20180105

ARMENIA; Cilician Armenia; Levon I (Լեւոն Ա Մեծագործ) CE 1198-1219

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AR Tram, 22 mm, 3.03 g, 1h. CCA 132 type O: king std facing on throne, Levon King of the Armenians in Armenian around. R: two lions ...

GREECE/Thrace; Chersonesos c. BCE 386-338

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AR Hemidrachm, 13 mm, 2.48g. BMC Thrace p. 183, 8,9 McClean 4056 Deming 1301 SNG Cop 824-826 SG 1602 O: forepart of lion right wi...

GREECE/SELEUCID; Antiochos VII Sidetes BCE 138-129

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      AR Drachm, 18mm, 4.1 g, 12h, Tarsus mint SC 2058.1a SNG Lockett 3163 O: Diademed bust right R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY on...
20171229

ROMAN/Crispus as Caesar CE 316-326

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Bi Reduced Follis, 3.19 g, 20 mm, 12h, London mint CE 318 RCV 16720 variety RIC VII London 143 variety Cloke/Toone 8.11.033 (RR) ...
20171216

ROMAN PROVINCIAL/Paphlagonia; Sinope/Geta as Augustus CE 209-212

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AE 19 mm, 5.3 g, 6 h, dated 255 corresponding to CE 210. Lindgren III, 165 RPC ID 84535 (this coin illustrating type)  2 known, though ...
20171207

GREEK/Seleucid; Demetrios II (First Reign) BCE 144-138

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  AR Drachm 18 mm, 3.67 g, 1h, ΣI mint perhaps in Cilicia Pedias c. BCE 142-139 SC 1904 (this coin, also SC plate coin) CSE 875 (...
20171205

ROMAN/Maximianus CE 286-310

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AE Post Reform Radiate, 3.18 g, 21 mm, 11h, Cyzicus Mint c. CE 295-299 RCV 13315 O: rad cuir draped bust r IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF A...
20171104

GREECE/Seleucid; Antiochus IX Kyzicenus BCE 114-95

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AR Drachm, 3.82 g, 17 mm, 12h, Tarsus mint , c. BCE 96/5 SC 2356 O: diademed hd of Antiochus IX r, clean shaven, diadem ends falling str...

GREECE/Seleucid; Alexander I Balas BCE 152-145

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AE 14 mm, 3.67g 12h  Antioch mint SC 1791.1a O: hd of Dionysus r. dotted border R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ above AΛΕΞANΔPOY below, elephant, monog...

PORTUGAL; Pedro II O Pacifico 1683-1706

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AR 40 Reis (2 Vintens) 1.57g., 16-mm, 6h, minted Lisbon c. 1683 KM 134 Gomes 21.01 Ex: Morton & Eden (13-11-2012) "The Hun...
20171024

GREECE/Armenia; Tigranes II BCE 95-56

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Æ Chalkous  (5.24 g, 17 mm, 11h). Tigranakert mint. Struck c. 80-68 BC.  CAA 93 corr.; AC 48 O:Draped bust right, wearing five-pointe...
20171022

Pocket Change

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 Pocket change from a trip to Italy Fall 2017 Austria 20c 2016 (Leuchtturm 2018 Catalogue Euro #LN-K5.2 30 million minted) Some frien...
20171014

ISLAMIC/Abbasid; Harun ar-Rashid CE 786-809/AH 170-193

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AR Dirham, 2.89 g, 21 mm, 3h, Madinat as-Salaam (Baghdad) mint AH 192 (CE 807-808) Album 219.2 Wilkes 384 O:   inner inscription...
20170922

ROMAN/ Maximianus CE 286-310

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AE Antoninianus, 3.34 g, 22 mm, 6h, Lugdunum mint CE 286 RIC V Diocletian 388 Similar to RCV 12669 (Diocletian with no similar listing...
20170914

GREEK/Seleucid; Antiochus III BCE 223-187

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AE 18 mm 5.6 g, 6h, Uncertain mint 60; Military mint in Coele Syria during Fifth Syrian War from BCE 202   SC 1089 WSM 789 though id...
20170828

ISLAMIC/India; Sultanate of Delhi; 'Ala-ad-din Muhammad Khalji CE 1296-1316

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Billon 2 Gani; 3.18 g, 17 mm, 5h. nm, nd. Goron-Goenka D233 Wilkes 2473 O: (Nagari inscription around) Sri Sultan Alavadin (Arabic ...
20170806

A Visit to the UK and the New Pound Coin

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In late July, during a visit to London and it's environs I encountered the New 12-sided Pound Coin in my change. The coin is obviousl...
20170715

A Visit to Canada 150

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During a short visit to Ottawa this past week, I visited the newly opened Bank of Canada Museum across Wellington from Parliament Hill. I ha...