20120710
20120708
Archaeologists Uncover Gold Treasure Near Herzliya (Israel)
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/157609#.T_nIpGukd8E
I first visited Apollonia/Arsuf , 25 years ago and remember picking up small shards of polished emerald green glass in the surf that proved to be waste products from a Byzantine glass factory active in the 5th-8th centuries CE (or thereabouts). Also, climbing on the Crusader era breakers in the surf was fun as well. It would've been nice finding 101 gold coins, but better the archaeologists found it. I've been back to this beach area a few times since and hope that the Mosque of Sidna 'Ali is undergoing preservation work as well.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/10/gold-coins-from-time-crusades-found-in-israeli-ruins/?intcmp=features update with great pix of the hoard and hoard in situ despite the numerous typos and the fact that it hails from Faux News. The pix are the best part.
I first visited Apollonia/Arsuf , 25 years ago and remember picking up small shards of polished emerald green glass in the surf that proved to be waste products from a Byzantine glass factory active in the 5th-8th centuries CE (or thereabouts). Also, climbing on the Crusader era breakers in the surf was fun as well. It would've been nice finding 101 gold coins, but better the archaeologists found it. I've been back to this beach area a few times since and hope that the Mosque of Sidna 'Ali is undergoing preservation work as well.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/10/gold-coins-from-time-crusades-found-in-israeli-ruins/?intcmp=features update with great pix of the hoard and hoard in situ despite the numerous typos and the fact that it hails from Faux News. The pix are the best part.
20120626
20120613
England; Henry III CE 1216-1272
AR Penny, 1.48 g, IIIb, Moneyer: Willem Mint: Oxford, c. CE 1248-1250
North 987, S. 1363
O: henricvs Rex III
R: WILLEM ON OXON [William Sarsorius]
Regarding the moneyer, Charles Lewis Stainer writes in his Oxford Silver Pennies from AD 925-AD 1272, Vol. 46, p. xxvi (1904) "Of William Sarsorius I have not much information. He is evidently the same person as William Le Saucer, who was Mayor of Oxford about AD 1258-1259, and signs in that capacity to a deed (St. Aldate, 49) of the Hospital of St. John, now among the monuments of Magdalen College."
Islamic; Umayyad CE 661-750
AR Dirham, 2.74 g, Damascus mint AH 80 (CE 699-700)
W.353, Album 128
20120611
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
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
20120323
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.
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.
20120321
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
20120130
Greece; Seleucid, Demetrius II (1st Reign) BCE 146-138
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)
20120126
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.
20120123
20120113
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
20120106
Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129 New Variety Tyrian Drachm
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.
20111217
Greece/Pontus; Amisos, Time of Mithradates VI Eupator BCE 120-63
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.
20111202
England; James I 1603-1625
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
20111123
Great Britain; a few Hanoverian Farthings 1714-1837
George IV (1820-1830) S. 3822
20111031
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?
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?
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