Islamic; Umayyad CE 661-750

Caliph 'Abdal-Malik  CE 685-705
AR Dirham, 2.74 g, Damascus mint AH 80 (CE 699-700)
W.353, Album 128

Byzantine; Justinian CE 527-565

AE 40 Nummia; 38 mm, 20.96 g, Constantinople mint, 3rd Officina, Anno XIII= CE 539-540
S. 163
O: DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVC
R: see above.

Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164

AR Tetradrachm; 22.5 x 29 mm, 16.88 g, Ake-Ptolemais mint c. BCE 167-164
SC 1476.2d, SNG Spaer 1154
O: diad hd of Antiochus IV r., fillet border, primary control behind head
R: [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ A]NTIOXOY in two lines on r., ΘEO[Y E]ΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ [NI]KHΦOPOY in three lines on l, Zeus enthroned l, resting on sceptre and holding Nike who crowns him.


In ex. [--] AГ

Hoard of Roman coins found near Roman Baths in Bath

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-17480016

http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/whats_on/beau_street_hoard.aspx

from the photos it appears that coins date prior to CE 270 which may be the date of deposition. The coins are Valerian, the Philips and Otacilia and Gordian III. It may be a typical mixed hoard from this period (inclusive of denarii) though the photo only depicts antoniniani from what I can see.

Lithuania under Sigismund I Jagiello CE 1506-1548

Sigismund I Jagiello CE 1506-1548

AR Half Gross, 1.03 g, 20 mm, minted in Vilnius 1512
Kopicki 3136
O: +moneta:sigismvndi:IZ: Knight "Vytis" mounted riding left with sword raised

R: +magni: Dvcis: LITVAnIe Polish Eagle

Greece; Seleucid, Demetrius II (1st Reign) BCE 146-138

AE 20 mm, 8.78 g, perhaps Nisibis mint


SC 1980 var.


O: diad. Hd of Demetrius II r, with short beard, fillet border
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY in two lines on r, NIKATOPOΣ on l., Agathos Daimon and Agathe Tyche stg confronted, each wearing calathus and holding cornucopiae, holding hands.



Ex: J.S. Wagner Collection
Ex: CNG EA 236, portion Lot: 339 (07 July 2010)

Colonial Brazil

D. Pedro II of Portugal CE 1683-1706


AR 320 Reis (30mm, 9.65 g.), 1701 Pernambuco mint


KM 89.2


O: NATA-STAB-SVBQ-SIGN around with large P in center of globe


R: PETRVS II DG PORT REX ET BD around, to left of COA 320 and to left of crown 17 and to right 01.

Officials seize two ancient coins at NYINC

http://www.coinworld.com/articles/officials-seize-two-ancient-coins-at-nyinc/

http://phdiva.blogspot.com/2012/01/greek-coins-seized-from-cng-auction.html

Greece; Macedon, Alexander III BCE 336-323

AR Obol;  0.69 g, 9 mm, Ake mint c. BCE 326/5

Price 3253 var.

O: Hd of Herakles r. in lion skin

R: inscription off flan, Zeus Aeotophoros std l holding eagle. Phoenician inscription reading ‘AK with date possibly 21 =BCE 326/5

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129 New Variety Tyrian Drachm

AR Drachm (Attic weight), 19 mm, 3.86 g, Tyre mint c. BCE 138-134 off flan (see below for date confirmation).


SC 2108.2 var, HSC 1080 L (R3 two known examples), CSE 2:629 var, Newell Tyre ----, this variety otherwise unpublished.


O: diad hd of Antiochus VII r., some porosity

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ANTIOXOY in two lines on right, ΕΥ-EPΓETOY on l., Nike adv l holding wreath, Tyrian monogram TYP on club as mintmark and Σ inner right under wing as control. Date off flan but normally below Nike’s feet.

This control Σ is unrecorded in the sources for this type. It is published for the Phoenician Wt drachms where it appears between the eagle’s feet, therefore this example appears unpublished at present and possibly unique.

UPDATE 12 June 2024:

The above illustrated example can no longer be considered unique, a second example has been noted and is being auctioned by RÖNESANS SALTZGITTER GmbH Auction 12 (23 June 2024) lot 106.

Their example measures 19.1 mm in diameter and weighs 3.9 g. It is not identified by mint or catalogue number or any reference whatsoever. It appears to be from the same dies.  Opening bid is €10. Certainly not a comment on it's being rare or unpublished in the corpus. 

Of great importance is the ability to identify the year the coin was struck from this example as the date is missing from the example depicted above. The Seleucid year appears to be "ΘOP" or SE 179 which converts to BCE 134-133, during which time magistrate "Sigma" was working in Tyre. His tenure appears to have lasted from BCE 138-132/1. 

Greece/Pontus; Amisos, Time of Mithradates VI Eupator BCE 120-63

AE 19 mm, 8.2 g c. BCE 85-65



SNG BMC Black Sea 1177-1183 v, Sear 3642, SNG XI Stancomb 687-690

O: Aegis

R: Nike advancing r with palm tied with fillet over left shldr AMI-ΣOY with two monograms flanking.

England; James I 1603-1625

AR Sixpence, 1603, 25 mm (2.84 g) second bust, mm thistle

O: IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX, VI in field
R: EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI (legend based on Psalm 68:1), 1603 above COA.

S. 2648

Great Britain; a few Hanoverian Farthings 1714-1837

George II (1727-1760) S. 3722

George III (1760-1820) Soho mint 1799, S.3779

George IV (1820-1830) S. 3822

William IV (1830-1837) S. 3848 die axis 12h/12h

Priceless Treasure of Benghazi Stolen

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055283/Libya-Robbers-loot-priceless-Treasure-Benghazi-bank-vault.html

This speaks for itself and does not aid those who argue that such items need to be stored solely in museums. The collection has been back in Libya for 50 years and apparently has not been studied and now it is in the wind. Good thing it was secured in a vault and not in private collections, eh?

Brazil; 1000 Rs 1922 Centenary of Independence Error

KM 532.2  Unc. Obs depicts Dom Pedro I and Pres. Epitacio Pessoa and you will note the error in the ex where BRASIL is spelled BBASIL. This error adds only about three times to the value of the BRASIL example, though recently eBay had one in in slightly poorer condition that was bid up to $97 US! Current catalogue value for this item is about $20 US.

For more info on  Dom Pedro I or Pres. Epitacio Pessoa click on the links.

Brazil; 1000 Rs 1932 4th Centenary of Colonization

KM#531 Unc  
The obs. depicts Martim Afonso de Souza (c 1500-1571) for more info on de Souza go to this URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martim_Afonso_de_Sousa

Great Britain; Festival of Britain Crown 1951

S. 4111 unc. CuNi  
 Festival of Britain info

Update

Since I have a somewhat substantial and always growing collection of worldwide coins accumulated since I was a kid from my travels and those of friends as well as outright purchases, I am going to start posting (more frequently) interesting items from this collection that cover the eras from the end of antiquity to the present day.

The essence of this blog is and will remain ancient coins, and regular posts in this regard will continually be added or updated.  The worldwide items posted will consist of those items that catch my eye for artistic or historical reasons or for the story they carry.

Harry Truman once said that an 'expert is an expert because they are afraid to learn something new, then they wouldn't be an expert anymore.' I have never considered myself an expert and certainly have never stopped trying to learn something new on a daily basis, and trust that those of you who are regular or new visitors will find something of interest herein and will find new and hopefully interesting items to appreciate on this continuing exploration through collecting.

JG