1920-2020 Lovely coins from a century ago

Italy, 1920-R, Vittorio Emanuele III 1900-1946

5 Centesimi, minted from 1919-1937, KM 59, reverse design reminiscent of the ancient designs on coins of Metapontum, mintage in 1920 was 33,372,000 coin specs 3.26 g and 19.8 mm.

10 Centesimi, minted from 1919-1937, KM 60, mintage in 1920 was 37,995,000 coin specs 5.34 g and 23 mm.

20 Centesimi, minted from 1908-1935, KM 44, mintage in 1920 was 27,284,000 coin specs 3.97 g and 21.5 mm.

ISLAMIC/Governors of Tabaristan; Sulayman b. Musa CE 787-789

AR Hemidrachm, 2.13 g 23mm, Tabaristan mint PYE 137/CE 788-789

Album 65 (S)

O: Sassanian style bust r with face replaced by rhomboid bearing the Arabic word بخ, Arabic marginal legend سليمن

R: Fire altar flanked by attendants, Tabaristan in Pahlavi on r and date PYE 137 on l.

ISLAMIC/ Governors of Tabaristan; Jarir CE 786-788

AR Hemidrachm, 1.94 g 24 mm, Tabaristan mint, PYE 136/CE 787-788

Album 63 (R)

O: Sassanian style bust r with Arabic marginal legend جرير

R: Fire altar flanked by attendants, Tabaristan in Pahlavi on r and date on l

ISLAMIC/Seljuq of Rum; Kayka’us II, Qilij Arslan IV and Kayqubad II CE 1249-1259

 

                                        

 

AR Dirham; 23 mm, 2.99 g, Qonya mint, AH 650/CE 1252-1253

Album 1227

 

O: 

لا اله الا الله

محمد رسول الله

المستعصم بالله اميرالمؤ

منين ضرب في سنة خمسين

 وستماءة بقونية

R:

 السلاطين الاعاظم

عزالدنيا والدين كيكاوس

 و ركن الدنيا والدين قلج ارسلان

وعلاالدنيا والدين كيقوباد

ابن كيخشرو برحن امير المؤمنين

 

 





ISLAMIC/Seljuqs of Rum; Kayka’us II, Qilij Arslan IV and Kayqubad II CE 1249-1259

AR Dirham; 23 mm, 2.99 g, Sivas mint

Album 1227

 

O:  لا اله الا الله

محمد رسول الله

المستعصم بالله اميرالمؤ

منين ضرب في سنة

  ستماءة بسواس-----

 

 R:

السلاطين الاعاظم

عزالدنيا والدين كيكاوس

 و ركن الدنيا والدين قلج ارسلان

وعلاالدنيا والدين كيقوباد

ابن كيخشرو برحن امير المؤمنين

 

ISLAMIC/ Seljuqs of Rum; Kayka’us II عز الدين كيكاوس بن كيخسرو AH 643-647/CE 1245-1249

AR Dirham, 22 mm, 2.97 g, Qonya mint AH 647/CE 1249

Album 1223.1

O: Outer:

ضرب هذا[ \ الدرهم \ بقو\  نية

 

Inner:

السلطان الاعظم

ظل الله في العالم

عزالدنيا و الدين

كيكاوس بن كيخشرو

 

R: Outer:  (in Diwani script)

 سنة \ سبع و\  اربعين و\ ستماءة

 

Inner:

لا اله الا الله

محمد رسول الله

الامام المستعصم

بالله اميرالمؤمنين

GREEK/CAPPADOCIA; Ariarathes IV Eusebes BCE 220-163

AR Drachm 4.03 g, 20 mm, 1h,   RY 33=BCE 188/7

Simonetta 15

BMC 32,10

O: diad bust of Ariarathes IV r.

R: Athena stg l. holding Nike, BAΣIΛEΩΣ/APIAPAϴOY/EYΣEBOYΣ, H in far left field Δ in far right, monogram inner left beneath Nike. ГΛ in ex.

Simonetta writes on pp. 21-22 that the coins of Ariarathes IV "...issued in the 33rd year are most numerous. To account for the fact of so many drachms having been issued in the 33rd year of his reign, Reinach pointed out that in 188 BC Ariarathes was compelled to hand over to the Romans a very large amount of money, as punishment for the help he had given Antiochus. Cn. Manlius Vulso had, in fact, imposed upon him a tribute of 600 talents (1 talent=6,000 drachms) that came, eventually , to be halved through the intercession of his son-in-law Eumenes, king of Pergamum, an ally of the Romans."

In a note Simonetta continues "It might be thought that this enormous sum (for the times and for a small kingdom) of 1,800,000 drachms (600 talents x 6,000=3,600,000, reduced by half after the intercession of the King of Pergamum) could not have been paid over in coined money, but in bullion; however we are lend to believe that the greater part was handed over in coin, because of the very large number of drachms still extant: it suffices to recall that 31 varieties of the drachms of year 33 have been recorded here, and amongst this great diversity at least 77 obverse dies are known (Mørkholm, NC 1969, 26). If we reckon that each obverse die could have struck 10,000 specimens (Sellwood, NC 1963, 229), then, according to our present knowledge, at least 770,000 drachms came from the mint in this year. It is obvious, too, that many dies are not represented on the extant specimens, hence the number of drachms struck must be an even higher figure. There was also a clear advantage to Ariarathes in adopting this method of payment; these drachms are very often a little less in weight than they should be. Multiplying this small difference in weight by hundreds of thousands of examples, the saving becomes considerable."
 

ROMAN/ Maximianus CE 286-310

AE Follis, 27 mm, 9.78 g, London mint c. CE 303-305

RCV 13237


O: laur cuir bust r, IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG


R: Genius stg l, holding patera and cornucopia, GENIO

POPV-LI ROMANI

EX: Triskeles Auctions 23 (6 April 2018) lot 590

ROMAN/ Maxentius CE 306-312

AE Follis, 24x26mm,   5.9 g, Ostia mint, CE 309-312

RIC VI Ostia, 35

 

O: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right.

 

R: AETERNITAS AVG N; Castor and Pollux standing facing each other, each leaning on sceptre with outer left arm and holding bridled horse. in ex. MOSTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYZANTINE; Justinian CE 527-565

AV Solidus, 4.46 g, 21mm, 6h Constantinople mint c. CE 537-542

SB 139

 O: facing portrait in military garb, DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVC

R: Victory holding cross in r and globus cruciger in l hand, star in lower right field. VICTORI-A AVCCC Г/CONOB in ex.

Ex: Heritage Auction 378 (2-3 June 2005) lot 12107
Ex: Dr. Kurt Peters Collection

ENGLAND; Tudor; Henry VIII CE 1509-1547

AR Half Groat, 19 mm, 1.24 g, York Mint CE 1531-1544 under Archbishop Edward Lee mm Key
 
North 1807
 
SCBC 2348
 
O: HENRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FR mm Key, crowned bust r.

R: CIVITAS EBORACI around, EL on either side of shield.

BYZANTINE; Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus CE 1195-1203

Billon Aspron Trachy, 26 mm, 2.53 g, 6h, Constantinople mint

SB 2012
O: bust of Jesus facing beardless wearing nimbus, raising r. hand in benediction in l. scroll. IC on left XC on r. +KE ROHϴEI around the outside.

R: [----], Alexius on l, Constantine bearded and nimbate on r both stg facing.

BYZANTINE; Constans II CE 641-668

AE Follis, 19 x 28 mm, 5.01 g, 7h, Regnal year 1= CE 641/2

SB 1001

O: Constans beardless stg facing wearing crown and chlamys and holding long cross and globus cruciger

εN TɣTO NIKA

R:  M is between O/Φ/A on l and N/ε/O/ς, above ANA in ex officina letter followed by regnal year numeral  ε I.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578

AE half Follis, 19 mm, 5.53 g, 5h, Thessalonika mint, Yr 4=CE 568-569

SB 366

O: DN IVSTI-NVS PP AV Justin and Sophia seated in thrones facing.

R: large K with cross above, ANNO to left, Delta to right and TES below.

BYZANTINE; Two Folles of Constantine X Ducas CE 1059-1067

AE Follis; 30 mm, 11.4 g, 6h, overstruck on SB 1823, Class B anonymous of Romanus III CE 1028-1034.

SB 1853

O: Jesus stg facing inscription obscured.

R: Eudocia on l and Constantine X on the r. inscription also obscured.

AE Follis; 30 mm, 7.21 g, 6h, overstruck on SB 1836, Class D anonymous of Constantine X CE 1042-1055.

SB 1853

O: Jesus stg facing inscription obscured.

R: Eudocia on l and Constantine X on the r. inscription also obscured.

BYZANTINE; Justin I CE 518-527

AE Follis, 31mm, 14.32 g, 6h, Constantinople mint 3rd officina

SB 62

O: diad bust r, DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVC

R: large M, cross above stars to right and left and officina below/CON in ex.

ISLAMIC/Arab-Byzantine "Pseudo-Byzantine" in style of Constans II c. CE 670-690

AE Fals, 21 mm 2.3 g,  minted in undetermined locales of Syria and Palestine prior to 'Abdalmalik's reforms of the late 690's.

Album 3504 of type similar to  SB 1007

what inscriptions appear, appear to be blundered and are only representative of the typology of the original coin.

ISLAMIC/Arab-Byzantine "Pseudo-Byzantine" in style of Constans II c. CE 670-690

AE Fals 21 x 18 mm, 3.64 g, minted in undetermined locales of Syria and Palestine prior to 'Abdalmalik's reforms of the late 690's.

Album 3504 of type similar to  SB 1007

what inscriptions appear, appear to be blundered and are only representative of the typology of the original coin.

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage Class K, attributed to Alexius I Comnenus CE 1081-1118

AE Follis, 26 mm, 4.57 g, 6h

SB 1901

O: JC

R: Mary facing

no visible inscriptions likely overstruck on Class J SB 1900 which were sometimes overstruck on folles of Nicephorus III of the type of SB 1888 which were themselves overstruck on Class H and so on.

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage; Class I attributed to Nicephorus III Botaniates CE 1078-1081

AE Follis, 22mm, 3.83g, 6h

SB 1889

O: facing bust of JC, IC to left XC to right

R: latin cross with X at center

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage Class H attributed to Michael VII Ducas CE 1071-1078

AE Follis 26 mm, 7.04 g, 6h

SB 1880

O: facing bust of JC, IC on left XC on right

R: patriarchal cross

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage; Class C attributed to Michael IV CE 1034-1041

AE Follis 25 mm, 6.78 g 5h

SB 1825

O: +EMMANOVHΛ, half length fig of JC stg facing wearing nimbus in field to left IC to right XC

R: jeweled cross with pellet in each extremity in the angles IC-XC/NI-KA

BYZANTINE; Constans II CE 641-668

AE Follis, 21 mm, 4.61 g, 1h, Constantinople mint, Yr. 2=CE 642-643

SB 1001

O: Constans beardless stg facing wearing crown and chlamys and holding long cross and globus cruciger

εN TɣTO NIKA

R:  XP above M, M is between O/Φ/A on l and N/ε/O/ς, above ANA in ex officina letter followed by regnal year numerals which are not visible but appear to be II per noted combinations.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578

AE Follis, 33 mm, 15.17 g, 7h, Constantinople mint, Yr. 7=CE 571-572

SB 360 v

O: Justin and Sophia enthroned facing DNVSTI[----].

R: large M with Δ underneath ANNO on l, V/II on r, CON in ex.

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Class B attributed to Romanus III Argyrus CE 1028-1034

AE Follis 32 mm, 10.17 g.

SB 1823

O: Jesus facing with nimbus, IC on left XC on right

R: cross on three steps, bAS-ILE/bAS-ILE

BYZANTINE; Isaac II Angelus CE 1185-1195

 

Bi Aspron Trachy, 21 mm, 3.54 g 5h.

SB 2003

O: Mary enthroned MP/ϴV

R: Isaac stg facing, only legend visible is on right Δε/ C/T

BYZANTINE; Maurice Tiberius CE 582-602

AE Follis, 33 mm, 11.02 g, 1h, Cyzicus mint yr X=CE 591-592

SB 518 v barbarous blundered legend

O: OИMABAI-TIbERIPPC, helmeted bust facing

R: lg. M   A or B beneath, ANNO on left and X on r and KYZ in ex.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578

AE Follis, 32 mm, 14.93 g, 6h, Antioch/Theopolis mint, Yr. 11=CE 575-576

SB 379

O: Justin and Sophia enthroned facing blundered legend around.

R: large M with Г underneath ANNO on l, XI on r, ThEUP in ex.

BYZANTINE; Justinian I CE 527-565

AE Follis, 35 mm, 17.31 g, 5h, Nicomedia A mint, Yr. 22=CE 548-549

SB 201

O: DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC, facing militaristic bust

R: large M with +above/NIKO in ex. Officina A under M, ANNO on left and X/X/II on right.

BYZANTINE; Romanus I Lecapenus CE 920-944

AE Follis, 25 mm, 4.39 g

SB 1760

O: [RωMA]n bASILEVS RωM’  bust of Romanus facing

R: +RωMA/n εn ϴεωbA/SILEVS Rω/MAIωn

In four lines.

ROMAN EGYPT/ Diocletian CE 284-296 (305)

AE Tetradrachm, 19 mm, 8.42 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 6= CE 289-290

Emmett 4046 (1)

O: AKГOVAΛΔIOKΛHTIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: Elpis stg. l holding flower, L in left fiels and S in r with star in upper r field

ROMAN EGYPT/ Galerius as Caesar CE 293-296

AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.86 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 1= 1 March to 28 August CE 293

Emmett 4207 (2)

O: ГΑΛMAΞIMIANOCK, laur draped bust right.

R: Athena std l on throne holding Nike and spear, L in left field A in right field and Г in ex for officina

ROMAN EGYPT; Maximianus CE 285-296 (310)

AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 8.32 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 4= CE 288-289

Emmett 4108 (1)

O: AKMOVAMAΞIMIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: eagle stg l with hd r with wreath in beack star in upper l field L in lower l field Δ in r field.

ROMAN EGYPT/ Maximianus CE 285-296 (310)

AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.67 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 3= CE 287-288

Emmett 4147 (1)

O: AKMOVAMAΞIMIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: Nike adv. R holding a wreath, star behind, L Г

BYZANTINE; Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus CE 1195-1203

Billon Aspron Trachy, 27 mm, 2.73 g, 6h, Constantinople mint

SB 2011-2013 v.

O: bust of Jesus facing beardless wearing nimbus, raising r. hand in benediction in l. scroll. IC on left XC on r.

R: ΑΛΕ[----], Alexius on l, Constantine bearded and nimbate on r both stg facing.

ROMAN/Constantius I as Caesar CE 293-305

 

AR Argenteus, 18 mm, 3.14 g, 6h, Heraclea (3^rd officina) mint CE 295

 

RIC Heraclea 5 (R3)

RCV 13940

RSC 242b

O: laur bust r, CONSTANTI-VS CAESAR

R: the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod altar with military camp in bkgd, PROVIDEN-TIA AVGG/HГ in ex.

ROMAN/Maximianus CE 286-310

AE Antoninianus, 22mm, 4.55 g, Lugdunum mint, CE 290-291

RCV 13172

RIC 422

O: IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, rad, cuir bust r.

R: SALVS--AVGG/ C, Salus stg right with snake





Ex: Savoca Numismatik GmbH, 14th Blue Auction, lot 1194 (28/29-12-2018) 

Ex: Warren Esty