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PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT Ptolemy II Philadelphus – Life and Reign Ptolemy II Philadelphus (c. 309–246 BCE) was the son of Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Berenice I. He was...

The presented Dupondius of Trajan, featuring the depiction of Fortuna Redux and the inscription FORTVNAE REDVCI in Dativus (dedicated to Fortuna, the goddess of a safe return from a distant, long, or dangerous journey),...

Ruler: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Obverse: Dm TIb CONS-TANT P P AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield decorated with horseman motif  Reverse:  VICTORI-A AVGG and officina letter, cross...

KINGS OF MACEDON  Alexander III of Macedon (ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Τρίτος ὁ Μακεδών), also known as Alexander the Great (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας) and the Invincible (ἀνίκητος), was born on July 19–20, 356 BCE...

Country: Spain - Kingdom of Spain. King: Charles IV (1788-1808) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1802 (1788-1808)  Value: 4 Maravedis (4/34 Real) Metal: Copper Weight: 5.7 g Diameter: 25 mm Mint: Segovia Thickness: 0.9...

Country: Spain - Kingdom of Spain. King: Charles IV (1788-1808) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1804 (1788-1808)  Value: 8 Maravedis (8/34) Metal: Copper Weight: 9.9 g Diameter: 30.5 mm Mint: Segovia Thickness: 1.2 mm...

Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin...

Duchy of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti (1412-1447)  Country: Duchy of Milan (Italian states) Grade: F12 Type: Standard circulation coin Years: Undated (1412-1447) Value: Trillina = 3 Denari (1⁄480) Currency: Scudo (?-1796) Metal: Billon Weight:...

Country: Kingdom of Greece King Otto (1832-1862) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1849 (1847-1857) Value: 10 Lepta (0.10) Currency: First modern drachma (1832-1944) Metal: Copper Mintage:1,160,000 Grade: F15 (Die Break Edge, Die Planchet) Weight:...

Austria Empire, Franz II (1792-1806) Country: Empire of Austria Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1805 (1804-1806) Mint: Alba Iulia (E) Value: 20 Kreuzer (1/3) Currency: Austro-Hungarian gulden (1754-1857) Metal: Silver (.583) Weight: 6.4 g...

Country: Kingdom of Sweden  King Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1792-1809)  Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1809 (1802-1809) Value: 1/2 Skilling (1/96) Currency: Fifth Riksdaler (1798-1830) Composition: Copper Mintage: 4,844,640 Weight: 13 g. Diameter: 29 mm ...

denarius, second type of coins of Boleslaw the Bold, dated 1076-1080, Cracow mint  OBVERSE : Bust of the king left with diadem, wearing armour. In hand the sword of justice. To the right the...

Obverse: continuous legend: MAXIMIL: DG: ARC: AV: DVX:BVRG: MAG: PRVSS: ADMI:, caped duke standing, long sword in right hand, lion with shield left, plumed helmet right. (Translation of obverse legend:  "Maximilian, by God's Grace...

Gaius Caligula. 37-41 AD. Æ As, Lugnundum 37/8 AD. Obverse : C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left Reverse : VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left,holding patera...

First transatlantic flight of Hindenburg 06.05.36 Between 1924 and the  Hindenburg  disaster in 1937, Zeppelins revolutionised transatlantic postal services by offering rapid airmail transport. Carrying and servicing mail and freight subsidised the giant airships’...

Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin...

Country: Kingdom of Denmark King Frederik IV of Denmark and Norway (1671-1699-1730). Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1721 (1720-1722) Value: 12 Skilling (1/8) Currency: Rigsdaler specie (1625-1813) Composition: Silver (.562) Weight: 3.5 g. Diameter:...

  Polish imitation or product of an unofficial Silesian mint from the same late 11th century. Coin with a simplified, rather primitive design.   OBVERSE : Irregular, straight cross with four large balls. Traces...

Country: Livonian Order (Livonian Confederation)  Master: Hermann von Brüggeneye (1535-1549) Type: Standard circulation coin  Years: 1535 (1535-1536)  Value: 1 Schilling  Currency: Schilling (1422-1561) Composition: Billon (.1875 Silver) Weight: 0.93 g. Diameter: 18 mm Grade:...

Polish imitation or product of an unofficial mint from the late 11th or beginnigs of XII century.  This coin is noted only in a few copies. The obverse with a characteristic arch (or U)...

Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin...

The introduction of a $2 coin is a major new development in Australia's coinage system. The design on the reverse side depicts the bust of a traditional aboriginal set against a background of the...

Country: Vatican (Papal States) Pius IX (Pope 1846-1878) Type: Medal Date: 1867 Mint: Roma Composition: Bronze  Weight: 3.4 g Diameter: 20 mm Thickness: 2 mm Shape: Round with suspension ring Grade: XF/AU Orientation: Medal...

Country: Denmark King Christian VII King of Denmark & Norway (1766-1808). Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1771  Value: 1/2 Skilling Dansk (1/192) Currency: Rigsdaler specie (1625-1813) Composition: Copper Weight: 6.2 g. Diameter: 24 mm...

Country: Free city of Riga (Livonia)  Ruling authority: Free city (1563-1579) Type: Standard circulation coin  Years: 1578 (1575-1579) (Type 4) Value: 1 Schilling (Solidus / Silins) Currency: Schilling (1561-1581) Composition: Billon (.94 Silver) Weight:...

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (1741-1765-1790✟) Country: Duchy of Brabant, Austrian Netherlands Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1789 (1788-1789) Mintage: 265,539 Mint: Brussels (Belgium) Value: 14 Liards = 14 Oorden (7⁄40) Currency: Florin (1744-1798)...

This coin lacks any portion of the date on the flan, but it is still a silver cob with all the romance of the  Golden Age of Piracy , with which these coins are...

The typological research of these coins carried out by A. Kędzierski gives strong grounds to indicate the mint in Kalisz as the place of their production and to attribute them to Sieciech - the...

Ruler:  Basiliscus, 475-476 AD Obverse:  D N BASILIS-CUS P P AVG; Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield  Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG; Victory standing left, holding long cross;...

Country: Branbant, Spanish Netherlands - King Felipe II of Spain (1555-1598) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1596 (1585-1598)  Value: Daldre Philippus = 32 Stuivers (1.75) Currency: Brabant Gulden (1506-1713) Metal: Silver (.833) Mint: Antwerp...

Country: Spanish Netherlands King Felipe IV (1605-1621-1665) Type: Counter Token Years: 1654 Mint: Brussels, Belgium Composition: Copper Weight: 5.5 g Diameter: 32 mm Thickness: 0.4 mm Shape: Round Grade: VG Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓...

Emperor Leopold I (1640-1657-1705✟) Country: Free imperial city of Nuremberg (German states)  Period: Free City (1219-1806)  Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1678 (1676-1681) Mint: Nuremberg Value: 1 Kreuzer (1⁄60) Currency: Reichsguldiner (1620-1753) Metal: Silver ...

Country: Denmark King: Christian IV (King of Denmark & Norway (1577-1588-1648✟). Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1615 (1612-1618) Value: 1 Mark = 1/4 Speciedaler (1/4) Currency: First Speciedaler (-1625) Composition: Silver (.593) Weight: 8.3...

Country: Kingdom of Sweden  King Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1792-1809)  Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1807 (1802-1809) Value: 1/2 Skilling (1/96) Currency: Fifth Riksdaler (1798-1830) Composition: Copper Mintage: 1,950,000 Mint: Avesta Weight: 13.2 g. Diameter:...

Country: Kingdom of Greece King Otto (1832-1862) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1851 (1851-1857) Value: 5 Lepta (0.05) Currency: First modern drachma (1832-1944) Metal: Copper Mintage: 620,000 Grade: XF/VF Weight: 6.1 g Diameter: 22...

Pie XII - Pope (1939-1958) (Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli) Country: Vatican City  Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1942 (1942-1946)  Value: 2 Lire (2 VAL)  Currency: Lira (1929-2001) Metal: Stainless steel Weight: 9.9 g...

Pius XI - Pope (1922-1939) (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti) Country: Vatican City  Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1936 (1929-1937)  Value: 2 Lire  (2 VAL)  Currency: Lira (1929-2001) Metal: Nickel  Weight: 10.1 g Diameter: 29...

Pius XI - Pope (1922-1939) (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti) Country: Vatican City  Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1935 (1929-1937)  Value: 2 Lire  (2 VAL)  Currency: Lira (1929-2001) Metal: Nickel  Weight: 9.8 g Diameter: 29...

Country: Kingdom of Sweden  King Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1792-1809)  Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1803 (1802-1809) Value: 1/2 Skilling (1/96) Currency: Fifth Riksdaler (1798-1830) Composition: Copper Mintage: 5,048,000 Mint: Stockholm  Weight: 13.8 g. Diameter:...

Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II Type: Circulating commemorative coin Years: 1984 Value: 1 Dollar (1) Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date) Mintage: 87,776 Composition: Nickel Weight: 15.6 g Diameter: 32.13 mm Shape: Round Orientation: Medal alignment...

Country: India Period: Republic (1950-date) Type: Circulating commemorative coin Years: 1974 (1972-1990) Value: 25 Paise (0.25 INR) Currency: Rupee (Decimalized, 1957-Date) Composition: Copper-Nickel Weight: 2.4 g. Diameter: 19 mm Thickness: 1.36 mm Shape: Round ...

Country: India Period: Republic (1950-date) Type: Circulating commemorative coin Years: 1973 (1972-1990) Value: 25 Paise (0.25 INR) Currency: Rupee (Decimalized, 1957-Date) Composition: Copper-Nickel Weight: 2.5 g. Diameter: 19 mm Thickness: 1.36 mm Shape: Round ...

Kołobrzeg (Kolberg) or unknown Pomeranian mint. About years 1043-1069/70. NOTE: Very rare, one of the oldest Pomeranian coin.  OBVERSE : immitation of Danish long cross penny of Sweyn II Estridsson. Pseudolegend REVERSE: Imitation of...

Product of Silesian mint (Wrocław?) from the beginnings of 12th century. Coin with a simplified, rather primitive design.   OBVERSE : Unregular straight cross with four large balls. Littlepont under one of balls. Traces...

Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin...

Numerous coins of this type were minted in Saksony. However, there is no doubt that their youngest, dating from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, were mass-produced also in Poland. This coin...

Inventory #210523-01. Obverse:   ✚  KAROLVS ✫ FRANCORVM ✫ REX, three crowns surrounding French coat of arms containing triple  fleur-de-lis  on shield. Reverse: ✚  SIT ✫ NOMEN ✫ DNI ✫ BENEDICTVM, cross with crowns...

Caria, Kaunos AR Stater, circa 410-390 BC. Obverse : Winged female figure (Iris) in kneeling-running stance left, head to right, holding kerykeion in her right hand and wreath in her left  Reverse : Triangular...

AVERS Titulature avers : ANÉPIGRAPHE. Description avers : Tête de Tanit à gauche, couronnée d’épis avec collier et boucles d’oreille. REVERS Titulature revers : ANÉPIGRAPHE. Description revers : Tête et cou de cheval à...

Country: Great Britain Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837-1901) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1881 (1837-1887) Value: 3 Pence = 1/4 shilling (1/80 LSD) Mintage: 4,365,900 Composition: Silver (.925) Weight: 1.4 g Diameter: 16 mm Grade:...