20250721

SELEUCID; Antiochos V BCE 164-162

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 AE 14 mm, 2.88 g, 12h, Tyre mint  SE "NP" (150) =BCE 163/2 SC 1580 (R2) O: diad hd right with ends of diad curling on neck an...
20250705

ROMAN/Gratian CE 367-383

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AE Centenionalis, 18mm, 2.13 g, Roma mint c. CE 367-372 RIC IX 24 (xii b) RCV 20105 O: diad cuir bust r, DN GRATIA-NVSPF AVG R: Victory adv ...
20250529

ISLAMIC/Umayyad; 'Abd al-Malik CE 685-705

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 AE Fals; 20 mm, 3.44 g, 12h, Hims mint c. CE 690-697/AH 70-77 Album 3539 O:  لعبدالله عبدالملك اميرالمؤمنين stg caliph facing R:  لا ...
20250519

VATICAN; John Paul II 1978-2005 (selections from a lot of 25 covering 1988-1999)

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 1998, 200 Lire, Roma mint, KM 297 mintage 28,500 1995, 100 Lire, Roma mint, KM 265 mintage 35,000 1997, 1000 Lire, Roma mint, KM 286 mintag...
20250511

Monnaie de Paris 2025

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Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti, 6e arrondissement Paris (left bank of Seine). Closed at the time when we could visit so we cannot provid...

A Souvenir Coin from the Crypte Archeologique in Paris on the Ile de la Cite 2025

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 Souvenir Coin from the Crypte Archeologique Paris 33mm, minted at Monnaies de Paris depicting Julian II (CE 360-363) who was chosen emperor...

Interesting Euro Coins acquired on a recent visit to Paris

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 Andorra 10 c, 2020 mintage 860,000 acquired during a visit to the Louvre France 10c, 2024, Simone Veil new emission of French Euro Coins La...
20250403

GREECE/Lucania; Paestum Second Punic War BCE 218-201

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  AE Sextans; 16 mm, 3.81 g Sear Greek I, 633  Lindgren III 291 Crawford CMRR p. 71ff. O: hd of Demeter r.  R: forepart of boar, two pellets...
20250227

GREEK/Seleucid; Antiochos IX BCE 114-95

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  AE 19 mm, 6.31 g, Antioch mint, SE 200=BCE 113-112 SC 2364.2g O: diad hd of Antiochos IX r, with short curly beard, one diad end waving up...
20250213

ISLAMIC/Syria; Arab Byzantine Hims c. 670-690 CE Two examples

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  AE Fals; 18 mm, 3.99 g, 7h Hims (Emesa) mint. Album 3524 Wilkes 133 O: facing bust. To right  بحمص  to left KA Λ ON R: Cursive M dividing ...
20250201

GREEK/Seleucid; Alexander II Zabinas BCE 128-122

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  AE 18 mm, 6.31 g, Antioch mint BCE 129/8 (SE 184) SC 2229.1 variety O: diademed hd of Alexander II r. diadem ends falling straight behind,...
20250111

UK Polymer Currency 2014-2022

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 Five Pounds signed by Victoria Cleland 2014-2018, depicting Churchill Ten Pounds signed by Victoria Cleland 2014-2018, depicting Jane Auste...
20250108

ROMAN EGYPT/Salonina CE 253-268

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Potin Tetradrachm; 9.91 g, 21-22 mm, Alexandria mint, RY 4= CE 256/7 Köln 2961 RPC X Online 75346 (this coin illustrated) https://rpc.ashmus...
20250106

ROMAN PROVINCIAL/Pisidia; Antioch; Julia Domna CE 193-217

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  AE 22 mm, 5.69 g, 6h, c. CE 205 SNG Paris 1134 RPC 74362 (3 examples noted with this coin illustrating type) O: draped bust r, IVLIA AV-GV...

ROMAN PROVINCIAL/Pisidia, Antioch; Caracalla CE 198-217

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  AE 22 mm, 5.62 g, 12h, c. CE 205 SNG Von Aulock 4934 RPC 74368 O: laur draped and cuirassed bust r, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG R: Genius stg facin...
20241231

Happy New Year 2025!

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20241213

ENGLAND/Plantagenet; Edward III CE 1327-1377

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  AR Penny, 18 mm, 1.04 g, London mint c. CE 1356 SCBC 1587 N 1176 Fourth coinage, Series F, i.m. coronet O: facing crowned portrait of king...
20241212

ROMAN PROVINCIAL/Cilicia; Tarsos; Salonina CE 253-268

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  AE 30.2 mm, 13.5 g, Tarsos' third neokoria was granted during the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus so this piece dates to sometim...