mint of London
Dimensions: 2.87g, 8h
Reference: Spink 2562. North 1997
Provenance: DNW 4/12/2022 Lot 136; Ex St James Auctions 48, lot 192 (H: £340); ex R. C. Lockett IV, Glendining, 27 April 1960, lot 4105
Nice VF with near full legends and borders but for minor weakness at 8h and opposite. Minor clip at 9:30h
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1597 Lion Daalder - ZeelandNetherlands: Zeeland
1597 Lion Daalder “Swimming Lion”
Obv: Knight facing, looking to his left, above shield depicting provincial arms of Zeeland w/ lion rampant in waves; MO.NO.ARG.15/97.ORDIN.ZEL
Rev: Rampant lion in waves facing left; DOMIN.SERVA.NOS.PERIMVS; mintmark: castle/tower
26.78 grams; 39.96 mm
Davenport: 8870
Delmonte: 838
cmcdon0923
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160 - Constantine the Great - AE Follis - RIC VI Trier 770Follis
Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:–.GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing Tower and chlamys, holding patera
Mint – Trier (S | A / PTR). Autumn A.D. 307 – end of A.D. 308
Reference(s) – RIC VI Trier 770 (S, citing Oxford)
4.34 gms. 180 degrees. 28.37 mm maridvnvm
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160 - Constantine the Great - RIC VI Lugdunum 287Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear)
Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing modius and chlamys, sacrificing from patera on flaming altar and holding cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (CI | H/S / PLC) A.D. Autumn A.D. 308 to start A.D. 309 (Bastien)
Reference:– Bastien 509 (75 examples cited). RIC VI 287 (though Bastien groups both Modius and Towered versions into one group)
6.35 gms. 25.67 mm.maridvnvm
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160 - Constantine the Great - RIC VI Lugdunum 287Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear)
Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing modius and chlamys, sacrificing from patera on flaming altar and holding cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (CI | H/S / PLC) A.D. Autumn A.D. 308 to start A.D. 309 (Bastien)
Reference:– Bastien 509 (75 examples cited). RIC VI 287 (though Bastien groups both Modius and Towered versions into one group)maridvnvm
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160 - Constantine the Great - RIC VI Lugdunum 287 (Genius - FULL SIZE)Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear)
Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing modius and chlamys, sacrificing from patera on flaming altar and holding cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (CI | H/S / PLC) A.D. Autumn A.D. 308 to start A.D. 309 (Bastien)
Reference:– Bastien 509 (75 examples cited). RIC VI 287 (though Bastien groups both Modius and Towered versions into one group)
6.35 gms. 25.67 mm.
Click on the image to see Genius full size.maridvnvm
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160 - Constantine the Great - RIC VI Lugdunum 287 (Portrait - FULL SIZE)Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear)
Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing modius and chlamys, sacrificing from patera on flaming altar and holding cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (CI | H/S / PLC) A.D. Autumn A.D. 308 to start A.D. 309 (Bastien)
Reference:– Bastien 509 (75 examples cited). RIC VI 287 (though Bastien groups both Modius and Towered versions into one group)
6.35 gms. 25.67 mm.
Click on the image to see this portrait full size.maridvnvm
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161-180 AD - MARCUS AURELIUS AE sestertius - struck 180 ADobv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS (Marcus Aurelius bare head right)
rev: CONSECRATIO (garlanded funeral pyre of four tiers surmounted by statue of Aurelius in facing quadriga), S-C in field
ref: RIC III 662 [Commodus], Cohen 98 (20frcs), BMC 399
21.14gms, 29mm
Rare
The Rogus, or Funeral Pile, as a mass of quadrangular shape, filled at the bottom with combustibles, on which again a second tier was placed of similar form and appearance, but narrower and furnished with openings; to this a third and a fourth were added, each gradually diminishing in size, till the whole resembled a watch-tower.berserker
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1645 Hadrian AS Roma 134-38 AD CappadociaReference.
RIC 1645; C. 205; BMC 1730; Strack 714.
Bust C2+
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Bust of Hadrian, bare head draped
Rev. CAPPADOCIA, S C across field
Cappadocia towered wearing tunic and cloak with tassels standing left holding a miniature of Mount Argaeus and a standard.
11.24 gr
26 mm
12h
Note.
Ex Charles Darrah Collection of Flavian and Antonine Bronzes. okidoki
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1696 WILLIAM III AE HALFPENNYObverse: GVLIELMVS•TERTIVS•. Laureate and cuirassed bust of William III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA•. Britannia facing left, seated on shield and holding spear and olive-branch. In exergue, 1696.
Centre of reverse weakly struck.
Diameter: 29mm | Weight: 10.6gms | Die Axis: 6h
SPINK: 3554
This portrait of William III was designed under John (Jan) Roettier (1631-c.1700) and his sons, Norbert and James. The Roettiers were medallists from a family whose members had distinguished themselves in the art for nearly two centuries. John was born in Antwerp, the eldest son, he learned the art of medal engraving and stone cutting from his father, Philip Roettiers who was a medallist and goldsmith. At an early age John was an assistant at the Antwerp Mint, but left in 1661 to go to London at the invitation of Charles II. In 1670 he became Chief engraver at the royal Mint, London, and remained at that post until 1698. Norbert Roettiers (1665-1727) was the third son of John Roettiers, with whom he apprenticed. In 1690 he was appointed Assistant Engraver at the Royal Mint, together with his brother James. James, however, was removed from his office at the mint in consequence of the theft of dies from the Tower of London and he died in 1698 after falling from his horse.*Alex
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1697 WILLIAM III AE FARTHINGObverse: GVLIELMVS•TERTIVS•. Laureate and cuirassed bust of William III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA•. Britannia facing left, seated on shield and holding spear and olive-branch. In exergue, 1697.
Diameter: 23mm | Weight: 4.6gms | Die Axis: 6h
SPINK: 3557
This portrait of William III was designed under John (Jan) Roettier (1631-c.1700) and his sons, Norbert and James. The Roettiers were medallists from a family whose members had distinguished themselves in the art for nearly two centuries. John was born in Antwerp, the eldest son, he learned the art of medal engraving and stone cutting from his father, Philip Roettiers who was a medallist and goldsmith. At an early age John was an assistant at the Antwerp Mint, but left in 1661 to go to London at the invitation of Charles II. In 1670 he became Chief engraver at the royal Mint, London, and remained at that post until 1698. Norbert Roettiers (1665-1727) was the third son of John Roettiers, with whom he apprenticed. In 1690 he was appointed Assistant Engraver at the Royal Mint, together with his brother James. James, however, was removed from his office at the mint in consequence of the theft of dies from the Tower of London and he died in 1698 after falling from his horse.*Alex
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1699 WILLIAM III AE FARTHINGObverse: GVLIELMVS•TERTIVS•. Laureate and cuirassed bust of William III facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA•1699. Britannia facing left, seated on shield and holding spear and olive-branch.
Diameter: 23mm | Weight: 4.3gms | Die Axis: 6h
SPINK: 3558
This portrait of William III was designed under John (Jan) Roettier (1631-c.1700) and his sons, Norbert and James. The Roettiers were medallists from a family whose members had distinguished themselves in the art for nearly two centuries. John was born in Antwerp, the eldest son, he learned the art of medal engraving and stone cutting from his father, Philip Roettiers who was a medallist and goldsmith. At an early age John was an assistant at the Antwerp Mint, but left in 1661 to go to London at the invitation of Charles II. In 1670 he became Chief engraver at the royal Mint, London, and remained at that post until 1698. Norbert Roettiers (1665-1727) was the third son of John Roettiers, with whom he apprenticed. In 1690 he was appointed Assistant Engraver at the Royal Mint, together with his brother James. James, however, was removed from his office at the mint in consequence of the theft of dies from the Tower of London and he died in 1698 after falling from his horse.*Alex
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1794 AE Halfpenny Token. Chichester and Portsmouth, Sussex.Obverse: IOHN HOWARD F•R•S PHILANTHROPIST•. Bust of John Howard facing left.
Reverse: CHICHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH • / HALFPENNY; Arms of the town of Portsmouth; the sun and moon over a triple-towered castle, with the arms of Chichester above the gateway below the central tower, 1794 in exergue.
Edge: PAYABLE AT SHARPS PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTTS CHICHESTER.
Diameter 29mm | Die Axis 12
Dalton & Hamer: 19
This token was probably manufactured by Peter Kempson in Birmingham and the dies were engraved by Thomas Wyon. The issuers of this token were John Chaldecott, a silversmith and cutler in Chichester and Thomas Sharp, a mercer in Portsmouth. Chaldecott was also a partner in the Chichester Old Bank and the Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank. The two men were probably relations or close friends and they issued joint tokens in both Portsmouth and Chichester in the 18th century.
This token was struck in the name of John Howard who was born in Lower Clapton, London the son of a wealthy upholsterer. After the death of his father in 1742, he received a sizeable inheritance. Since he was wealthy and had no true vocation, in 1748 Howard left England and began to travel. However, while in Hanover he was captured by French privateers and imprisoned. It was this experience that made him consider the conditions in which prisoners were held.
In 1758 Howard returned to England and settled in Cardington, Bedfordshire. As a landowner he was philanthropic and enlightened, ensuring that his estate housing was of good standard and that the poor houses under his management were well run.
In 1773 he became High Sheriff of Bedfordshire. On his appointment he began a tour of English prisons which led to two Acts of Parliament in 1774, making gaolers salaried officers and setting standards of cleanliness.
In April 1777, Howard's sister died leaving him £15,000 and her house. He used this inheritance and the revenue from the sale of her house to further his work on prisons. In 1778 he was examined by the House of Commons, who were this time inquiring into prison ships, or “hulks”. Two days after giving evidence, he was again travelling Europe, beginning in the Dutch Republic.
His final journey took him into Eastern Europe and Russia. Whilst at Kherson, in what is now Ukraine, Howard contracted typhus on a prison visit and died. He was buried on the shores of the Black Sea in a walled field at Dophinovka (Stepanovka), Ukraine. Despite requesting a quiet funeral without pomp and ceremony, the event was elaborate and attended by the Prince of Moldovia.
Howard became the first civilian to be honoured with a statue in St Paul's Cathedral, London. A statue was also erected in Bedford, and another one in Kherson. John Howard's bust can still be seen as a feature in the architecture of a number of Victorian prisons across the UK.*Alex
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1795 Yorkshire, York, Halfpenny Conder Token, D&H 63O:View of a cathedral. Ex : YORK . 1795.
R: View of a castle and drawbridge. CLIFFORD'S TOWER A.D. 1100.
E: YORK BUILT A. M . 1223. CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D. 1075.
Dalton & Hamer as Yorkshire 63, 9.6gm, 27mm.
Extremely Fine (Sheldon AU58).Ancient Aussie
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1811 AE HALFPENNY, Norwich, Norfolk.Obverse: NORWICH MDCCCXI. The arms of Norwich consisting of a heraldic shield containing a three towered castle above a lion passant.
Reverse: NEWTON SILVERSMTH AND JEWELLER. Britannia standing facing right, holding spear and shield, behind her, at her side, lion walking right.
Edge: Centre grained.
Diameter: 27mm
Davis 26 | Withers 923
Issued by Francis Newton, a silversmith and Jeweller in Norwich. This is possibly the same Francis Newton (or a close relative) who, in a circular to bankers, was declared bankrupt by solicitors Messrs Bignold, Pulley and Mawe of New Bridge Street, at a meeting in the Rampant Horse Inn, Norwich on 5th August, 1835.
Norwich is situated on the River Wensum and is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. Until the Industrial Revolution, Norwich was the capital of the most populous county in the country and vied with Bristol as England's second city.*Alex
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190 CaracallaCaracalla AD 198-217. Bronze (AR; 18-19mm; 3.40g; 12h) ancient forgery, regular style. ANTONINVS PIVS – AVG BRIT Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. INDVLG FECVNDAE Indulgentia, veilded, towered, draped, seated left on curule chair, extending right hand and holding secptre, pointing upwards to right, in left.
cf. BMCRE V p. 370, 74 and pl. 55.3; cf. C. 104.
ex DSRandygeki(h2)
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1935 George V Silver Jubilee Silver MedalGreat Britain, George V (1910-36), Official Silver Jubilee Silver Medal, 1935, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of King George V commemorative, BHM 4249, Eimer 2029b, Fearon 386.1, small size, EF, bright finish, very light hairlines, plain edge, weight 15.63g (ASW 0.4648oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 32.0mm, thickness 2.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1935; obverse VI · MAII · MCMX-MCMXXXV (6 May 1910-1935), jugate crowned busts left of George V, mantled and wearing Chain of the Garter, and Queen Mary, draped and wearing 11-strand pearl and diamond choker with pearl necklace, small PM raised over King's shoulder to lower right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; reverse STET-FORTUNA DOMUS (Let the Fortune of the House Stand), façade of the Round Tower of Windsor Castle with flag flying, foliage below, small PM raised over crenellated wall to lower right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (8 Mar 2024) with COI; 70.00.Serendipity
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196_Julia_Domna_As_RIC_883_1Julia Domna (ca. 170 – 217 AD)
AE As/Dupondius, Rome, 196 – 209
IVLIA AVGVSTA;
Draped bust right
MATER DEVM, S-C;
Cybele, towered, seated left between two lions, holding branch and resting left arm on drum
10,95 gr, 24 mm
RIC IVa, 883; BMC V, 791; C. 127ga77
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2009-Germany - RegensburgWhat remains today is the western half of the originally double arch and the east tower. berserker
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2016 Gibraltar For All Seafarers Silver 20 PoundsGibraltar, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), For All Seafarers Silver 20 Pounds, 2016, WWII Battle of the Atlantic - Official Merchant Navy commemorative, SCWC KM 1562, BU, struck in 99.9% silver recovered from the SS Gairsoppa, 'For All Seafarers' is also the title of a poem by John Edward Masefield, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, segmented reeding, weight 7.77g (ASW 0.25oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 27.0mm, thickness 1.9mm, die axis 0°, Tower mint, 2016; obverse ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2016 (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Gibraltar, 2016) clockwise from lower left and · 20 POUNDS · arcing below, fourth crowned head right, anchor privy mark behind nape of neck, IRB raised below truncation for engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, raised border surrounding; reverse 1939 · FOR ALL SEAFARERS · 1945 arcing above around inner linear circle, an anonymous Merchant Navy sailor, as well as scenes from a typical Battle of the Atlantic convoy with a sinking vessel in front, 4700/MBSL (Metres Below Sea Level) privy mark above left, J.J. (Joaquin Jimenez) monogram above right, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex eBay sale (6 Nov 2023) with COA; £29.95.Serendipity
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202. Caracalla; Anchialus, ThraceCaracalla AE28 of Anchialus, Thrace. AVT M AVR ANTWNEINOC, laureate cuirassed bust right / OVLPIANWN AGCIA-LEWN, city gate, no door, with two crenulated towers. Moushmov 2853. No.2591. ecoli
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21.14. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.14.1.1./c1g1.1./22., New sigla !, H-228, CNH I.-191, U-140, AR-Denarius, #0121.14. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.14.1.1./c1g1.1./22., New sigla !, H-228, CNH I.-191, U-140, AR-Denarius, #01
avers: Patriarchal cross on the arch, between two towers, two rosettes above, three circles below; border of dots.
reverse: Balcony over three arches, six-pointed star between two circles above, circle below; line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 16,0 mm, weight: 0,42 g, axis: 9h,
mint: Esztergom , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-228, CNH I.-191, Unger-140,
CÁC III. 21.14.1.1./c1g1.1./22., New sigla !,
Q-001quadrans
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21.24. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.24.1.1./a1.4./after 4. before 5., New Sigla !, H-223, CNH I.-187, U-199, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #0121.24. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.24.1.1./a1.4./after 4. before 5., New Sigla !, H-223, CNH I.-187, U-199, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #01
avers: Crowned bust facing between two columns on wedges with circles on the top, rosette/star between two crescents above, the border of dots.
reverse: Castle with three towers, on a triangle, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,0 mm, weight: 0,27 g, axis: 0h,
mint: Esztergom , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-223, CNH I.-187, Unger-199,
21.24.1.1./a1.4./after 4. before 5., New Sigla !,
Sigla a dot (a1) on the top of the head, on the crown, the arrow shows. Very Rare!
Q-001quadrans
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21.24. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.24.1.1./d1.2./after 7. before 8., New Sigla !, H-223, CNH I.-187, U-199, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #0121.24. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.24.1.1./d1.2./after 7. before 8., New Sigla !, H-223, CNH I.-187, U-199, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #01
avers: Crowned bust facing between two columns on wedges with circles on the top, rosette/star between two crescents above, the border of dots.
reverse: Castle with three towers, on a triangle, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12,2-12,5 mm, weight: 0,26 g, axis: 11h,
mint: Esztergom , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-223, CNH I.-187, Unger-199,
CÁC III. 21.24.1.1./d1.2./after 7. before 8., New Sigla !,
Sigla a crescent (d1) on the right down touching the base of the right tower, the arrow shows. Very Rare!
Q-001quadrans
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21.39. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.39.1.1./a3.1./after 2. before 3., New Sigla !, H-283, CNH I.-187, U-207, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #0121.39. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.39.1.1./a3.1./after 2. before 3., New Sigla !, H-283, CNH I.-187, U-207, AR-Obulus Very Rare! #01
avers: Pediment on the column between two wings, crescent above, the border of dots.
reverse: Six-pointed star on the rod between two towers on the arch, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11,0-11,5 mm, weight: 0,17 g, axis: 10h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-283, CNH I.-, Unger-207, Corponai Hoard No:78, by Gohl: Num. Közl. VI.125.
CÁC III. 21.39.1.1./a3.1./after 2. before 3., New Sigla !
Sigla three dots (a3) one on the left wing in the middle, and another two on the column in the middle. Very Rare!
Q-001quadrans
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21.61. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.61.1.1., H-275, CNH I.-305, U-144, AR-Denarius, #0121.61. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.61.1.1., H-275, CNH I.-305, U-144, AR-Denarius, #01
avers: Crowned bust facing, between two towers, star within crescent above, line border.
reverse: Bastion between two towers on an arch of dots, branch between two circles above, leaf below, the border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 14,0-14,5 mm, weight: 0,49 g, axis: 7h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-275, CNH I.-305, Unger-144,
CÁC III. 21.61.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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21.62. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.62.1.1., H-276, CNH I.-306, U-145, AR-Obulus, #0121.62. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.62.1.1., H-276, CNH I.-306, U-145, AR-Obulus, #01
avers: Crowned bust facing, between two towers, star within crescent above, border of dots.
reverse: Bastion between two towers on an arch of dots, branch between two circles above, leaf below, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12-12,5 mm, weight: 0,28 g, axis: 4h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-276, CNH I.-306, Unger-145,
CÁC III. 21.62.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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21.71. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.71.1.1., H-259, CNH CP.-044, U-185, AR-Obulus, Rare! #0121.71. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.71.1.1., H-259, CNH CP.-044, U-185, AR-Obulus, Rare! #01
avers: Three towers on an arch, cross on the middle one, crowned bust facing between two stars below, a double circle of dots.
reverse: Cross with rosettes in the angles, border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11,5 mm, weight: 0,28g, axis: 0h,
mint: Esztergom , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-259, CNH CP.-044, Unger-185,
CÁC III. 21.71.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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21.72. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.72.1.1., H-248, CNH I.-220, U-186, AR-Obulus, #0121.72. András II., (Andreas II.), King of Hungary, (1205-1235 A.D.), CÁC III. 21.72.1.1., H-248, CNH I.-220, U-186, AR-Obulus, #01
avers: Crowned head facing, in the pointed arch between two towers, border of dots.
reverse: Cross with stars in the angles, border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12,1 mm, weight: 0,46g, axis: -h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-260, CNH I.-220, Unger-186,
CÁC III. 21.72.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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212 AD - JULIA DOMNA denariusobv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG (draped bust to the right, her braided hair nicely arranged in waves and in a long bun behind the head)
rev: MATRI DEVM (Cybele, towered, standing front, head left and legs crossed, leaning left elbow on column while holding scepter and drum {Tympanum}; at feet, left, a lion)
ref: RIC IVi 382(Caracalla) (S), RSC137 (4frcs)
mint: Rome
3.6gms, 19mm
Scarce
Cybele in the Roman pantheon was the mother of several figures, including Zeus. She is often depicted with her attributes, one of which is a lion. This association with Cybele, and the inscription "MATRI DEVM", or "mother of the gods", is a clear reference to Domna's imperial status as mother of the divine Augustii.berserker
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22.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #0122.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #01
avers: Crescent between two heads with their back to each other, tower between two dots above, Hebrew letter "shin" "ש" below; line border.
reverse: Leopard advancing left, the tree above, Hebrew letter "pe" "פ" (?) above, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,5 mm, weight: 0,36 g, axis: -h,
mint: Esztergom, date:1235-1270 A.D., ref: Huszár-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), Unger-161(András II.),
CÁC III. 22.12.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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22.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #0222.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #02
avers: Crescent between two heads with their back to each other, tower between two dots above, Hebrew letter "shin" "ש" below; line border.
reverse: Leopard advancing left, the tree above, Hebrew letter "pe" "פ" (?) above, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,5 mm, weight: 0,24 g, axis: -h,
mint: Esztergom, date:1235-1270 A.D., ref: Huszár-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), Unger-161(András II.),
CÁC III. 22.12.1.1.,
Q-002quadrans
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22.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #0322.12. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.12.1.1., H-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), U-161(András II.), AR-Obulus, #03
avers: Crescent between two heads with their back to each other, tower between two dots above, Hebrew letter "shin" "ש" below; line border.
reverse: Leopard advancing left, the tree above, Hebrew letter "pe" "פ" (?) above, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,5 mm, weight: 0,29 g, axis: -h,
mint: Esztergom, date:1235-1270 A.D., ref: Huszár-267(András II.), CNH I.-227(András II.), Unger-161(András II.),
CÁC III. 22.12.1.1.,
Q-003quadrans
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22.15. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.15.1.1./e02.3./14., H-336, CNH I.-344, U-246, AR-Denarius, #0122.15. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.15.1.1./e02.3./14., H-336, CNH I.-344, U-246, AR-Denarius, #01
avers: The Patriarchal cross between two towers; crowned head facing above, line border.
reverse: Crowned, winged lion standing left, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11mm, weight: 0,34g, axis: 9h,
mint: , date: 1235-1270 A.D., ref: Huszár-336, CNH I.-344, Unger-246,
CÁC III. 22.15.1.1./e02.3./14.,
Q-001quadrans
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22.16. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.16.1.1./00.1./01., H-337, CNH I.-345, U-247, AR-Obulus, #0122.16. Béla IV., King of Hungary, (1235-1270 A.D.), CÁC III. 22.16.1.1./00.1./01., H-337, CNH I.-345, U-247, AR-Obulus, #01
avers: The Patriarchal cross between two towers; crowned head facing above, line border.
reverse: Crowned, winged lion standing left, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: , date: 1235-1270 A.D., ref: Huszár-337, CNH I.-345, Unger-247,
CÁC III. 22.16.1.1./00.1./01.,
Q-001quadrans
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22121 Commodus/ItaliaCommodus/Italia
Copper Sestertius
Obv: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG BRIT –
Laureate head right
Rev: P M TR P
VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P S-C –
Italia, towered, seated left on
globe, holding cornucopia and scepter.
ITALIA in Exergue
Mint: Rome AD 184 29.2mm 20.59g
RIC III, 438 Cohen 266 Blayne W
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23.05. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.05.1.1., H-347, CNH I.-287, U-259, AR-Denarius, #0123.05. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.05.1.1., H-347, CNH I.-287, U-259, AR-Denarius, #01
avers: +RЄX•STЄPHANVS•, Lion with human head/sphinx advancing right, border of dots.
reverse: No legends, Crowned bust facing, towers/reliquary in place of the arms, border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12,0-13,0mm, weight: 0,42g, axis: 6h,
mint: , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-347, CNH I.-287, Unger-259, Lengyel-19/6,
CÁC III. 23.05.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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24.20. László IV., (Ladislaus IV.), King of Hungary, (1272-1290 A.D.), CÁC III. 24.20.1.1., H-382, CNH I.-328, U-290, AR-Denarius, Castle with two towers, B-C, #0124.20. László IV., (Ladislaus IV.), King of Hungary, (1272-1290 A.D.), CÁC III. 24.20.1.1., H-382, CNH I.-328, U-290, AR-Denarius, Castle with two towers, B-C, #01
avers: Emperor facing holding cross and scepter, B in the left field, line border.
reverse: Castle with two towers cross between towers, circles above and below, B and C on both sides, line border.
exergue: B/C//--, diameter: 12,0mm, weight: 0,42g, axis: 10h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-382, CNH I.-328, Unger-290,
CÁC III. 24.20.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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24.30. László IV., (Ladislaus IV.), King of Hungary, (1272-1290 A.D.), CÁC III. 24.30.1.1., H-384, CNH I.-330, U-291, AR-Denarius, #0124.30. László IV., (Ladislaus IV.), King of Hungary, (1272-1290 A.D.), CÁC III. 24.30.1.1., H-384, CNH I.-330, U-291, AR-Denarius, #01
avers: City wall with gate, bastion between two towers, cross between two birds above, border of dots.
reverse: Eagle with spread wings, advancing left, a border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12,0mm, weight: 0,35g, axis: -h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-384, CNH I.-330, Unger-291,
CÁC III. 24.30.1.1.,
Q-001quadrans
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3805 SYRIA Laodicea ad Mare. Hadrian Tetradrachm 123-24 AD Tyche Reference.
RPC III, 3805/6; Prieur 1109; Adra 1562-5; Paris 1157
Issue Year 170 (OP)
Obv. ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒΑСΤ
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with gorgoneion on breastplate
Rev. ΙΟΥΛΙΕωΝ ΤωΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕωΝ
Turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right; in field, right, ΟΡ soldiers arming the battlements/towers on Tyche's head
13 gr
25 mm
12h
Note.
From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5142; Numismatica Ars Classica 1 (39 March 1989), lot 862; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 279 (August 1967), no. 40.okidoki
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501. Constantine I Ostia SolOstia
Although Ostia was probably founded for the sole purpose of military defence — since through the Tiber's mouths armies could eventually reach Rome by water — in time the port became a commercial harbour, and a very important one too. Many of the goods that Rome received from its colonies and provinces passed through Ostia. In this role, Ostia soon replaced Pozzuoli (Puteoli, near Naples).
In 87 BC, the town was razed by Marius, and again in 67 BC it was sacked by pirates. After this second attack, the town was re-built and provided with protective walls by Cicero. The town was then further developed during the 1st century AD, mainly under the influence of Tiberius, who ordered the building of the first Forum. The town was also soon enriched by the construction of a new harbour on the northern mouths of the Tiber (which reaches the sea with a larger mouth in Ostia, Fiumara Grande, and a narrower one near to the current Fiumicino international airport). The new harbour, not surprisingly called Portus, was excavated from the ground at the orders of the emperor Claudius; it has an hexagonal form, in order to reduce the waves strength. The town was provided with all the services a town of the time could require; in particular, a famous lighthouse. Archaeologists also discovered the public latrinas, organised for collective use as a series of seats that lets us imagine today that the function was also a social moment. In addition, Ostia had a large theatre, public baths and a fire fighting service. You can still see the mosaic floors of the baths near today's entrance to the town.
Trajan too, required a widening of the naval areas, and ordered the building of another harbour, again pointing towards the north. It must be remembered that at a relatively short distance, there was also the harbour of Civitavecchia (Centum Cellae), and Rome was starting to have a significant number of harbours, the most important remaining Portus.
Ostia grew to 50,000 inhabitants in the 2nd century AD and in time focused its naval activities on Portus. With the end of the Roman Empire, Ostia fell slowly into decay, and was finally abandoned in the 9th century due to the fall of the Roman empire in combination with repeated invasions and sackings by Arab pirates; the inhabitants moved to Gregoriopolis. In the Middle Ages, bricks from buildings in Ostia were used for several other occasions. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was entirely built of material originally belonging to Ostia. A "local sacking" was carried out by baroque architects, who used the remains as a sort of marble store for the palazzi they were building in Rome. Soon after, foreign explorers came in search of ancient statues and objects. The Papacy started organising its own investigations with Pope Pius VII and the research still continues today. It has been estimated that two thirds of the ancient town have currently been found.
001. Constantine I Ostia
RIC VI Ostia 85 S
ecoli
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59. Edward V.Medal, ca 1820.
Obverse: EDOUARD . V . D . G . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX . J . DASSIER F . / Bust of Edward V.
Reverse: NAT . 8 . OCTOB . 1470 . MORT . 1483 . / A monument, on top of which are 2 infants
embracing -- a reference to the affectation of Edward and his brother Richard. At center is a bas-relief
showing the murder of the young princes in the Tower. Inscription at bottom of monument.
30.13 gm., 40 mm.
Eimer #21; MI I p. 18-19; Eisler 259/19.
Coins of Edward V are so rare as to be virtually non-existent. So in place of a coin of Edward V, I have a medal with his portrait. It is not contemporary with Edward V - that is, 15th century - but neither is it modern.
In 1731, Jean Dassier of Geneva, Switzerland, made a series of 34 medals showing the Kings and Queens of England. Dassier was an important European medalist, and this series is one of his most important. This series of medals was begun during his second stay in London, and was approved by Queen Caroline.
Eventually the dies for the medals came into the possession of Sir Edward Thomason, and he re-issued the medals around 1820. This medal of Edward V is from Thomason's re-issued series. Callimachus
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88. Edward VIII: Investiture as Prince of Wales, 1911.Official Medal for the Investiture of Prince Edward as Prince of Wales, 1911.
Medal designed by Sir William Goscombe John; minted by the Royal Mint.
Obverse: INVESTITVRE . OF . EDWARD . PRINCE . OF . WALES . K . G
CARN- -ARVON IVLY . XIII MCMXI /
Crowned bust of Prince Edward, three-quarters left.
Reverse: . ARWISGIAD . IORWERTH TYWYSOG . CYMRU .M . G .
Above castle tower at right: GORPHENAF MCMXI /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wales’ Ostrich Plumes & Motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a Crown.
.925 Sterling silver, 21.41 gm, 35 mm, with red case of issue.
Dappled toning, EF.
There were 5411 silver, and 129 gold medals issued.
Eimer #1925; British Historical Medals (BHM) vol. 3, #4079.
Callimachus
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A.D. 1558-1603 - Elizabeth 1st - Tower Mint - Half GroatObv:- E . D . G . ROSA . SINE . SPINA, Crowned, draped bust left, two pellets in right field (Elizabeth by the Grace of God a rose without a thorn)
Rev:- CIVITAS LONDON, Shield
Minted in London (Tower Mint), 5th Issue, mintmark Escallop both sides, Dated A.D. 1584-1596
Reference:- S. 2579maridvnvm
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A.D. 1603-1625 - James 1st - Tower Mint - SixpenceObv:- IACOBVS D : G : ANG : SCO : FRA ET HIB REX, Crowned, draped bust right, VI in left field
Rev:- EXVRGAT DEVS ET DISSIPENTVR INIMICI, Shield (Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered)
Minted in London (Tower Mint), mintmark Thistle both sides, Dated A.D. 1604
Reference:- S. 2647maridvnvm
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A.D. 1625-1649 - Charles 1st - Tower Mint - Half CrownObv:- CAROLVS : D. G. : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET : HIB : REX , Charles riding horse left, with upright sword, cloak flies from king's shoulder
Rev:- CHRISTO . AVSPICE . REGNO, Round garnished shield
Minted in London (Tower Mint), mintmark R in brackets both sides, A.D. 1644-1645
Reference:- S. 2778maridvnvm
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A.D. 1625-1649 - Charles 1st - Tower Mint - Sixpence
Obv:- CAROLVS : D. G. : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET : HIB : REX , Crowned, draped bust left, VI in right field
Rev:- CHRISTO . AVSPICE . REGNO, Shield
Minted in London (Tower Mint), mintmark Triangle both sides, A.D. 1639-1640
Reference:- TBDmaridvnvm
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abilaspijk024Elagabalus
Abila
Obv: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: In exergue, CεABIΛ. Left downward, IεACV. Right upward, NWNKC. Above, BΠ C. Hexastyle temple with central arch and pediment on top of which figure is standing; flaming altar within temple; on either side square towers with doors below and three windows on upper floors; steps in front.
24 mm, 10.70 gms
Spijkerman 24Charles M
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Alfonso XI, (1312 - 1350 A.D.)Spain, Leon
Billon Cornado
O: +ALFON S REX, crowned bust left
R: CASTELE LEGION•, castle with three towers; L and star flanking tower, L below.
León mint.
19mm
.81g
ME 1182; Burgos 289.Mat
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Anchialos Septimius Severus St. BarbarusAE 25 12.5gr
Anchialos
Septimius Severus
T. Statilius Barbarus (196-98 AD)
Ob: AY K Λ CEΠ | CEYHPOC ΠE
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: HΓM CTA BAPBAPOV AΓXI AΛEΩN (inscribed circularly)
City gate with colonnade on top flanked by two towers
AMNG II 461a; Varbanov (E) II 186 (depicted); Mionnet -; BMC-; SNG Cop.-
Attractive dark mahogany patina.
rennrad12020
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Anchialus Commodus Caecilius Servilianus City gateCommodus
Governor Caecilius Servilianus (perhaps 186 AD; Stein)
AE29 13.45g
AV ∙ KAI Λ ∙ AVP | KOMOΔOC
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right
HΓ ∙ KAI | CEPOVIΛI | ANOV
Ex: AΓXIAΛEΩN
City gate with 2 towers and a gallery of 6 arches
AMNG II 442 (not depicted); cf. Varbanov (E) II 125 (depicted); Mionnet -; BMC –; RPC online-
2 countermarks on obverse. Howgego 183 (Athena helmed right) and 534 (ΔX)
rennrad12020
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Andronicus II Palaeologus Hyperpyron Sear 2461Andronicus II Palaeologus AV Hyperpyron
4.20g, 25.0mm, 180 degrees, Constantinople mint, 1325-1328 CE and later.
Attribution: DOC 494-497. Sear 2461. PCPC 185 (sigla 4). Double struck obverse.
O: Half-length figure of the Virgin (Theotokos), orans, within four groups of towers on city walls. sigla: •/fleur de lis.
R: ANONIKVC AͶAIVC (fragments of ANΔPONIKOC twice), Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Andronicus III, kneeling to left and right respectively.
Ex-CNG eAuction 530 (4 Jan 2023) Lot 913. Ex-J.-P. Righetti Collection.Ron C2
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Antioch. AE 19.2mm, TycheHadrian A.D. 117-138, Syria, Antioch. AE 19.2mm (3.96g) AVTOKP KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEBAC; Laur. head of Hadrian r., with slight drapery at neck/ ANTIOXEWN THC MHTPOΠOLE; Towered and veiled bust of Tyche r., A below chin. McAlee 541a; Ex Gert Boersema, photo credit Gert BoersemaPodiceps
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Antoninus Pius Asia Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, 139 AD, Rome, RIC III pg 104 579, Cohen 64 (fr.40), BMC 1184, Strack 780, Banti 41 (2 spec.)
OBV: Antoninus AVG PIVS P P, Laureate head right
REV: COS II, ASIA in exergue, SC in fields, Asia towered, standing left, holding crown and anchor, prow left
VERY RARE
Part of a series celebrating Antoninus' remission of half of the special tax (aurum coronarium) normally levied on the provinces at the time of the accession of an emperor.
SRukke
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Antoninus Pius denarius ItaliaAR Denarius
Antoninus Pius, 138-161 CE
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 3.24 grams, Die axis: 7h
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III
Laureate head to right.
Reverse: ITALIA
Italia towered, seated left on globe, holding cornucopiae and sceptre.
Mint: Rome
References: RIC 73
Notes:
- This coin can be dated between 140 to 143 CE.
- A scarcer issue of Antoninus, alluding to Italian domination over the world. The cornucopiae symoblises the Roman belief in the prosperity and good fortune they had brought the world
- Denarii minted under the reign of Antoninus Pius had a target weight of 3.4 grams and an average silver content of 88%.
Purchased from Mike Vosper Coins, 2006Pharsalos
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Antoninus Pius ItaliaANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Laureate head right
ITALIA
Italia, towered, seated l. on globe, holding cornucopiae and sceptre.
3.12g
Rome 140-143
RIC 73c. BMC 214
Ex-Pella Coins and AntiquitiesJay GT4
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 579, Sestertius of AD 139 (Aurum Coronarium: Asia)Æ Sestertius (22.74g, Ø33mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: COS II (around) S C (in field), ASIA (in ex.) Asia, towered headdress, standing left, holding crown and anchor, prow at feet.
RIC 579 (R2); Cohen 64 (fr.40); BMCRE IV 1184; Strack 779 (listed in 6 collections); Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 41 (2 spec.); Sear (Roman Coins & their Values II) 4150
ex CNG, eAuction 60 (2003)
Part of a series celebrating Antoninus' remission of half of the special tax (aurum coronarium) normally levied on the provinces at the time of the accession of an emperor.Charles S
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 579, Sestertius of AD 139 (Aurum Coronarium: Asia)Æ Sestertius (25.43g, Ø 31mm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: COS II (around) S C (across field), ASIA (ex.) Asia, towered headdress, standing left, holding crown and anchor, prow at feet.
RIC 579 (R2); Cohen 64 (fr.40); BMCRE IV 1184; Strack 779 (listed in 5 collections); Banti 41 (2 spec.); RCV 4150
ex Flavius (Lakeville, MN, 2008)
Part of a series celebrating Antoninus' remission of half of the special tax (aurum coronarium) normally levied on the provinces at the time of the accession of an emperor.Charles S
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 580, Sestertius of AD 139 (Aurum Coronarium: Cappadocia)Æ Sestertius (29.1g, Ø33mm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: CAPPADOCIA (around) S C (field), Cappadocia, towered headdress, standing left, holding crown and vexillum, Mons Argaeus at feet.
RIC 580 (R); BMC 1185; Cohen 120 (fr.25); Strack 783; Banti 51 (3 spec.)
ex s*p*q*r (via eBay, 2008)
Part of a series celebrating Antoninus' remission of half of the special tax (aurum coronarium) normally levied on the provinces at the time of the accession of an emperor.Charles S
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 580, Sestertius of AD 139 (Aurum Coronarium: Cappadocia)Æ Sestertius (29.1g, Ø33mm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: CAPPADOCIA (around) COS II (ex.) S C (field), Cappadocia, wearing towered headdress, short tunic and short cloak, standing left, holding crown and vexillum, Mons Argaeus at left of her feet.
RIC 580 (R); BMCRE IV 1185; Cohen 120 (fr.25); Strack 783 (lists 5 collections); Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 51 (3 spec.); Sear (Roman Coins and their Values II) 4155
ex GAA Inc. ("s*p*q*r", eBay, 2008)
Part of a series celebrating Antoninus' remission of half of the special tax (aurum coronarium) normally levied on the provinces at the time of the accession of an emperor.Charles S
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 580, Sestertius of AD 139 (Aurum Coronarium: Cappadocia)Æ Sestertius (25,31g, Ø 33mm, 6h). Rome, AD 139.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: CAPPADOCIA (around) COS II (in ex.) S | C, Cappadocia, wearing towered headdress, short tunic and short cloak, standing left, holding diadem and vexillum, Mons Argaeus with star above at left of her feet.
RIC 580 (R); BMC 1185; Cohen 120 (fr.25); Strack 784; Banti 51 (var.)
ex Ex Rauch, 19th live e-Auction, Feb. 2016.
Extremely rare: only 2 specimens in ACSearch.info and missing from WildWinds.comCharles S
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