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Country: Great Britain Prince Consort of Great britain, Albert of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1819-1861) Type: Medal  Year: 1851 Composition: Pewter Alloy Weight: 38.7 g Diameter: 51mm Thickness: 4 mm Grade: XF45 Shape: Round  Orientation: Medal alignment...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "The Rain Miracle" On June 11, 173 CE, during the Marcomannic Wars (166–180 CE), the Roman army in Moravia was surrounded by the numerically superior Quadi. Cassius Dio writes that the...

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25 mm, 17.20 g, 11 h). Lifetime issue, struck 325-323 BC. Obverse : Head of Herakles to the right, wearing the skin of...

Allectus "The Recaptured Londinium" Allectus, a self-proclaimed Roman emperor in Britain, he served as the minister of finance for the usurper Carausius. Constantius Chlorus, who became Caesar on March 1, 293, was tasked with...

MACEDON UNDER ROMAN PROTECTORATE, First Meris - Tetradrachm, Circa 167-148 BCE, Amphipolis. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in centre of Macedonian shield. MAKEΔONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ....

Country: Great Britain, Queen Victoria.Type: Standard circulation coinYears: 1900 (1895-1901)Value: 1 Farthing = 1/48 Shilling (1/960 LSD)Metal: BronzeWeight: 2.8 gDiameter: 20 mmShape: RoundMintage: 5,969,300Grade: F/VFOrientation: Medal alignment ↑↑Demonetized: Yes =12-31-1960References: KM# 788.2 , Sp# 3964...

Country: Great Britain, Queen Victoria.Type: Standard circulation coinYears: 1899 (1895-1901)Value: 1 Farthing = 1/48 Shilling (1/960 LSD)Metal: BronzeWeight: 2.8 gDiameter: 20 mmShape: RoundMintage: 3,865,000Grade: VF/FOrientation: Medal alignment ↑↑Demonetized: Yes =12-31-1960References: KM# 788, Sp# 3963/4 Obverse:Second...

MACEDON. Philippi. Marcus Antonius , (Circa 42 BC). Assarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 5.82 g, 12 h), Q. Paquius Rufus, legatus coloniae deducendae, 42. A I C V P Bare head of Mark Antony to...

Norway, Christian V, 1670-99. 4 Mark/ 1 Krone 1683 PG, Christiania mint. Obverse : Crowned monogram of king Christian V, divides the date at sides. Below the initials of King's motto.  P.E.I. = PIETETE...

Langobards, uncertain ruler, circa 568-690 Obv.: D N IVSTINI-ANV PP AIC Rev.: VICTORIA AVGVSTORIVM Exergue: CONOB Measurements: 16 mm, 1.42 g, 6 h Arslan 1 var. MEC I, 294 var.   Obverse and reverse...

UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later.  Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.45 g, 6 h), imitating Zeno (476-491). Uncertain mint. D N ZENO PERP AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed...

Galilaea, Tiberias. Hadrian. A.D. 117-138. AE 21 (21.0 mm, 8.22 g, 1 h). Struck A.D. 120. [AYT TPA AΔΡΙΑΝΝω Κ]ΑΙC CЄΒ (or similar, mainly illegible), laureate bust of Hadrian right, aegis on left shoulder /...

Country: Great Britain, Queen Victoria. Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1881 H (1874-1894) Mint: Heaton  Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD) Metal: Bronze Weight: 5.5 g Diameter: 25 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm...

Country: Great Britain, Queen Victoria Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1882 (1874-1894) Value: 1 Penny = 1/12 Shilling (1/240 LSD) Metal: Bronze Weight: 9.2 g Diameter: 30.8 mm Thickness: 1.6 mm Mintage: 7,526,000 Grade:...

Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus "The Unwanted Successor" Diadumenian (born September 14, 208 CE, died June 218 CE) was the son of the Roman Emperor Macrinus. At just nine years old, he was proclaimed Caesar...

Iulia Soaemias Bassiana Augusta “Venus Caelestis – Heavenly Venus” Julia Bassiana was the daughter of Julia Maesa and the Syrian Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus, and the cousin of Emperor Caracalla. Her husband was Sextus...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "Death at Carrhae" On April 8, 217 CE (four days after his 29th birthday), Caracalla was assassinated while traveling from Edessa to a temple near Carrhae. He was killed by an...

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus "Descendant of the Gordians" Gordian III was the grandson of Gordian I and the nephew of Gordian II. At the age of thirteen, Gordian III, along with Balbinus, ceremonially...

Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus "Temple of Juno" Volusianus was the son of Emperor Trebonianus Gallus. In 251 CE, after Hostilian died due to a plague, Volusianus took his place as co-emperor alongside...

Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius "Dacian Draco" was a military standard used by the ancient Dacians, and it can be seen in the hands of Decebal’s soldiers in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column...

Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus "Fortunate One" Marcus Clodius Pupienus was already over 70 years old when he was proclaimed emperor alongside Balbinus by the Senate. Both were senators. Some accounts claim his father was...

Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax "Parthicus Maximus!" Immediately after assuming power, Septimius Severus faced the rising strength of the Parthians. He left Rome and traveled east by sea. During the war (197–199), the Parthian capital...

Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus Roman Province - Cilicia "The Province of Cilicia"  Cilicia is a historical region located at the border of Asia Minor and Syria-Palestine. In Roman times, it was divided into two...

Country: Holy Roman Empire  Emperor: Karl VI (1685-1711-1740) Type: Medal coronation Year: 1711 Composition: Tin Alloy Weight: 12.6 g Diameter: 32 mm Thickness: 2 mm Grade: VF (Corrosion) Shape: Round Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑...

Country: Great Britain, Queen Victoria.Type: Standard circulation coinYears: 1897 (1895-1901)Value: 1 Farthing = 1/48 Shilling (1/960 LSD)Metal: BronzeWeight: 2.4 g (Lightweight)Diameter: 20 mmShape: RoundMintage: 4,579,800Grade: VF30 (Short rim at date)Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑Demonetized: Yes =12-31-1960References:...

OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG REVERSE: FORTVNA REDVX = Fortuna sitting on wheel, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand BUST TYPE: F8 var. = Bust left, radiate, nude with cross-belt, seen...

Country: Kingdom of Norway King Frederik IV of Denmark and Norway (1671-1699-1730). Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1727 Value: 8 Skilling = ½ Mark (1/12) Currency: Speciedaler - Mark (1523-1746) Composition: Silver (.468) Weight:...

Iulia Aquilia Severa Augusta “The Priestess of Vesta” Julia Aquilia Severa was a Vestal Virgin. In 220 AD, she married the Roman Emperor Elogabalus. This caused immense controversy, as the traditional punishment for breaking...

Publius Helvius Pertinax "The Teacher from Liguria" Pertinax was born on August 1, 126 CE. His father, Helvius Successus, was a freedman from Liguria and a timber merchant. Pertinax began his career as a...

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix " Imperator" "I have repaid in full measure anyone who did me harm"—these were the words of Sulla, inscribed on his tombstone. A denarius was struck by the military mint...

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica "The Battle of Thapsus" On the morning of April 6, 46 BCE, Scipio's forces positioned themselves outside the city of Thapsus, facing Caesar's legions. They were arranged in...

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus "The Gallic Massacre" In AD 286, Maximianus was dispatched by Emperor Diocletian to confront the Gallic rebels. After their defeat, he was elevated to the rank of Augustus on April...

Egnatia Mariniana Augusta "Juno's Peacock" Egnatia Mariniana was the wife of Roman Emperor Valerian I and the mother of Gallienus. Despite being the spouse of a relatively long-reigning ruler, she is almost entirely omitted...

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus "Roma Aeternae" In 260 CE, Gallienus issued an edict of tolerance, ending the persecution of Christians. The edict granted clergy the right to preach the word of God and to...

Country: Canada - Queen Victoria  Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1872 H (1858-1901) (Heaton) Value: 5 Cents = 0.05 CAD = 0.038 USD Currency: Canadian dollar (1858-date) Mintage: 2,000,000 Composition: Silver (925%) Weight: 1.1...

Country: Hungary King: Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1913 (1912-1914) Value: 2 Korona  Currency: Austro-Hungarian krone (1892-1918) Mintage: 3,000,000 Composition: Silver (.835) Weight: 9.8 g. Diameter: 27 mm Thickness: 2...

Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus "The Most Handsome Ruler" In the Historia Augusta , it is written: "He was so handsome that all wanton women adored him, and some wished to conceive a child with...

Marcus Aurelius Marius "Empire in Cologne" A Roman usurper in the western part of the empire in 269 CE, Marius hailed from the lower social classes and was reportedly a craftsman by trade (a...

Country: Canada. King Edward VII. Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1907 H (1902-1910) Value: 1 Cent (0.01 CAD) Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-) Mintage: 800,000 Composition: Bronze  Weight: 5.77 g Diameter: 25.4 mm Shape: Round...

Country: Kingdom of Hungary  Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830-1848-1916) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1877 (1870-1879) Value: 1 Florin (Forint) Currency: Florin (decimalized, 1857-1892) Mintage: 2,241,286 Composition: Silver (.900) Weight: 12.3 g. Diameter: 29...

Marcus Iulius Philippus "Roma Aeternae – The Eternal City" Philip I, known as Philip the Arab, hailed from Trachonitis, a region in southern Syria within the province of Arabia Petraea. During the reign of...

Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus "The Black Death" Hostilian was the younger son of Emperor Decius and the brother of Herennius Decius. In 250 CE, he was appointed Caesar by his father, like his...

Country Hungary   King Rudolph ( 1576-1608 ) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1579-1602 Value 1 Denár (1/180) Currency Tallér ( 1526-1754 ) Composition Silver (.500) Weight 0.48 g Diameter 15.7 mm Obverse Curved,...

GREAT BRITAIN, King George II (1727-1760) AR Shilling (26.08mm, 6.00g, 6h) Dated 1745. Tower of London mint Obverse: GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed old bust of King...

Odovacar, king, 476-493.  Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.37 g, 6 h), struck in the name of Zeno (476-491), Rome. D N ZENO PER P F AVG Helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing,...

Epouse de Septime Sévère (13/04/193-04/02/211) - Augusta (194-217) Tetradrachme de billon de l'atelier d'Emese - ca 215-217, officine O IOYΛIA · · · AYΓOYCTA  Buste drapé et diadémé de Julia à droite, vu par...

Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Leopoldo II of Habsburg-Lorraine (Tuscany) (1797-1824-1859) Country: Tuscany (Italian states) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1857 (1853-1859) Value: ½ Paolo (0.2) Mintage: 791,200 Mint: Firenze Currency: Fiorino (1826-1859) Metal: Silver...

Country: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth  King Augustus III (1696-1734-1763) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1754 H (1754-1755) Value: 1 Grosza Currency: First Złoty (1573-1795) Composition: Copper Weight: 3.57 g. Diameter: 20 mm Thickness: 1 mm  ...

Country: Electorate of Bavaria (German states)  Prince Elector Maximilian IV Joseph (1756-1779-1799-1806✟) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1780 (1778-1783) Value: 1 Thaler Currency: Conventionsthaler (1753-1806) Composition: Silver (.833) Weight: 27.8 g Diameter: 42 mm...

Country: Kingdom of Hungary Emperor Franz Joseph I of Habsburg (1848-1916) War of Independence (1848-1849) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1848 (1848-1849) Value: 1 Kreuzer (Krajczár) (1⁄60) Currency: Austro-Hungarian forint (1754-1857) Composition: Copper Weight:...