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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, 49
Mayadigger
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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."
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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
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laney
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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
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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.

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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
Andras_II_,_(1205-1235_AD),_AR-Denar,_H-228,_C1-191,_U-140,_Q-001,_9h,_16mm,_0,42g-s.jpg
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 !,
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.,
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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-001
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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-001
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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-001
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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.,
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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-001
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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.,
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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.,
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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.,
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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.
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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 24
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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.
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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)

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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.
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Architectural AE26 of Elagabalus (218-222 AD) from Nikopolis, Moesia InferiorArchitectural AE26 of Elagabalus (218-222 AD) from Nikopolis, Moesia Inferior
Notes: Elagabalus facing right on obverse, Castle with two tourettes on reverse. Rare! Excellent quality for these. These large provincial bronzes are usually very worn, and not often seen in such a nice condition as this one. 26 mm, 13.1grams. Elagabalus AE24 of Nikopolis ad Istrum. Laureate head right / UP NOBIOU ROUFOU NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTPON, city gate with two wide towers and a arched door. _5000
Antonivs Protti
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Baltic States. Free City of RigaDavenport 304, Saurma 5839/3015, Federov 603

Billon Schilling (.094 fineness), dated 1570, .92 g., 17.07 mm. max, 0°

Obv: + CIVITATIS : RIGENSIS, large coat of arms (stone portal with 2 flagged towers, 2 crossed keys above with small cross on top, head of lion in the gates)

Rev: • MONETA • NO • ARGEN, 7-0 divided by Bishop's arms (crossed keys with small cross above)
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bmc409Elagabalus
Tyre, Phoenicia

Obv: Laureate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Dido building Carthage, she stands front looking left, holding a ruler in right hand and scepter in left, before the arched gate of the city; above the gate a mason at work on one of the towers, below a man digging with a pick, murex shell and palms tree in upper fields.
27 mm, 12.07 gms

BMC 409
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BRIDGE, Commemorative struck under Constantine ICommemorative RIC VIII, Constantinopolis 21
Constantine I AD 306 - 337
AE - AE 4
Constantinopolis 4th officina AD 330
obv. POP ROMANVS
draped, laureate head of a young Roman l., cornucopiae over r. shoulder
rev. (no legend)
Bridge with two towers and pylons below, over river
CONS/Epsilon above
RIC VIII, Constaninopolis 21; C.1; LRBC.1066
about VF/EF

Belongs to the special issue for the dedication of Constantinopolis AD 330 under Constantine I. The bridge may be the famous Milvian bridge, where Maxentius was defeated by Constantine I AD 312. For more information look at www.beastcoins.com/Architecture/Bridges/Bridges.htm
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Britain, Caerwent, Venta Silurum, 04, Outer wallVenta Silurum (modern village of Caerwent, Wales, UK) was a Roman city founded sometime after A.D. 75.
The site is open to the public to walk round.

Outer wall with defensive towers
maridvnvm
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Britain, Caerwent, Venta Silurum, 05, Outer wallVenta Silurum (modern village of Caerwent, Wales, UK) was a Roman city founded sometime after A.D. 75.
The site is open to the public to walk round.

Outer wall with defensive towers
maridvnvm
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Britain, Caerwent, Venta Silurum, 06, Outer wall + viewVenta Silurum (modern village of Caerwent, Wales, UK) was a Roman city founded sometime after A.D. 75.
The site is open to the public to walk round.

Outer wall with defensive towers with an idea of the location of the site
maridvnvm
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Britain, Caerwent, Venta Silurum, 07, Defensive TowerVenta Silurum (modern village of Caerwent, Wales, UK) was a Roman city founded sometime after A.D. 75.
The site is open to the public to walk round.

View of one of the defensive towers
maridvnvm
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Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1295) AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople (Sear 2326; DOC V.558-9; LPC 36; PCPC 94B)Obv: Nimbate, draped bust of the Virgin, orans, within city walls with six groups of towers; B above, H in left field, two groups of four pellets below
Rev: ANΔPO/NIK / ΔECΠO/THC Π/AΛ/E; Andronicus II kneeling right at the feet of nimbate Christ, who stands facing, laying right hand on Andronicus' head, book of Gospels in left; IC / XC across fields
Dim: 24 mm, 4.01 g
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Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1295) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2334; DOC V.563-66; LPC 40; PCPC 101)Obv: Bust of the Virgin, arms spread, within the walls of Constantinople with 6 groups of triple towers, MP ΘV by her head, sigla in lower fields A - X
Rev: Christ standing on the right, facing three-quarters left, holding Book of Gospels, placing right hand on the head of Andronikos prostrate in proskynesis; in left field, +/AN/ΔPON/IKOC/ΔЄCΠΟ/ΤHCO/ΠAΛ or variation; in right, IC/XC
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Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus with Michael IX (1295-1320) AV Hyperpyron, Thessalonica (Sear 2396v; Bendall 207.2)Obv: Bust of the Virgin, orans, within city walls with six groups of towers; Ʞ - K
Rev: Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael kneeling to either side
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BYZANTINE, Andronicus II and Michael IX 1295-1320 ConstantinopleHyperpyron
Obv: Virgin Orans within City, Four Towers
Rev: Christ Crowning Emperors
Weight: 3.4 grams
Sear 2396
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C. Considius Nonianus, AR Denarius, 57 BCC. Considius Nonianus, moneyer. AR Denarius minted at Rome, 57 BC. Laureate, diademed, and draped bust right of Venus Erycina. Reverse: Temple of Venus Erycina atop mountain, ERVC inscribed at base; in foreground, circuit of city walls with gateway at center and two towers. Sear 381; Considia 1a; Cr. 424/1; Syd. 887. 3.74 gm. 18.00mm. Banker's mark on chin of Venus.
Ex Pat Coyle collection, Ex Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 69, lot 3358. Ex Artemide Kunstauktionen GmbH E/auction 10.
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CARACALLA, AE30 Varbonov1099, City GateOBV: M AΥT AΥΡHΛ - ANTΩNEINOΣ, Laureated head right
REV: AΥΓOΥΣTHΣ - TΡAIANHΣ, Gate camp, flanked by two towers, a third view back to the center
30.02mm, 14.24g

Minted at Augusta Traiana, Thrace, 211-217 AD
Legatus
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Carrhae in Mesopotamia, Septimius Severus, AE 24, Lindgren 2557Carrhae in Mesopotamia, Septimius Severus, AE 24, 193-211 AD
Av.: CEΠTIMIOC [CE]OY.... , naked (laureate?) bust of Septimius Severus right
Rv.: ..Λ]OY KAPPH ΛKA... , front view of a tetrastyle temple, the temple of the moon god Sin, in the middle a sacred stone on tripod, on top of stone: crescent, standards (with crescents on top) on both sides inside the building; another crescent in the pediment.
Lindgren 2557 ; BMC p. 82, #4

The city and the region played an important role in roman history.

Carrhae / Harran, (Akkadian Harrânu, "intersecting roads"; Latin Carrhae), an ancient city of strategic importance, an important town in northern Mesopotamia, famous for its temple of the moon god Sin, is now nothing more than a village in southeastern Turkey with an archeological site.
In the Bible it is mentioned as one of the towns where Abraham stayed on his voyage from Ur to the promised land. Abraham's family settled there when they left Ur of the Chaldeans (Genesis 11:31-32).
Inscriptions indicate that Harran existed as early as 2000 B.C. In its prime, it controlled the point where the road from Damascus joins the highway between Nineveh and Carchemish. This location gave Harran strategic value from an early date. It is frequently mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions about 1100 BC, under the name Harranu, or "Road" (Akkadian harrānu, 'road, path, journey' ).
During the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Harran became the stronghold of its lasts king, Ashur-uballit II, being besiged and conquered by Nabopolassar of Babylon at 609 BC. Harran became part of Median Empire after the fall of Assyria, and subsequently passed to the Persian Achaemenid dynasty.
The city remained Persian untill in 331 BC when the soldiers of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great entered the city.
After the death of Alexander on 11 June 323 BC, the city was claimed by his successors: Perdiccas, Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes. These visited the city, but eventually, it became part of the Asian kingdom of Seleucos I (Nicator), the Seleucid empire, and capital of a province called Osrhoene (the Greek term for the old name Urhai).
The Seleucids settled Macedonian veterans at Harran. For a century-and-a-half, the town flourished, and it became independent when the Parthian dynasty of Persia occupied Babylonia. The Parthian and Seleucid kings both needed the buffer state of Osrhoene which was part of the larger Parthian empire and had nearby Edessa as its capital. The dynasty of the Arabian Abgarides, technically a vassal of the Parthian "king of kings" ruled Osrhoene for centuries.

Carrhae was the scene of a disastrous defeat of the Roman general Crassus by the Parthians. In 53 BC. Crassus, leading an army of 50.000, conducted a campaign against Parthia. After he captured a few cities on the way, he hurried to cross the Euphrates River with hopes of receiving laurels and the title of “Emperor”. But as he drove his forces over Rakkan towards Harran, Parthian cavalry besieged his forces in a pincers movement. In the ensuing battle, the Roman army was defeated and decimated. The battle of Carrhae was the beginning of a series of border wars with Parthia for many centuries. Numismatic evidence for these wars or the corresponding peace are for instance the "Signis Receptis" issues of Augustus and the “Janum Clusit” issues of Nero.
Later Lucius Verus tried to conquer Osrhoene and initially was successful. But an epidemic made an annexation impossible. However, a victory monument was erected in Ephesus, and Carrhae/Harran is shown as one of the subject towns.
Septimius Severus finally added Osrhoene to his realms in 195. The typical conic domed houses of ancient Harran can be seen on the Arch of Septimius Severus on the Forum Romanum.
Harran was the chief home of the moon-god Sin, whose temple was rebuilt by several kings. Sin was one of the great gods of the Assurian-Babylonian pantheon.
Caracalla gave Harran the status of a colonia (214 AD) and visited the city and the temple of the moon god in April 217. Meanwhile the moon god (and sacred stones) had become a part of the Roman pantheon and the temple a place to deify the roman emperors (as the standards on both sides of the temple indicate).

Caracalla was murdered while he was on his way from Temple to the palace. If this had been arranged by Macrinus - the prefect of the Praetorian guard who was to be the new emperor – is not quite clear. On the eighth of April, the emperor and his courtiers made a brief trip to the world famous temple of the moon god. When Caracalla halted to perform natural functions, he was assassinated by one of his bodyguards, Julius Martialis, who had a private grudge against the ruler, because he had not been given the post of centurion.

In 296 AD Roman control was again interrupted when nearby Carrhae the emperor Galerius was defeated by the king Narses / the Sasanid dynasty of Persia. The Roman emperor Julianus Apostata sacrificed to the moon god in 363 AD, at the beginning of his ill-fated campaign against the Sassanid Persians. The region continued to be a battle zone between the Romans and Sassanids. It remained Roman (or Byzantine) until 639, when the city finally was captured by the Muslim armies.

At that time, the cult of Sin still existed. After the arrival of the Islam, the adherents of other religions probably went to live in the marshes of the lower Tigris and Euphrates, and are still known as Mandaeans.
The ancient city walls surrounding Harran, 4 kilometer long and 3 kilometer wide, have been repaired throughout the ages (a.o. by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in the sixth century), and large parts are still standing. The position of no less than 187 towers has been identified. Of the six gates (Aleppo gate, Anatolian, Arslanli, Mosul, Baghdad, and Rakka gate), only the first one has remained.

A citadel was built in the 14th century in place of the Temple of Sin. This lies in the south-west quarter of the ancient town. Its ruin can still be visited.

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CILICIA. Tarsus (?). Ca. late 5th century BC. AR stater (21mm, 10.74 gm, 6h). NGC AUCILICIA. Tarsus (?). Ca. late 5th century BC. AR stater (21mm, 10.74 gm, 6h). NGC AU 3/5 - 5/5, die shift. Side-view of fortified city walls with three crenelated towers, soldiers (?) on patrol between towers / Forepart of bull kneeling right, ankh to lower right. BMC -. SNG France 2 -. SNG Levante -. Casabonne -.

The attribution to Tarsus is based on the style and fabric of the flan, as well as the ankh symbol on the reverse. This symbol was clearly important to the people of Tarsus as the Great King is sometimes depicted carrying it upward by the shaft (cf. SNG France 2, 209); or displayed by itself as on the obol issue cf. SNG France 2, 207; or sometime as a device decorating the fields as on the previous lot in this sale. Another connecting theme is seen on satrapal Tarsus staters of the 4th century BC with lion and bull above crenelated city walls.
Mark R1
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CITY-GATE, 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.
laney
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CITY-GATE, Elagabalus, AE26 from Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior (218-222 AD).Elagabalus III AE26 of Nikopolis ad Istrum. Magistrate Novius Rufus. AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right / VP NOBOU ROUFOU NIKOPOLITWN PROCICTRON, city gate with two towers. 26 mm, 13.1grams.
Moushmov 1391
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CITY-GATE, Gordian III (238-244 AD), Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad IstrumRoman Provincial, Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III (238-244 AD) Æ 27 (12.43g) Sabinius Modestus, legatus consularis., City Gate, Obv.: Laureate and draped bust right. Rev.: Arched gate flanked by two roofed towers with arched windows in uppermost story. Varbanov 4182. Rare! NGC XF.1 commentsAncient Aussie
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CITY-GATE, GORDIAN III -- HADRIANOPOLISGORDIAN III
238 - 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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CITY-GATE, Macrinus, Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 23. HrHJ (2013) 8.23.46.04 corr. (plate coin)Macrinus, AD 217-218
AE 27, 14.01g, 27.34mm, 45°
struck under governor Marcus Claudius Agrippa
obv. AV K OPPEL CE - VH MAKRINOC
bust, laureate, r.
rev. VP AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PROC / C ICTRW
city-gate with three towers, all with three pinnacles, closed double-door
ref. a) not in AMNG:
cf. AMNG I/1, 1826 (for Diadumenian)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3383
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2013) No. 8.23.46.4 corr. (plate coin)
writes NIKOPOLEITWN
very rare, VF/EF, dark-brown patina, a wunderful coin!
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Commemorative RIC VIII, Constantinopolis 21Constantine I AD 307 - 337
AE - AE 4, 1.16g, 13.7mm
Constantinopolis 4th officina AD 330
obv. POP ROMANVS
draped, laureate head of a young Roman l., cornucopiae over r. shoulder
rev. (no legend)
Bridge with two towers over river, pylons below
CONS/Epsilon above
RIC VIII, Constaninopolis 21; C.1; LRBC.1066
about VF/EF

Belongs to the special issue for the dedication of Constantinopolis AD 330 under Constantine I. Sometimes the bridge is called the Milvian bridge. But really its meaning is unknown!
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Constantine I the Great RIC VII Nicomedia 144obv.CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
laureate head right
rv. PROVIDENTIA AVGG
campgate with two towers, star above
ex. N/A
mint Nicomedia
HolgerG
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Constantine I, RIC VI, Antiochia 84Constantine I, the Great, AD 307-337
AE 3, 2.6g, 19mm
Antiochia, 9th officina, ADS 329-330
obv. CONSTANT - INVS MAX AVG
Bust, draped and cuirassed, rosetten-diademed, r.
rev. PROVIDEN - TIAE AVGG
Camp-gate with ten layers of bricks, no door, two towers; star above
in l. and r. field Delta - Epsilon
in ex. SMANT
ref. RIC VI, Antiochia 84
R5!, about VF, sandpatina

After attribution I found that this type was regarded by RIC as R5! Delta+Epsilon in the field means 9. The usual Greek letter for 9, Theta, was taboo because it was the 1st letter of thanatos = death.
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CONSTANTINE IIAE 3. Arles. 327 AD. 3,00 grs. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust left. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C / Campgate with four towers,open doors,star above. S F across fields. VIRTVS CAESS. In exergue ARL T.
RIC 315.
benito
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CONSTANTINE IIAE 3. Arles. 327 AD. 3,00 grs. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust left. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C / Campgate with four towers,open doors,star above. S F across fields. VIRTVS CAESS. In exergue ARL T.
RIC 315.
benito
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Constantine II AE Follis, RIC VII 65, CampgateOBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C - Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left
REV: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS - Campgate with two towers, 10 rows and star above. SMANTB in ex.
2.81g, 18mm
Rated R5

Minted at Antioch, 325-35 AD
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Constantinopolis mint, Anonymous Issue, RIC VIII 21Constantinopolis mint, Anonymous Issue during the reign of Constantine, 330 A.D. AE, 12mm 0.42g, RIC VIII 21; Vagi 3043
O: POP ROMANVS, Laureate, draped bust of the Genius of the Roman People left, cornucopia on left shoulder
R: Milvian(?) Bridge with towers at each end surmounted by three round objects, CONS / S above, waves and pylons below
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Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus , Henry I 1218-1253. Æ Fractional denier Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus , Henry I 1218-1253. Æ Fractional
Uncertain (Nicosia?) mint . 2.6 Gr.
+ hЄNRICVS: large cross pattée .
RЄX above entrance . Gateway with three crenelated towers and arched entrance.
CCS 28
Rare
Vladislav D
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Diadumenian, AD 217-218AE28, 11.4g, 12h;
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Magistrate Agrippa.
Obv.: K M OΠEΛ ΔIAΔOUMENIANOC AV;
Draped bust right.
Rev.: UΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTΠ, city gate with three crenulated towers.
Reference: Moushmov 1314.
John Anthony
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Divus Augustus EmeritaSPAIN, Emerita. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (35mm, 25.7 g, 2h).DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER CAE, Radiate head left / City-view seen from aerial perspective: city wall with five T-shaped crenellations fronted by main gate consisting of two arched bays flanked by two multi-story crenellated towers, each with arched window; gate inscribed AVGVSTA/EMERITA and decorated with four T-shaped crenellations. RPC 30b; SNG Copenhagen -; Burgos 1032.1 commentsAncient Aussie
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Duchy of Koernten - ULRICH IIIDuchy of Koernten - ULRICH III (1181-1201) AR Pfennig. Duke with sword & flag/battlement wall with 3 towers, star above. St. Veit mint. CNA-Cb9.dpaul7
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Edward II. Maille Blanche Hibernie of Aquitaine.Anglo-Gallic. Edward II. Duke of Aquitaine, 1306-1325. AR Maille Blanche Hibernie (1.79 gm, 22.2mm, 1h) of Aquitaine. Short cross pattée. ✠ ED' ⦂ REX AȠGLIE; + BȠDICTV ⦂ SIT ⦂ ИOᙏE ⦂ DИI ⦂ ȠRI. / Châtel tournois with turreted towers & cross pattée, ⋯ over gateway & ∵ below; tressure of nine leaves. ✠ DȠS ⦂ hIBERȠIE. gVF. Bt. Forum Ancient Coins, 2021. Withers AGC 22A (7/b); Elias 32, Duplessy Féodales I #1049, Poey d'Avant Féodales II #2864 (pl.61 #16), Roberts (Edward III) 5592; Spink 8026.Anaximander
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Egypt, BabylonThis elegant red and white banded brickwork is about all that remains on the surface to mark the Roman fortress of ‘Babylon in Egypt’. The Roman structure was started during the reign of Trajan on the site of an earlier Egyptian stronghold which marked the border between Lower and Middle Egypt. The fortress remained an important strategic outpost down through Byzantine times. In the fifth century the Legio XIII Gemina was stationed here. During the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640/1, Babylon endured a seven month siege before its capture.

These days most of the extensive Babylon complex lies buried under the streets of the Christian quarter of Old Cairo. The nearby medieval Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary is popularly known as the ‘Hanging Church’ because its nave was built suspended over two towers of the Roman fort.
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Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 of Nikopolis ad Istrum.AV K M AVPE ANTWNINOC, laureate head right / UP NOBIOU ROUFOU NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTPON, city gate with two wide towers and a arched door. Varbanov 3015 Antonivs Protti
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Empire of Nicaea: John III Ducas-Vatazes (1222-1254) BI Trachy, Magnesia (Sear 2129; DOC IV, Type G 9; Lianta 455-56)Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate; left hand Gospel, pellet in each limb of nimbus cross
Rev: Δ/Π to left, IШ center above, Γ/OΛ/Δ/M/T to right; Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate; between them model of the city with three towers; Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and jewelled loros of simplified type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; Saint wears military tunic, breastplate and sagion; left hand holds sword, point resting on ground
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Empire of Nicaea: Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris (1254-1258) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2147; DOC 1; Lianta 467-68)Obv: Large cross with floriate ends to limbs; in center, small linear cross, or dot
Rev: ΛKOΛACKAPIC ΘЄOΔШP ΔHMHTPIOC in three columnar groups. Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate; between them model of the city of Thessalonica with three towers, surmounted by large stars. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and jeweled loros of simplified type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter. Saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; left hand holds spear, resting over shoulder
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Empire of Nicaea: Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris (1254-1258) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2147; DOC 1; Lianta 467-68)Obv: Large cross with floriate ends to limbs; in center, small linear cross, or dot
Rev: ΛKOΛACKAPIC ΘЄOΔШP ΔHMHTPIOC in three columnar groups. Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate; between them model of the city of Thessalonica with three towers, surmounted by large stars. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and jeweled loros of simplified type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter. Saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; left hand holds spear, resting over shoulder
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Flavius Victor, RIC IX, Aquileia 55(b)Flavius Victor, 387-388, son of Magnus Maximus
AE 4, 0.9g, 13mm
Aquileia, 1st officina
obv. DN FL VIC - TOR PF AVG
Bust, draped and cuirassed, pearl-diademd, r.
rev. SPES RO - MA - NORVM
City gate with 2 towers, star between, open door
in wx. SMAQP
ref. RIC IX, Aquileia 55(b); C. 3
Scarce, VF

In spite of his depiction Flavius Victor was 4-5 years old when his coins were struck.
Jochen
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France, La Turbie - Trophée des AlpesThis Augustan trophy towers over the French Riviera and Monaco. It celebrates Augustus' pacification of the Alps and his victory over 45 tribes. (also mentioned by Pliny, Nat. Hist. III,136-137) Pity about the rainy weather when this photograph was taken.
Syltorian
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FRIESACH - EBERHARD II FRIESACH - EBERHARD II (1200-1246) AR Pfennig.Krems mint. Obv.: EBERHARDVS EPS, standing archbishop facing, book in right hand; object in left unclear. Rev.: Bust of angel with wings high, between 2 towers; half moon and cross above bust. dpaul7
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Gordian IIIGordian III
26 mm 9.95 gm
O: AUT K M AN - T GORDIANOC AUG
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
R: ADRIANOPOLEITWN
City gate with two towers.
Provincial of Hadrianopolis
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Gordian III and Tranquillina, Anchialus, Thrace. 238-244 AD. AE27mm Gordian III and Tranquillina, Anchialus, Thrace. 238-244 AD.

Obv. AYT K M ANT GORDIANOC AYG CEB TRANKYLLINA, laureate and draped bust of Gordian right, facing draped bust of Tranquillina left.

Rev. OVLPIANWN AGXIALEWN, City gate with towers, arched doorway with wall and towers, with three arches along the wall and one pinnacle on top of the wall.

Ref. Varbanov 67
Lee S
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GREEK, PHOENICIA, Sidon, Time of Baalshallim I-Ba'ana, c.425-402 BCPHOENICIA, Sidon, Time of Baalshallim I-Ba'ana, (c.B.C. 425-402), silver eighth shekel (0.75 g),
Obv. galley in front of three city towers, lion below.
Rev. King of Persia standing right, drawing bow, incuse head of Bes to left, incuse head of goat or ibex to right.
S.5933, Elayi & Elayi 362-448, Betlyon 9, BMC 14 [p.142].
CNG Electronic Auction 170, Aug. 8, 2007, (lot 122); Noble Sale 105 Lot 4073
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Greek, Silver Obol; Sidon mint. Circa 375-332 BCObv: City walls with three towers.
Rev: Prow of galley with eye to right; five pellets above, Lion below.
10mm and 0.9 grams.
Not listed in any known reference!!!
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Nicopolis

Obv: [AVT M] AVP ANTΩ[NINOC], laureate draped cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →ΠPOC ICT, in left field, P, in right field, O/N. City gate closed, flanked by two towers, quadriga over central building.
27 mm, 10.70 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.1
Charles M
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Nicopolis

Obv: [AVT] M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate draped cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →ΠPOC ICT, in left field, P, in right field, O/N. City gate closed, flanked by two towers, quadriga over central building.
27 mm, 12.09 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.1
Charles M
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Nicopolis

Obv: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, radiate cuirassed bust right.
Rev:VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →(ΠP)OC IC, in upper field TPON, City gate with 2 towers, over central building a third tower.
25 mm, 8.20 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.3
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.04Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: [AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC], laureate head right.
Rev:VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →(ΠP)OC IC, in upper field TPON, City gate with 2 towers, over central building a third tower.
26 mm, 11.40 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.4
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.04_2Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right.
Rev:VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →(ΠP)OC IC, in upper field TPON, City gate with 2 towers, over central building a third tower.
26 mm, 12.52 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.4

From Gorny & Mosch Online Auction 271, lot 127.
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.06Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right.
Rev:VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →ΠPOC, in upper field ICTPO/N, City gate with 2 towers.
26 mm, 12.45 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.6
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.06_2Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right.
Rev:VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN →ΠPOC, in upper field ICTPO/N, City gate with 2 towers.
26 mm, 10.71 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.6

From Numismatik Naumann, Auction 82, lot 200
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.08Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front.
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I. →CTPON, city gate open enclosed by two towers.
20 mm, 4.72 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.8
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.08_2Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front.
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I. →CTPON, city gate open enclosed by two towers.
21 mm, 4.50 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.8
Charles M
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hhj8.26.46.09Elagabalus
Nicopolis

Obv: AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I. →CTPON, city gate open enclosed by two towers.
22 mm, 5.52 gms

Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov 8.26.46.9
Charles M
HUN_Andras_II_Huszar_245.JPG
Hungary. András/Andreas II (1205-1235). Huszár 245, Toth-Kiss 21.88.1.1, Unger 178, Réthy I 208, Frynas 17.59, Lengyel 17/64, Adamovszky 291 Hungary. András/Andreas II (1205-1235)

AR denár (average 0.7500 fineness; .75 g., 14.1 mm.); .70 g., 14.19 mm. max. 0°

Obv: Crowned head facing front in archway, star to left, three towers above.

Rev: Deer with cross-staff facing right, star to right.

The coins of András II can be divided into four weight groups, with average weights of the denárs being 0.53, 0.59, 0.86 and 0.79 grams, and the heaviest apparently issued between 1222 and 1230 (per Huszár at 11). If so, this emission was issued 1230-235, as noted by Gyöngyössy.

Huszár rarity 10, Toth-Kiss rarity 150, Unger value 75, Frynas rarity S.
Stkp
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Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270). Huszár 336; Toth-Kiss 22.15.1.1 sigla 0.1/1; Unger 246; Réthy I 344; Frynas 18.34; Lengyel 18/34; Adamovszky 402; Rengjeo 52, Mimica 52, Dimnick-Dobrinić 5.1.10Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270)

AR denár (average .55 g., 12.1 mm.), .57 g., 13.12 mm. max. 90°

Obv: Crowned head facing front over patriarchal cross, towers to sides.

Rev: Crowned winged lion facing left.

The coins of Béla IV were initially struck with a fineness of 0.800 silver, and later with a fineness of .900, and with an average weight of .52 g. (per Huszár at 11).

According to Gyöngyössy the type was issued after the Mongol invasion of 1241/1242.

The coins of Béla IV were issued with an average fineness of .800 and “later” .900, per Huszár at 11.

Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić refer to this emission as a Croatian Freisacher issued in Slavonia under András II (1205-1235) and Dukes Béla (1220-1226; governor of Dalmatia and Croatia) and Kálmán/Coloman (1226-1235; duke of Dalmatia and Croatia) (Group V). This attribution was initially made by Hóman in 1920, who tentatively assigned this emission to a Zagreb mint. However, the basis of this attribution has been proven to be erroneous, and the consensus among Hungarian numismatists is that the emission is Hungarian (per Metcalf [1979] at 156).

Huszár rarity 7, Toth-Kiss rarity 30, Unger value 22 DM, Frynas rarity N
Stkp
HUN_Bela_IV_Huszar_337.jpg
Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270). Huszár 337; Toth-Kiss 22.16.1.1 sigla 0.1/1; Unger 247; Réthy I 345-346; Frynas H.18.35; Lengyel Adamovszky 401-401a; Rengjeo 53; Mimica 53; Dimnick-Dobrinić 5.2.4Hungary. Béla IV (1235-1270).

AR obulus (average .25 g., 8.5-10.5 mm.);, .16 g., 10.22 mm. max. 180°

Obv: Crowned head facing front over patriarchal cross, towers to sides.

Rev: Crowned winged lion facing left.

The coins of Béla IV were initially struck with a fineness of 0.800 silver, and later with a fineness of .900, and with an average weight of .52 g. (per Huszár at 11).

According to Gyöngyössy the type was issued after the Mongol invasion of 1241/1242.

The coins of Béla IV were issued with an average fineness of .800 and “later” .900, per Huszár at 11.

Rengjeo, Mimica and Dimnick-Dobrinić refer to this emission as a Croatian Freisacher issued in Slavonia under András II (1205-1235) and Dukes Béla (1220-1226; governor of Dalmatia and Croatia) and Kálmán/Coloman (1226-1235; duke of Dalmatia and Croatia) (Group V). This attribution was initially made by Hóman in 1920, who tentatively assigned this emission to a Zagreb mint. However, the basis of this attribution has been proven to be erroneous, and the consensus among Hungarian numismatists is that the emission is Hungarian (per Metcalf [1979] at 156).

Only Réthy and Adamovszky subdivide this type by the size of the obulus. Their parameters are unclear.

Huszár rarity 9; Toth-Kiss rarity 40; Unger value 32 DM; Frynas rarity S
Stkp
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Hungary: Béla IV (1235-1270) Denár (Huszár-336)Obv: Crowned head facing front over patriarchal cross, towers to sides
Rev: Crowned winged lion facing left
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In front of the Petronas Towers In front of the Towers at night.rexesq
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Ioan Alexander with oldest son Michael IV AsenObverse: Turnovo towers, T to left, P (bulg. R) to right, NV below
Reverse:
Mint: Turnovo
Date: 1331-35 CE
20mm, 1.17g
wileyc
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Istanbul Yedikule TowersWilliamBoyd
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Italy- Pompeii- Entrance PORTA MARINA AND THE CITY WALLSPORTA MARINA AND THE CITY WALLS
Similar to a bastion, facing west, together with Porta Ercolano it is the most imposing of the seven gates of Pompeii. It takes its name from the fact that its road led to the sea. It has two barrel arches (round arch opening), later combined into a single, large barrel vault in opus caementicium. The ring of the walls visible today, already present in the 6th cent. BC, is over 3200 m long: it is generally a solid ring of wall, protected on the outside by a moat and inside by an embankment, atop which runs the patrol walkway. Twelve towers to the north, where the flat ground made Pompeii most vulnerable, also ensured its defense. Pompeii's definitive entry into the Roman orbit (with the Sullan colonization: 80 BC) reduced the importance of the walls, which were occasionally reused or destroyed to make room for houses and baths.

THE CITY WALLS
Pompeii rests on a plateau of Vesuvian lava, whose walls represented a solid natural protection, just the wall to the north were more vulnerable.
The ring of walls was 3220 m. long. Seven identified gates opened in the walls, while the existence of an eighth (Porta Capua) one was uncertain.
The materials used for the walls were mostly: Sarno stone and grey Nucerian tufo. At the beginning the walls were made of Vesuvian lava or ‘pappamonte’ blocks, later made of a double parallel row, than filled with stones and ground.
During the Samnite wars were built the fortifications with the ‘ad aggere’ system, with an embankment inner the city.
During the 3rd century B.C. was probably built an inner calcareous and tufo row, with buttresses and round the top of the walls ran a patrol walkway.
The last phase of construction of the fortifications was dated about the age before Sulla’s conquest: on the more vulnerable side of the walls guard towers in opus incertum were built, with regular distance.
Peter Wissing
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Italy- Rome- The Mausoleum of Hadrian- Castel St.Angelo
(Hadrian's Mausoleum) -
This building has had a checkered history. Originally a dynastic tomb, it was converted into a fortress, then became a noble dwelling and finally a papal residence; between times it served as a barracks, a prison and a museum.
Hadrian (117-38 AD) built a tomb in Domizia's gardens that was to become the dynastic sepulcher of the Antonines. Work started in 123 but was only completed in 139, after's death. The Pons Aelius (the predecessor of the Ponte Sant'Angelo 239), inaugurated in 134, linked the monument to the Campo Marzio.

The Sepulchral Chamber. The present entrance (which is about 10 feet above the level of the ancient one) leads via a short corridor to a square hall. The semicircular niche hollowed out in the back wall was probably intended to contain a statue of Hadrian. On the right is a spiral ramp leading to the cella (mortuary chamber), the heart of the monument. In this square room, which was originally faced with marble, the funerary urns of Emperor Hadrian and his wife, sabina.

Sant'Angelo was Rome's most important fortified area, anyone who held it had virtually the whole town at his mercy. Consequently, its history reflected the city's turbulent internal conflicts. Between the 10th and 11th centuries it passed into the hands of the most powerful noble families before suffering a massive attack by the Roman people, who made up their minds to demolish it in 1379.

Fortifications and Modifications. Under Nicholas III the castle became papal property. Most of the alterations to the building carried out between the pontificates of Nicholas V (1447-55) and Urban VII (1623-44) had a military purpose. Access to the subterranean galleries was blocked, two towers were built at the entrance and four bastions at the corners, a moat was dug, pentagonal ramparts were erected with five small forts (today no longer standing) and, finally the Corridoio or Passetto, the fortified passageway linking St Peter's to the castle, was strengthened
Peter Wissing
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Jordan, Petra, The TheaterAt the end of the narrow gorge, the Siq, stands Petra's most elaborate ruin, popularly known as Al-Khazneh ("the Treasury"), hewn into the sandstone cliff. While remaining in remarkably preserved condition, the face of the structure is marked by hundreds of bullet holes made by the local Bedouin tribes that hoped to dislodge riches that were once rumored to be hidden within it. A little farther from the Treasury, at the foot of the mountain called en-Nejr, is a massive theater, positioned so as to bring the greatest number of tombs within view. At the point where the valley opens out into the plain, the site of the city is revealed with striking effect. The theater was cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during its construction. Rectangular gaps in the seating are still visible. Almost enclosing it on three sides are rose-colored mountain walls, divided into groups by deep fissures and lined with knobs cut from the rock in the form of towers.

Date: 26 October 2006
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/douglaspperkins/286630893/
Author: Douglas Perkins

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