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Authentic Ancient Coin of:
Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Comet of Julius Caesar
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.52 grams) Struck at ostensibly Caesaraugusta in Spain, 19-18 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 37a. BMCRE 323-5 (Gaul 135-7). RSC 98.
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4882371-059
CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus right wearing oak wreath.
DIVVS IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet of Julius Caesar with tail upwards.
Byzantine Empire Justinian II – Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
First reign 14 September 685 – 695 & Second reign 705 – 11 December 711
Gold Solidus 19mm (4.39 grams) Constantinople mint. Struck 692-695 A.D.
Reference: Sear 1248. Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5 4938331-075
IhS CRISΤDS RЄX-RЄΣNANΤIЧM, facing half-length bust of Christ with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm.
D IЧSTINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRISΤI, full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent on two steps in right hand, akakia in left; CONO-P below.
The first ancient coin featuring the portrait of Jesus Christ.
Greek city of Tyre in Phoenicia
Authentic “Jewish / Christian Biblical Coin” of Historical Importance Silver ‘Shekel’ Tetradrachm 28mm (13.60 grams) Tyre mint, dated year 83, struck 44/43 B.C.
Reference: Sear 5918 var.; Prieur 1368. DCA 921. Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4627474-003
Laureate head of beardless Melqarth right, lion’s skin knotted around neck.
TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on beak of ship, carrying palm under right wing; in field to right, ΠΓ (date) above club to left; BN to right, Phoenician bet between legs.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece
New-style Silver Tetradrachm 29mm (16.62 grams) Struck 111/110 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1602; Thompson 701d-e var. (there Δ on amphora).
Pedigree / Provenance: Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4683112-001
Helmeted head of Athena right.
Owl standing right, head front, on Panathenaic amphora; to right Demeter standing holding two torches, legend across field Α – ΘΕ / ΦANO – KΛHΣ / AΠOΛ / ΛΩNIΟΣ (ΟΣ written on owl’s wing) / BAK / XIOΣ, E on amphora, ME below; all within olive wreath.
Greek Coin of Kingdom of Thrace Lysimachos – King: 323-281 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (16.93 grams) Sestos. mint. Struck circa 297-281 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6814 var.; Thompson 31; Müller -. Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-009 Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, wearing the horn of Ammon.
Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left elbow on shield, spear resting to her right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΞΟΥ crowned by Nike to left; kerykeion (caduceus) in inner left field, monogram in outer right field.
Greek city of Istros in Thrace Silver Stater / Drachm 18mm (5.35 grams) Struck circa 400-350 B.C.
Reference: Sear 1669 var. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4936006-004
Two young male head facing, side by side, one upright, the other inverted.
ΙΣΤΡΙH, Sea-eagle standing left, on dolphin right, which it attacks with its beak.
Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly Silver Drachm 20mm (5.86 grams)Struck circa 356-320 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 453 Rare R1; BCD Thessaly II, lot 280 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 Fine Style 4683112-009
Head of nymph Larissa facing three-quarters left, wearing ampyx.
ΛAPI/ΣΑIΩN, Horse grazing right.
· The silver ‘Tribute Penny’ coin presented to Jesus Christ
· St. Peter’s Fish coin
· The coins given to Judas known as the 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus.
· Pontius Pilate coins, the Roman ruler of Judaea before whom Jesus was brought to be crucified
· The coins of Saint Paul’s Travels
· Coins of the Persecution of Early Christians
· The Roman coins of EARLY Christianity, including those of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena
· Jesus Christ portrait coins of medieval era from around the time of the Crusades and even Crusader coins
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Mark 12:38-44 King James Version (KJV) 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Item: i64093
Alexander Jannaeus Jewish King of the Hosmonean Kingdom 103-76 B.C.E. Bronze ‘Prutah’ 16mm (3.24 grams) mint of Jerusalem 103-76 B.C. Reference: Hendin 1150 (5th Edition); Hendin 469 (3rd Edition) Star of eight rays surrounded by diadem, between the rays, paleo-Hebrew (Yehonatan the King). Anchor, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of King Alexander).
Historically significant coin to those of both Jewish and Christian faiths, along with people that are interested in studying history. To the Jewish peoples, this coin represents an important historical Jewish king of the Hosmoneon dynasty. To Christians studying biblical history, this coin could be considered as a “Widow’s Mite” from the bible. The prutah was the smallest (other than the half prutah) circulating coin in the area of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus Christ. It took about 10 prutah coins to buy a loaf of bread during those times. The bible does not make it clear which of the coins was donated by the poor widow, but it could be certain that it was a prutah or half prutah coin. Prutahs of Alexander Jananeus would have been common to circulation and some of his coins were struck in such vast numbers, they could be the least valuable coins to be considered a poor widow’s mite. The exchange rate for a silver shekel would have been about 256 prutah coins. There were several Jewish rulers whom struck coins that could be considered a “widow’s mite”. And the conclusion that can be made that any circulating prutah coin of the area could have been given as donation in that story. Of course there are certain coin types that would be more plentiful or more scarce than others, but logically speaking, since a specific ruler’s coin was not named in the bible, any prutahs circulating could have been the coin mentioned in the bible as the “Widow’s Mite”.
Item: i64115
Jewish Coin of John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan) King of Judaea 134-104 B.C.E Bronze ‘Prutah’ 14mm (1.74 grams) Jerusalem mint, struck circa 134-104 B.C. Reference: Hendin 1139 Paleo-Hebrew inscription (Yehohanan the High Priest …) within wreath. Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns, border of dots.
THE BIRTH OF JESUS and the MAGII
Indo-Scythian Kingdom in Northern India King Azes II – Indo-Scythian King – Reigned: circa 35 B.C.- 12 B.C. or later, possibly up to 5 A.D. Silver Drachm 15mm (1.90 grams) Struck circa 35 B.C. – 12 B.C. / 5 A.D. Reference: HGC 12, 651 (Rare R1) Certification: NGC Ancients VG 4285432-002 King with coat of mail, on horse, holding elephant goad, with Greek royal headband; Kharoshthi letter to right. Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ BASIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY “The Great King of Kings Azes”. Athena standing right, holding shield and making benediction gesture. Monogram to right and Kharohthi letter to left. Kharoshti legend MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASA MAHATASA AYASA “The Great King of Kings Azes”.
* Numismatic Note: This coin circulated around the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is from the area far east in the Indo-Scythian Kingdom in Northern India. This type of coin could have been carried by the Magii that went to see Jesus from the east. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh was available and traded in the area of northern India and was something that would be brought west from there. India was a great source for spices and other other exotic goods and caravans would travel from there bringing them for trade. It is believed that Jesus may have been born back as far back as 5 B.C. based on some of the biblical accounts. If this king lived up to 5 B.C. or later, which may be possible, he could have been then one of the kings that visited Jesus at his birth. Or if this coin was carried by the Magii, his coin could have came and visited Jesus. Since these kings may have traveled on horses, a king of those times would look like the king pictured on this coin. And it is also possible that one of his successors could have been some of the kings that visited Jesus at birth. Then again, they would have with them the circulating coin of the realm, and some of those which could have been the coin of this ruler. It is amazing to hold this coin connected to that amazing historical period.
Greek city of Antioch on the Orontes in Seleukis and Pieria STAR of BETHLEHEM ISSUE Bronze 20mm (6.44 grams) Struck during Augustus’ reign, circa 12/13 A.D. under governor Silanus Commemorates the annexation of Judaea Reference: RPC I 4268 Certification: NGC Ancients XF 4285435-015 Laureate head of Zeus right. EΠI ΣIΛANOY ANTIOXEΩN, Ram leaping right, looking back at large star star (Constellation Aries), ΓM below (= year 43 of the Actian era).
* Numismatic Notes:
In his The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi, Dr. Michael Molnar sees in the reverse design the occultation of Jupiter by the moon in the constellation of Aries, which he identifies as the most probable candidate for the biblical account of the Star of Bethlehem that guided the Magi to the manager where Jesus was born.
It is believed by some that this coin refers to the “Star of Bethlehem” which may have been seen during the birth of Jesus Christ. In an article that can be found on Google by T.B. Cartwright entitled “Star of Bethlehem Coins – A Set of Serial Commemoratives” (see the article here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf) he writes:
” In 1999 , Dr. Michael Molnar , a Christian astronomer, published “The Star of Bethlehem – The Legacy of the Magi.” H is findings included the meaning behind the “Ram and Star” coins from Antioch along with the most likely “ heavenly alignment” constituting the “Star of Bethlehem . ” He concluded that the design was meant to recognize the birth of the Messiah in Judaea and that His birth occurred o n April 17, 6 BC. Since his book was published, I have continuously accumulated these coins by date and conducted research into the purpose of their minting . My conclusions not only confirm Dr. Molnar’s findings but also show that this “Star of Bethlehem” motif was used frequently between 6 AD and 253 AD . Ultimately, there are over 20 different dates for these commemorative coins and the dates cluster around major anniversary dates of Yeshua’s (Jesus’) “birth” and/ or “death and resurrection .” “
Founded by Seleukos I circa 300 B.C. with Greek and Macedonian settlers brought from the destroyed city of Antigoneia on the Orontes. The city was named after Seleukos’ father with the purpose of being a western capital to guard against the northern expansion of the Ptolemaic kingdom. Eventually as many territories were lost, Antioch became the only capital of the Seleukid kingdom. Pompey the Great deposed the last king Antiochos XIII in 64 B.C. The Romans then made it a capital of a new Roman province and the seat of the Roman governors. There were temples of Olympian Zeus, Apollo in Daphne, hippodrome (built under the Seleukids and embellished by the Romans) and colonnaded main streets (being a gift from Herod the Great). It was an important center for the arts and learning.
Kingdom of Judaea Herod I, the Great – Jewish King: 40-4 B.C. Bronze Prutah 13mm Jerusalem mint, struck circa 22-9 B.C. Reference: Hendin 500 (3rd Edition); Hendin 1188 (5th Edition) Anchor; HPW BACI around. Double cornucopia with caduceus between, dots above.
This coin with the symbolism of the anchor may relate to the founding of Herod’s magnificent port at Caesarea Maritima circa 22-9 B.C. Herod was the king during the birth of Jesus Christ, which modern scholars attribute to about as far back as 6 B.C. He is the man responsible for large building projects of architecture still known to this day including the wall surrounding the Great Temple, that a portion of is left of in Jerusalem, referred to as the “Wailing Wall”; and the fortress at Masada.
Saint Peter’s Fish In Mouth Story
Matthew 17:24-27 King James Version (KJV) 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Jesus Cleansing of the Temple
Matthew 21:12–17, Mark 11:15–19, and Luke 19:45–48) and near the start in the Gospel of John (at John 2:13–16
John 2:13-16 King James Version (KJV) 13 And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
The 30 Pieces of Silver Judas Sold Out Jesus For
Matthew 26:15 King James Version (KJV) 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Greek city of Tyre in Phoenicia Authentic “Jewish / Christian Biblical Coin” of Historical Importance Silver ‘Shekel’ Tetradrachm 27mm (13.99 grams) Tyre mint, dated year 20, struck 107/106 B.C. Reference: Sear 5918 var.; HGC 10, 357; DCA Tyre supplement 2.20, 58; BMC Phoenicia 91 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4253889-011 Laureate head of beardless Melqarth right, lion’s skin knotted around neck. TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on beak of ship, carrying palm under right wing; in field to right, HPA monogram; in field to left, club and LK (date) above it; Phoenician bet between legs. th
In the centuries following the Macedonian conquest, Tyre was subject first to the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, then at the end of the 3rd century, to the Seleucids of Syria. In 126/5 the city regained its autonomy and commenced a remarkable issue of silver and bronze coins extending well into the Roman Imperial period.
The famous silver tetradrachms (‘shekels’) of this series have achieved notoriety as the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid his ‘thirty pieces of silver’ for the betrayal of Christ. This type of coin would also have been the type of coin that the “money changers” at their tables in the Temple courtyard would have for exchange for the Great Temple tax that would be paid. The silver content of these coin types was uniform throughout their history of being minted, and because of the absence of living human rulers on it, it was allowed to be used in the Great Temple. The tax was 1/2 shekel coin per Jewish person per year. This coin would be good for a tax for two people to contribute during their visit. Very important, historically-significant coin to both of the Jewish and Christian faiths.
Historical and Biblical Significance
The Second Temple tax coin that the Jewish people of Jerusalem paid in, known as the “Shekel of Tyre“.
A coin like this is known to the Christian Gospels as the coin found in “St. Peter’s Fish“.
These are the coins that other coins were being exchanged for when Jesus Christ “attacked” the money changers, flipping over their tables and whipping them. This narrative is known as the “cleansing of the Temple“.
It is believed that it is either this type of silver coin, or another from the local city of Antioch with the Roman emperor’s portrait that could have been one of the infamous “Thirty pieces of silver” bribe paid to Judas to betray Jesus.
Item: i58615
Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D. Infamous ’30 Pieces of Silver’ Judas’ Betrayal of Jesus Christ Biblical Coin Silver Tetradrachm 26mm (14.27 grams) of Antioch mint, Struck 1 B.C. / 1 A.D. Dated year 31 of the Actian Era and Cos. XIII Reference: McAlee 186; Prieur 56; RPC I 4157; DCA 400. Rare. ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, Laureate head right. ETOVΣ AΛ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, monogram (=ΥΠΑTOY) and IΓ (consular date) above monogram (=ANTIOXIEΩN?).
* Numismatic Note: This coin is considered to be a possible coin that was one of the “30 pieces of silver” that Jesus Christ was sold out for.
The Antiochan tetradrachm is one possibility for the identity of the coins making up the thirty pieces.
The Biblical Tribute ‘Render Unto Caesar’ Coin Types
Mark 12:14-17 King James Version (KJV) 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
Matthew 22:17-21 King James Version (KJV)
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
The two most possible contenders are the Tiberius denarius with Livia reverse and the Augustus silver denarius with the Gaius and Lucius brothers on the reverse. However archeological evidence shows that the Augustus coin was a lot more prevalent in Jerusalem at the time so is the more likely candidate of the two.
Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D. THE BIBLICAL TRIBUTE PENNY Silver Denarius 19mm (3.79 grams) Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 B.C. – 2 A.D. Reference: RSC 43; RIC I 207 CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F. PATER PATRIAE, his laurel head right. C . L . CAESARES AVGVSTI F . COS . DESIG . PRINC . IVVENT., Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shields and spears between them; above, between the spears, simpulum and lituus turned inwards.
* Numismatic: There are two types of silver Roman coins that were described in the Tribute Penny, with this being one of the more likely two candidates, as it was a more common to circulation in the area where Jesus Christ lived.
Tiberius – Roman Emperor: 14-37 A.D. THE BIBLICAL TRIBUTE PENNY Silver Denarius 20mm (3.66 grams) Lugdunum mint, struck circa 18-35 A.D. Reference: RIC I 30; Lyon 152; RSC 16a Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4934586-001 TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. PONTIF MAXIM , Livia (as Pax), spear in right hand, olive branch in left, seated right on chair.
This is the coin described in the bible as the “tribute penny”.
Judaea – Holy Land Area Pontius Pilate – Prefect of Judaea: 26-36 A.D. under Tiberius – Roman Emperor: 14-37 A.D. Bronze Prutah 16mm (2.08 grams) Struck at the mint of Jerusalem29/30 A.D. Reference: Hendin 1341 (5th Edition); Hendin 648 (3rd Edition) Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 4680615-006 Obverse: Three bound ears of barley, the outer two ears droop, surrounded by IOYΛIA KAICAPOC. Reverse: Libation ladle (simpulum) surrounded by TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC (of Tiberius Caesar) and date LIC (Year 16).
* Numismatic Note: This authentic ancient coin was used in everyday trade during the lifetime of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem and surrounding areas. An important historically significant biblical coin of emperor Tiberius during whose rule Jesus Christ was crucified under the Roman prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate.
Roman Procurator coinage were coins issued by the Roman Procurators and Prefects of the province of Judaea between 6 – 66 A.D. They minted only one denomination and size, the bronze prutah. Not all of the Procurators issued coinage. The procurators / prefects of the province of Judaea under the Romans that issued coins were Coponius, Marcus Ambibulus, Valerius Gratus, Pontius Pilate, Antonius Felix and Porcius Festus. The last three Procurators Lucceius Albinus, Gessius Florus and Marcus Antonius Julianus didn’t issue any coins as the tidings of the First Jewish-Roman War was in the air brewing during emperor Nero’s reign and the leaders of the revolt started issuing their own coins.
Judaea – Holy Land Area Pontius Pilate – Prefect of Judaea: 26-36 A.D. under Tiberius – Roman Emperor: 14-37 A.D. Bronze Prutah 15mm (1.89 grams) Struck at the mint of JerusalemJerusalem 30/31 A.D. Reference: Hendin 1342 (5th Edition) Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 4680615-010 Obverse: Lituus, surrounded by TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC (= Tiberius Caesar). Reverse: Date LIZ (= year 17 of Tiberius’ reign = 30/31 A.D.) within wreath.
Nero – Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D. Silver Denarius 17mm Rome mint, struck 67-68 A.D. Reference: RIC 72; RSC 320 IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PP, laureate head right. SA-LVS to either side of Salus seated left holding patera.
Guide to the coins of the cities and territories St. Paul visited from cities of Ancient Greece to Rome
The Biblical Coins & List of Cities St. Paul Traveled Spreading Christianity
It was Paul that was responsible for spreading the Christian church around the known world then. The Apostle Paul was from Tarsus in Cilicia. He was born a Jew and followed the famous Rabbi Gamaliel. Tarsus at that time had a Jewish community living there. On his way to Damascus he had a transformation. And the former persecutor of Jewish-Christians, decided to spread the new religion instead. His new name was Paul He revolutionized the Christian religion by having people not having to become Jewish first before becoming Christian. This led to the breaking of all ties between the Jewish Temple and the Christian Church. Apostle Paul may have traded in woven goods, and this may be the reasoning why he traveled around so much and did so many missionary activities. You may also want to read the biography of St. Paul on Wikipedia.
The goal of this guide is to make it easy to learn about the ancient coins in circulation during the lifetime of Jesus Christ and the spread of Christianity. Many of the links included in this guide will take you to search my eBay ancient coin store which has a selection of over 14,000 coins and artifacts, with many of the coins in this guide available to collect for someone interested in this topic. It is also a great way to study and a familiarize yourself with the types of ancient coins St. Paul may have encountered during his travels.
This is a list of all the cities and areas he visited on his travels. Most of these cities actually issued coins. If not the city, the coins of the area, province or region may be available to view. There are people, such as bible scholars and others interested in the topic, who put together entire collections that follow St. Paul’s four journeys. A coin of the area may also make a great gift for someone of the faith.
The cities that issued coins are easily clickable and you can actually see the coins from there, which are available for sale. Please note that it looks that eBay auto-corrects some spellings, so for some of the terms, you may need to click the [ Return to original search ] link to actually see the coins available, this is noted for coins of Philippi and Rhegion.
Greek city of Ephesos in Ionia Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (Cistophorus) 30mm. Dated Civic Year 33, 102/101 B.C. Reference: BMC -. SNG Copenhagen -. DCA 325, K37. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath. Empty bow case between two serpents; owl above, palm below, ΛΓ (date) / EΦE in left field, lit torch in right field
Saint Paul is Arrested in 58 B.C. under Porcius Festus in Jerusalem
Biblical Jerusalem and Judaea under Roman Administration Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero – Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D. Bronze Prutah 16mm Jerusalem mint, struck 58/59 A.D. Reference: Hendin 1351 (5th Edition); Hendin 653 (3rd Edition) Greek letters KAICAPOC (Caesar) and date LЄ (year 5=58/59 A.D), palm branch. Greek letters NЄP WNO C (Nero) in wreath tied at the bottom with an X.
Jewish Coin of the First Jewish-Roman War “Great Revolt” Bronze Prutah 17mm Struck Year 2 of the Jewish War at the Jerusalem mint, April 67 – March 68 A.D. Reference: Hendin 1360 (5th Edition); Hendin 661 (3rd Edition) Jewish Amphora with broad rim and two handles; around Hebrew inscription for Year 2. Vine leaf on a branch and the Hebrew inscription: ‘The Freedom of Zion’. Authentic ancient coin struck by the Jews revolting in Jerusalem, which culminated in the sacking and destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans. After their victory, the Romans celebrated the victory over the Jewish people on coinage known as “Judaea Capta” with several variants, most wide-spread one being a mourning Jewish woman under a military trophy. Meshorer, an authority and author who wrote many books on Jewish coins, writes that the amphoras “on the Jewish issues may symbolize the sacred libations of wine made in the Temple. The vessels depicted on the coins of the revolt are not copies of the Roman amphoras; they are Jewish and of different style than the classical Greco-Roman models represented on the coinage of Valerius Gratus.” Historically significant and important piece of history, especially to those of Jewish heritage.
Vespasian – Roman Emperor: 69-79 A.D. “Judaea Capta” Silver Denarius 20mm (3.39 grams) Rome mint: 69-70 A.D. Reference: RIC 2; Cohen 226; BN 23; B.M.C. 35; Hendin 759 (3rd Edition); Hendin 1464 (5th Edition) Laureate head of Vespasian right; around IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Jewess seated right mourning below right of trophy; in exergue, IVDAEA.
Possibly the best Judaea Capta denarius available.
100-300 A.D. Gold Roman Era Greek Inscribed Ichthus ‘Fish’ Plaque – Artifact | Weight: 8.72 grams | Material: Gold | 4.8 x 2.4 x 0.1 centimeters
ΙΧΘΥΣ would be a very early ancient Christian inscription having to do with Christianity with it translating to fish in English, thus what we know as the ‘Jesus Fish’. ΙΧΘΥΣ (ichthys), or also ΙΧΘΥϹ with a lunate sigma, is an acronym/acrostic for “Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ” (Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr), which translates into English as “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour”.
Anonymous “Great Persecution of Christians Issue” struck under: Maximinus II, Daia – Roman Emperor: 308-313 A.D. – Bronze Quarter-Nummus 16mm (1.42 grams) Antioch mint, circa 310-313 AD. Reference: Vagi 2954; Cohen 1 [Julian II], van Heesch 92; McAlee 170; Failmezger 229 GENIO ANTIOCHENI, Tyche of Antioch enthroned facing, river god Orontes swimming at her feet. APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left holding patera & lyre, C over Δ in field to right , SMA in exergue.
PAGAN COINAGE OF THE GREAT PERSECUTION
Though formerly attributed to the period of Julian II, these pieces were struck c. 305-313 as part of The Great Persecution of Christians in the east by Diocletian, Galerius and Maximinus II Daia. Though the persecution of Christians had occurred under many previous regimes since the 1st Century, it was pursued assiduously by the Tetrarchs. Indeed, it was only halted (it would seem) when they determined that it was working to the advantage of Constantine the Great, who embraced the religion as a result. Associated with the persecution is a series of ‘autonomous’ coins struck at the cities of Antioch, Nicomedia and Alexandria. The bulk of these coins were probably struck c. 310-312 under Galerius or Maximinus Daia (though the issues of Nicomedia can perhaps be attributed to Galeria Valeria, the second wife of Galerius). The issues of Alexandria occur in two denominations and celebrate Serapis and Nilus. With the voluminous issues of Antioch we find a variety of mint marks, officinae and control marks, which suggest the output was large and complex. Depicted on the issues of Antioch are some of the city’s most famous statues: the Tyche erected by Eutychides (a pupil of Lysippus), the Apollo by Bryaxis of Athens, and possibly the Zeus Nikephoros of the Temple of Apollo at Daphne which Antiochus IV commissioned for his great festival of 167 B.C.
Video and Article Exploring the Types of coins from the era of Constantine the Great, his family and other important historical figures
Milvian Bridge Coin
Constantine I ‘The Great’ – Roman Emperor: 307-337 A.D. Bronze AE4 13mm (1.20 grams) Constantinople mint, struck circa 330 A.D. Reference: RIC 21 POP ROMANVS, draped bust of Genius left, cornucopiae on shoulder. Ostensibly the Milvian Bridge over the river Tiber, CONS/IA above bridge.
Struck in commemoration of the re-foundation of Byzantium as Constantinople, the reverse depicts the famed Milvian Bridge over the Tiber, where Constantine defeated Maxentius in October of AD 312.
Council of Nicaea Held under Constantine in 325 A.D.
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Julia Mamaea – Augusta: 222-235 A.D. Bronze 21mm (4.60 grams) of Nicaea in Bithynia circa 222-235 A.D. Reference: BMC 105v; SNG Cop 521v (legend. breaks), SGI 3421 IOVLIA MAMAIA AVΓ, draped bust right. N-IK-AI-E-WN, between and beneath three legionary standards.
By circa 330 A.D., Constantine the Great completed his new capital for the Roman empire and called it Constantinople after himself, originally the ancient Greek city named Byzantium. Constantinople lay in a strategically important location and could be considered the continuation of the Roman empire in the east until about 1453 A.D. when it fell to the Ottoman Turks. For this momentous occasion, he issued two coin types commemorating this event, with one celebrating Rome and the other Constantinople. The type that commemorated Rome had the personification of Rome, Roma with the inscription VRBS ROMA and the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus on the reverse suckling the mythical she-wolf. The type that commemorated Constantinople had the personification of Constantinople on the obverse and Victory on a galley sailing with a shield. This was a great way for Constantine the Great to pay homage to both Rome and Constantinople as now the Roman empire had two official capitals.
Constantine I ‘The Great’ – Roman Emperor: 307-337 A.D. Founding of a new Roman Capital – Constantinople CommemorativeBronze AE3 17mm Lyons mint, struck circa 330-331 A.D. Reference: RIC VII 246 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU 2066328-360 CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Constantinopolis helmeted, laureate bust left, holding scepter over shoulder. Victory (Nike) standing left, stepping on galley prow, cradling scepter and resting hand on shield; mintmark •PLG in exergue below.
Constantinopolis, built on the site of the ancient Byzantium by Constantine the Great, who called it after his own name and made it the capital of the Roman empire. It was solemnly consecrated A.D. 330. It was built in imitation of Rome. Thus it covered 7 hills, was divided into 14 regiones, and was adorned with various buildings in imitation of the capital of the Western world. Its extreme length was about 3 Roman miles ; and its walls included eventually a circumference of 13 or 14 Roman miles. It continued the capital of the Roman empire in the east until its capture by the Turks in 1453.
Constantine I ‘The Great’ – Roman Emperor: 307-337 A.D. Divus Constantine Posthumous Christian Deification Issue Constantine in Chariot to Heaven with Hand of God Accepting Him Bronze AE4 14mm Struck circa 337-340 A.D. DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVG G, Veiled head of Constantine right. Constantine I, the Great, in quadriga (a four horse chariot) riding heavenward right reaching for manus Dei (hand of God) reaching down toward him above.
* Numismatic Note: After the passing of Constantine the Great, a series of coins were issued as was done with many previous emperors, the inscription “DV” stands for “divus” or divine. It was common practice in ancient times to deify an emperor or empress that passed, but this was the first time that it was more Christian-oriented with the motif of him going towards the heavens. It was Constantine that saw a vision from God that said to him “HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS” or “By this sign, conquer” and he painted the Chi-Rho (a monogram of Jesus Christ also known as a Christogram) on the shields of his army and wound beating the opposing army. Interesting to note that even though he professed Christianity then, he waited until his deathbed to be baptized, to cleanse the sins he committed being an emperor, in an especially violent period of history. Constantine the Great is also known as Saint Constantine as he is the one that spread Christianity to Roman empire and making it the official religion. It was also the city of Constantinople that he founded (on the site of an older Greek city called Byzantion) that could be considered the continuation of the Roman empire and a bastion of Christianity for almost a 1000 years after the fall of Rome in the later 1400’s A.D.
‘Saint’ Helena – Roman Empress 324-328/330 A.D. as Nobilissima Femina (AD 306-324) AE3 or BI Nummus 19mm (2.55 grams, 12 h) Thessalonica, struck under Constantine I, 318-319 A.D. Reference: RIC VII 50 HELENA N F, draped bust of Helena right, seen from front, hair brushed straight and bound in small chignon. Eight-pointed star within wreath terminating in large jewel.
Theodosius II – Roman Emperor: 408-450 A.D. Bronze AE4 13mm (1.10 grams) Struck circa 425-435 A.D. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Cross within wreath.
Usurper Poemenius in the name of Constantius II – Roman Emperor: 337-361 A.D. Bronze AE2/Centenionalis 24mm (5.43 grams) Ostensibly of the Revolt of Poemenius, Trier mint, 2nd officina., struck mid 253 A.D. Reference: RIC 332. LRBC 67. Rare! D N CONSTAN – TIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right SALVS AVG NOSTRI Exergue: TRS☼, Large Chi-Rho; A – ω flanking.
The Chi-Rho is the monogram of Jesus Christ. The A and W on the left represent the Alpha and Omega which Christ was described as in the book of Revelations.
Vetranio – in the name of: Constantius II – Roman Emperor: 337-361 A.D. Constantine the Great’s Vision – “By This Sign You Shall Conquer” Bronze Centenionalis 24mm (5.24 grams) Siscia mint:, 2nd Officina, under Vetranio, struck 350 A.D. Reference: RIC VIII 282 D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A to left. HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS (‘by this sign you shall conquer’) / •BSIS✷, emperor Constantius II standing facing, head left, labarum with Christogram on banner in right hand, transverse spear in left, being crowned with wreath in right hand by Victory standing facing, head left, palm in left hand over shoulder. The legend, Hoc Signo Victor Eris, translating to ‘In This Sign Conquer’, refers to Constantine’s supposed vision of a giant chi-rho symbol in the sky prior to the Battle of Milvian Bridge against Maxentius in AD 312.
This type was issued under the stop-gap emperor Vetranio who opposed Magnentius’ eastern advance before abdicating in favor of Constantius II on 25 December A.D.350. The reverse alludes to Constantine’s vision before his victory over Magnentius in 312.
This is the only coin type to specifically refer to Constantine the Great’s vision of 310 and dream of 312 that led him to accept Christianity. This coin was struck under Vetranio in the name of Constantius II during the turbulent period of Magnentius’ revolt in 350 AD. The reverse legend (‘by this sign you shall conquer’) refers to the divinely inspired vision of Constantine the Great before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, and thus alludes to Vetranio’s loyalty to the house of Constantine. Vetranio eventually handed over his legions to Constantius II at Naissus, afterward withdrawing into an honorable retirement at Prusa in Bithynia.
HOC. SIGNO. VICTOR ERIS – Victory crowning the emperor, who stands in military dress, holding in his right hand a labarum, on which appears the monogram of Christ, and in his left a spear. The monogram of Christ was introduced by order of Constantine the Great on a standard, when setting out on his campaign against Maxentius. This standard being carried into the middle of the ranks, where the danger appeared the greatest, and invariably bringing victory with it, according to Eusebius, it at length became the belief, that success was to be attributed to the standard alone; and hence is gathered the sense of the legend, HOC SIGNO VICTORY ERIS, which, in all probability, was inscribed upon the actual standard.
Byzantine Empire Maurice Tiberius – Emperor: August 13, 582-November 22, 602 A.D. Gold Solidus 21mm (4.43 grams) Antioch Mint, 5th Officina, struck circa 583-602 A.D. Reference: Sear 478 or 524 O N mAVRC-TIb P P AV, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, globus cruciger in right hand. VICTORIA AVG G Є, Angel standing facing, long staff terminating in staurogram (Tau-Rho) in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB in exergue.
Byzantine Empire Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus – Emperor: June 6, 913 A.D. – November 9, 959 A.D. Gold Solidus 19mm (4.46 grams) Constantinople mint, 950-955 A.D. Reference: DOC 15. Sear 1751 +IhS XPS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM, Facing bust of Christ Pantocrator, wearing tunic, himation and a cross nimbus with three pellets in the arms, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. CONSTANT’ CЄ ROMAh’ AЧςς bR’, Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, bearded and wearing loros on the left, and Romanus II, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right; both holding, between them with their right hands, a long patriarchal cross.
Byzantine Empire – Anonymous Class A3 Bronze Follis 27mm (10.92 grams) struck circa 1020-1028 A.D. Reference: Sear 1813 Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 4935021-017 + ЄMMANOVHΛ, Bust of Jesus Christ facing, wearing a nimbus crown, pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels with both hands; IC XC to left and right of bust. +IhSЧS / XRISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bASILЄ (“Jesus Christ King of Kings”) in four lines.
For more than a century, the production of Follis denomination Byzantine coins had religious Christian motifs which included included Jesus Christ, and even Virgin Mary. These coins were designed to honor Christ and recognize the subservient role of the Byzantine emperor, with many of the reverse inscriptions translating to “Jesus Christ King of Kings” and “May Jesus Christ Conquer”. The Follis denomination coins were the largest bronze denomination coins issued by the Byzantine empire, and their large size, along with the Christian motif make them a popular coin type for collectors. This series ran from the period of Byzantine emperors John I (969-976 A.D.) to Alexius I (1081-1118 A.D.). The accepted classification was originally devised by Miss Margaret Thompson with her study of these types of coins. World famous numismatic author, David R. Sear adopted this classification system for his book entitled, Byzantine Coins and Their Values. The references about this coin site Mr. Sear’s book by the number that they appear in that work. The class types of coins included Class A1, Class A2, Class A3, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H, Class I, Class J, Class K.
Cyprus as Crusader State Kingdom of Cyprus Hugh IV- King: 31 March 1324 – 24 November 1358 A.D. Silver Gros 27mm (4.60 grams) Reference: Malloy 67+ hVGVЄ | RЄI DЄb King seated on curule chair. + IЄRVSAL’M Є D’ ChIPR (Translation: Jerusalem and Cyprus), Cross of Jerusalem.
Richard I “The Lionheart”- King: 3 September 1189 – 6 April 1199 King Richard’s Crusade 1169-1189 Denier 19mm (0.71 grams) Reference: PA# 2768, El# 4 + RICA RDVS ω, Text encircled. + AGVITANIE, Cross encircled.
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The benefits of selling online
Worldwide marketplace that makes it easy to find a buyer for your item
Easier than going to coin and trade shows to try to sell your items
Your items are for sale 24/7
People can make you offers and you can sell items that you normally would not be able to sell otherwise for a fixed price.
Pay commission on item only when you sell, and your listings for any price can be up for 30 day periods for as low as 5 cents.
You can do this from home with minimal equipment you have.
As coin collector, you can trade up by selling extra items you own to buy the coins you are interested in collecting.
Listing and presentation can be done very simply, from the very easy way of being able to photograph and list with Android / iPhone / iPad or PC, the variety of tools is immense. What I will share in this section are the tools that I use that you can use to benefit yourself. In fact I am using the same tool as I use to list to write this guide.
Designing the Listing Tool I Use and How I Implement It
This tool is called Microsoft FrontPage 2003, which you can find an original disc and license easily on eBay. I like this tool because of the simplicity it has. A great alternative, that is free is Microsoft Expression Web 4.0, you can get ABSOLUTELY FREE directly from the Microsoft site: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36179. Both of these software tools work very similarly. There are books on the subject and online tutorials likely available on YouTube if you search for them.
The entire internet has an underlying code called HTML behind it, put simply as it could be. This code is marked up to create things such as links and format text to be bold and such. Most people don’t see it. However if you want to design listings you may may want to be able to access it easily and quickly. You don’t need to know HTML, but perhaps a book like FrontPage 2003 for dummies might help. In fact I am writing this presentation in the same listing tool . Essentially every listing I create is a standalone HTML file, which the internet still uses.
Figure 1: Overview of FrontPage HTML program
Figure 2 – Accessing the eBay HTML for your Listing to Paste in Your Design
Figure 3 – Pasting the Listing into eBay:
Reasons for Use of this Software
It allows you to create a standard listing format that could include things such as an FAQ or other design elements you want to use for all your listings.
Have a saved copy of each listing you do that is easy to search later and build upon or re-use for a future similar or same item.
It is cheap to get on eBay, or get the free version online. I like this version because it doesn’t have any extra features and that I just don’t need. KEEP IT SIMPLE!
It allows you to build up a huge database of listings you can use, re-fine and re-use!
Google gives you free photo service called Google photos. On Android go into your Play Store, and on Apple use the App Store and search google photos and install it. You install it and logging with a gmail account. Create one if you don’t have one at gmail.com, I recommend making your email easy to tell people on the phone so think about it for a minute. Once you launch the app on your phone, you go to settings and have it set up to upload pictures and videos to Google Photos automatically. I find with my iPhone, I need to have the screen open, so you may want to set your screen autolock to several minutes or more with the app open (ask some local kid how to do it if you don’t know how to do it). So basically put, if you look at the guide below, I tell you to photograph your coins with an item number on a tag, or a 2×2 inch piece of paper, where you also write the size and the weight all at once. The idea is that you want to make as much of the same process as possible like on an assembly line. You put your coins down on a tray or on a table. Write an item number on a piece of paper in bold letters maybe with a sharpie. Then take write the size (in millimeters), the weight in grams, the price you paid in the bottom left hand corner and the price you want to list it up for in the bottom right corner, in case you want your family member to help you. If you are the collector, you know your prices much better. So after that step is done photograph it with your cell phone, maybe wearing white cotton gloves at various angles until you get your own stride. Then open your Google Photos app and these photos will upload to your Google photos account, with the photos accessible via www.photos.google.com, you can use the key commands Shift R to Rotate the coin. You open up the latest group of photos you did and use the Free program called LightShot for both Mac and Windows https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html available here, then click on the feather icon to open up the menu. Lastly I will show you the slightly more advanced technique of using the photos on eBay and also how to upload them to your own server and put them into your description. You can find Quick Photo Resizer software I used in my above tutorial here: http://www.dzsoft.com/.
THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS A BIT MORE ADVANCED AND INVOLVED, BUT ALL MAY BE WORTHWHILE TO WATCH TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHOTO PROCESS.
This section is of my advanced setup, and is more suitable to those that want to take the time and energy setting it up. That is why after this section, I created a simplified version of what could be done with a cell phone. So you can skip if you like this part without too much loss, but some concepts may be worthwhile to learn here either way.
Best COIN PHOTOGRAPHY Nikon A900 Camera Settings TUTORIAL to Macro Photos
Getting a good clear and true to life photograph for people to be able to see your coin or object or item is paramount. I use the Nikon A900 (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a900) point and shoot camera. A halogen 500 watt work light. An acrylic tank from Petland Discounts which has a white sheet of paper on the bottom and an 8.5 by 11 glass from a picture frame on the top. An LED under-light which is placed atop an old PC computer case and a tripod tied to it with a rope Mind you, your setup does not have to get this fancy. You can do a lot of photography with just an ordinary iPhone 7. You can get a free account with Dropbox and have the phone automatically upload the pictures to your hard drive over WiFi via their software. You want to upload it to your desktop because you want to crop the photos well and assign an item number to each one.
8.5 x 11 Glass Picture Frame Petland Discounts for the acrylic tank underneath, look at the pictures and write down the exact inch measurements Old Computer Case of Dimensions that can be seen here
Give each of your coins an item number that can be seen in the photograph as you photograph together with it. Also write down the price you paid in the bottom left corner, and the size and weight in millimeters as in the chart above.
Use an image editing program to remove extra space from around the coin or object photo (THIS IS CALLED CROPPING or to CROP a PHOTO) either with a photo editing program (such as Affinity Photo https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/)
Save each obverse and reverse with the filename being the item number you used followed by ‘o’ or ‘r’ (for obverse or reverse), or if you always have more than two images, follow with a b c etc. (I use both depending on the situation)
When you are listing you can quickly find the cropped photos on your hard drive and upload them to eBay.
Figure 4 – How my coin tray looks like being prepared for photography
ADVANCED TIP: Resizing Photos Quickly and Easily. You will find sometimes eBay may not like the cropped image saying it is not large enough for their site, which I believe has to be 500 pixels on one end, so you need to resize them. Buy the software called Quick Image Resizer http://www.dzsoft.com/ and resize them quickly and easily. You set the appropriate settings as in the picture below.
ALWAYS include your item number at the end of title in alphanumeric, please don’t use i before your number, perhaps your initials then item number, for example AG1000 NP250
Use words such as silver gold original antique
For world coins, as example a coin of Mexico could have 1840 Mexico Silver Antique Mexican coin, as people search for various things and we can’t expect someone to search for an obscure term
Your listings will stand out from other listings online that didn’t take the time for this
You can use the item number to find the item for shipping or it’s cost should someone make an offer on it.
Will keep you organized and make sure you send people the exact item.
You can do a lot more coins in a lot less time.
You can use the alpha-numeric item number (mixture of letters and numbers to easily find it by search on eBay.com)
ADVANCED TIP: The alpha numerical item number will allow you to have a corresponding EXCEL Spreadsheet or any other list where you can have the data stored with description and pricing stored you can consult for how much you can paid if you are accepting offers.
Always use the Paper Tape linked below to seal envelopes. Either put it in the yellow padded envelope or yellow padded envelope inside the book-fold box. The reason why you want to use the paper tape on the flap, is that you want it to be temper evident in cases someone opened the package and would have to rip the package to get to what’s on the inside.
Get tracking information for all packages to the US and anything over 250 get signature confirmation. Post office people sometime could leave a package on the front porch for anyone to come and take otherwise. Remember you are liable for any package that is not signed for, or at least has a valid tracking under 250. So ship safely and securely and upload the tracking information to eBay for people to track their things. You can also use merchandise enclosed Safe-T mailers. I personally take a 2.5 inch coin flip and take my 2 inch coin flip coin and scotch tape it to a half page paper as sometimes people don’t understand it otherwise. Good shipping is very important and is valued by customers and I am sure you appreciate yourself when you get such care taken of yourself.
ADVANCED TIP: I provide a print out of the information about the coin for all my customers on a COA and as a coin tag because people appreciate this kind of thing. You don’t know how many times I have seen a disorganized presentation of a coin being sent in a baggy and years later people don’t know what it is and ask for my help. Consider this worthwhile data for your inheritors.
ADVANCED TIP: You can create your own custom font, which replaces numbers 0 to 9 with your own symbols that you can only read, so that you could have it printed on your flip and know exactly the amount you paid without advertising this original price. Then you can have an excel column with this custom font and the prices being automatically converted to it. Dealers have been doing this for years, but this takes it to another level because it goes electronic.
ADVANCED TIP: When people will get a coin from you with the coin tag information printed, they will value the coin more as that is a sign of a professional dealer to have a professional printed coin tag. On the back of it you can have your website or address if you wish. The goal is to have your work speak for and advertise itself!
Software for Shipping
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Reputation is most important especially online and you should guard it with your life. If a coin gets lost in the mail, issue people a refund. I personally have 30 day money back guarantee that people can return for no reason at all. It is more important to accept a return than have an unhappy customer. A happy patron with deal with you for a lifetime because they know they will be treated fairly, and that is more important than a single sale. If you receive a negative you can offer to give a full refund or partial refund to the customer if they change their feedback to a positive by requesting an eBay feedback revision. As you build up a good reputation it will make you stand out, and as you know that word of mouth is super important. People deal with people they know and trust.
ADVANCED TIP: Include your business card. I include my business card with my photo with all my packages with my phone number and email so that a person can contact me quickly and easily and know whom they are dealing with. When you do things right, almost nobody will ever call you with any complaints, but only reach out to you with praises of how happy they are. I use the folded business card from GotPrint.com – https://www.gotprint.com/products/folded-business-cards/order.html as it allows more room for presentation. I include a professional headshot of myself on it, when someone takes several hundred, anyone can get the best one for their online marketing. You can search for professional headshots on www.groupon.com and without buying there, contact the service provider directly and ask for a similar price or maybe even discount because groupon charges I think maybe even a 30-50 percent commission. You can either upload your own template or use their online designer tool.
Figure 8 – The settings I use on my Gotprint site.
Back in the day, if you remember, how you found a repairman or other service was by searching the yellow pages for one. Nowadays the yellow pages have been replaced with a tool called Google My Business GMB. It is easy to set up. Create a GMAIL account for this purpose at gmail.com. Then search online for google my business and press register, type in the info about it (make your business name very elaborate that would include many of the keywords you can use online) I made mine being rare coin dealer with online coin shop, HERE IS MINE. The benefit of this is that you can have your website there. I recommend registering to your PO Box, but write the PO Box number as street address of post office with Suite# POBOXNUMBER. Then you get a postcard with verification from google and your are off to the races. If you have a physical shop, you are even better off as people often call or search for coin shops to bring you their coins. For phone number, I recommend getting a google voice https://voice.google.com number that re-routes to your cell phone, or another phone, that you can always re-route to a different number.
Regarding social media, I personally use it to promote my items only. If you have an eBay store, you can get an RSS feed for it. What it means is that it is a special link that you can plug in online to trigger to post to social media accounts automatically. You can get a basic DLVR.IT account and have your eBay items posted to places such as Facebook and Twitter automatically. The benefit of this is that it increases SEO or search engine optimization when search engines like google see links to your items in more places. You can have also an easy twitter feed that you can share with others, maybe on facebook too. Another free option you can connect RSS to is IFTTT.com, search online for tutorials. The goal is that the items you are listing are going to be promoted online automatically without any extra work from you other than listing it professionally on eBay.
How to Have Links to Your Items Posted Online Automatically
Your items could be posted on social media sites automatically as soon as you list them to be easily found online and maybe even shared on your sites. You won’t have to do anything past creating and plugging them in. People would be able to find you on places such as facebook and twitter. The idea is that you create it once and this automatically creates what are called links back to your item for SEO optimization. It’s a set it and forget it situation.
Steps to Social Account Domination
Get an account either free or the paid unlimited version at https://dlvrit.com/
Register on each site or plug in your accounts you have registered into the above site
Copy and paste this link into that site and replace with your userid:
ADVANCED TIP: There is a site called www.IFTTT.com where you can do a lot more stuff via similar process with the link I gave above. You would need to further look up term IFTTT on youtube. I don’t recommend creating accounts yourself as it is time consuming, but get an affordable professional to do it: https://sites.google.com/view/webautomator email him for questions mtzmrk0827@gmail.com. Give him pictures and website addreses you would want him to plug into the social accounts along with the above link for the posted items.
Every listing I do I optimize the code for eBay. What this optimization does is that it makes it one block of text which eBay likes as it otherwise sometimes leaves spaces in places they shouldn’t be.
If without the K55 or K95 Keyboard with this key set to Key G1:
Under menu
Tools – Page Options
ALT T H to bring this menu up once and set the settings and in the future have your keyboard programmed to it as the G1 key if you use my setup. I recommend the macro keyboard because it is annoying to press ALT T H all the time as I did it for a long time before learning of the K55 and then getting the K95.
MUST DO: Macro Keyboard Setup Settings – Simplify Your Work ▲
And then setup the keyboard with the keys I took months in developing and that has saved me tons of work, energy. There are certain repetitive commands you would be using and that can be done with one keystroke.
EXACT KEYS to ENTER PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD, see the above guide for easy explanation
KEY G1: ALT T H ENTER Optimizes HTML (Please see the above initial setup to see which checkboxes should be done the first time and will be defaults with this key combo)
KEY G2: ALT F A This opens up Save As Screen to save your file
KEY G3: ALT I L This key inserts the horizontal line as you can see in this guide.
KEY G4: ALT I S This opens up CHARACTER MAP where you can input Non-English symbols, I often use for Greek or other non-standard letters.
KEY G5: (spacebar)target="_blank" This key I use for inserting an open new window setting on links I use to link within my store to comply with eBay
KEY G5 (Alternate): CTRL A (pressed together then released) CTRL V This is the select all command and paste together. Which you can use in Sell Similar on eBay listing
KEY G6: CTRL A CTRL C This selects all text in the box you clicked in (which should be the one containing the HTML) and copies it to clipboard. And if you selected the alternate G5 to select all and copy you would press that with the HTML you copied with this key.
The benefit of removing old styles from text you copied and pasted in your description is that it looks more professional and you often want to remove old links. Also eBay does not allow links to places outside of eBay, but for a few select sites.
Many styles can be stripped in Frontpage in design view by selecting it and pressing the the buttons CTRL+SHIFT+Z. That is already for work you already pasted in.
You can paste in text without styles by using ALT+E+S (in Menu select ‘Normal Paragraphs with line breaks’) and press okay or ENTER button. The ALT+E+S (down arrow)(down arrow)ENTER – Should you want to program this key instead of one of the ones I use
How to Comply with eBay NO OUTSIDE LINKS Policy
eBay doesn’t allow links to off eBay sites unless it’s a place like Fedex or UPS to check shipping rates and such or a link to eBay or your eBay store. Sometimes you may run into text with links that you want to leave the formatting from but remove the links. And sometimes you can’t figure out where such a link is hidden.
If you want to remove old hyperlinks from a block of text, and including the styles because eBay
HTML STYLE STRIPPER
Copy and paste the allowed tags line by selecting it below and pressing CTRL A then CTRL C and pasting inside appropriate boxes on the sit by selecting the old text and pressing CTRL+V
Check b ox Remove classes and Id’s Remove success s Remove tags with one   Remove span tags Encode special characters
Formatting with BOLD, ITALICS, STYLES and Hyperlinks
I recommend ignoring the part that says times New Roman but selecting the drop-down on the left side and selecting headings 1 to 3 fro most, and clicking the bold italics and underline buttons.
However the keys I usually presss are:
CTRL B for Bolding a line of text I seecled
CTRL I for Italics of selected text
CTRL K to insert a link for selected text (LINKING ONLY TO MY OTHER EBAY ITEMS or EBAY SEARCH TERM or PAGE WITHIN MY eBay STORE)
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If you followed my advice to at least have a written number, on the coin as you photographed and keeping in numerical order, you can also have a corresponding excel file. What is cool is that you can proportion it to fit exactly the 2×2 inch standard coin flip parameters and paste the description in there. Since your coins are stored numerically, as you sell you can compact the boxes and put more inventory in them over time, and it will make finding the exact item for shipping easier.
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If you have your own site, you have a place to post links to all the things you sell and host the pictures to be displayed on your listings. The great hosts are called Bluehost and Inmotionhosting. Get a domain name that is easy for people to easily hear on the phone and type in where everyone knows the spelling. For me I chose TrustedCoins.com. You can use the program called CuteFTP which I use to upload the pictures to your web host above. The benefits of hosting your pictures on your site is that you can put the picture into your description to make your presentation more professional looking, but is not 100% necessary for everyone, just a good idea to explore. There is a free website tool called WordPress that you can install for free on any of these hosts and basically point and click design with no experience. By the way any information you want to tutorials on you can find quickly and easily by searching on YouTube.
Hosts that are good, that I have bought:
www.BlueHost.com – You can get with their tech support on the phone 1 (888) 401-4678 and they will help you set up a WordPress site. WordPress is a visual site editor and will allow you to quickly build a professional site without any coding experience.
You also want to set up your site for FTP access, and get the tech support to help you connect to your FTP server to upload your pictures if you want to host them there like I do with my website for my listings. The FTP transfer program I use to upload the photos is called CuteFTP and you can get it here: https://www.globalscape.com/cuteftp
I didn’t want to make it too long either, so that is why I just gave you a bird’s eye view of what is available, and just letting you know that you can do it and you don’t need it all to get started, but once you do it’s a snowball effect to success doing the right things long enough consistently.
(I may create a success story section in the future to add here to motivate others, maybe even make a youtube video with your cell phone telling your story, I may choose to include it too!)
Even the cheapest store is great, it will allow you to list in the good until cancelled format which is as low as 5 cents per month. Read the benefits for each and see the best one for you.
Best listing method to get noticed.
Buy it now with best offer. And select the eBay promoted listings
Auction or buy it now?
Answered above
Should I do minimum bids?
Don’t do auctions unless you are happy with selling things for 99cents starting price, and then people will complain that your shipping is too much, so I don’t think it’s a good idea. Essentially a fixed price item with best offer is a great way to insure a minimum. Also auctions require two bidders in order for you to sell the coin for above the starting price which you need to make low in order to attract bidders. I reserve auctions for selling inventory that I don’t care about making money on and want to just clear out at any price.
Fast and Free shipping, is this a good idea?
Yes I have that, people like free shipping and are used to it with Amazon. Build all costs and a little extra for yourself into the price you list.
I have coins to sell for someone else, how much to charge them?
Offer them a set amount on consignment, so let’s say you need to bring back $10 for that item, and anything above that is yours.
What are the best times to list item for an Auction to have it end?
Likely evenings on the east and west coasts of the US. However as I mentioned above having a fixed price with best offer. Likely it is a good idea to avoid three A.M. on a Monday morning.
eBay Store BUY IT NOW vs. eBay Auctions Which One is Better?
I would recommend to get at least the cheapest eBay store because you can list items with Buy It Now tip BEST OFFER feature which allow people to make offers to you (things maybe have changed, but eBay has charts and tables for the benefits of one you may want to refer to). I have the anchor store, which gives me perks such as 5 cent a month listings (which maybe others have too) and a bunch of listings free every month. The reason I don’t recommend auctions is that you often don’t get the best prices on them and you need to re-list them because items may not sell the first time if you have certain minimums. With eBay store listings you can do a Good Until Cancelled listing (meaning it will relist until sold or you end it) which will list for as low as 5 cents (NO MATTER THE PRICE of the item you list) every thirty days. There is an eBay commission on the sale, but you only pay that if and when it sells.
If you have questions of your own email them to me: trustedancientcoins@gmail.com and if I get a preponderance of a similar question I may include it here to help others in the future.
The topic of this video is to learn a lot of great information about the most fascinating and exciting coins of ancient Athens Greece to collect. Ancient Greek, Roman, Biblical, Byzantine and world coin expert, Ilya Zlobin explores the topic of collecting ancient coins via exploring the types of coins available for sale in his eBay store. The coins explored are some of the most interesting types to collect, such as the Athenian Owl tetradrachm, drachm, obol and diobol coins. There is also an Athenian coin a hero of Athens along with the mythical Sphinx. An interesting Roman denarius silver coin of Mark Antony is also shown along with a Frankish Crusader type.
Article by Ilya Zlobin, world-renowned expert numismatist, enthusiast, author and dealer in authentic ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Byzantine coins and beyond, running the eBay store Authentic Ancient Greek Roman Coins.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece – Bronze 21mm (11.53 grams) Struck circa 166-57 B.C.
Reference: Sear 2566
Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus and foreparts of horses.
AΘE, Owl standing right, head facing, on prostrate amphora; all within olive-wreath.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Bronze 21mm (8.82 grams) Struck circa 25-19 B.C.
Reference: Kroll 153; SNG Copenhagen 303; Svoronos pl. 80, 18-21
Helmeted head of Athena right.
AΘH, Sphinx seated right, wearing modius; all within olive wreath.
Greek city of Sigeion in Troas Bronze 13mm (1.58 grams) Struck circa 355-334 B.C.
Reference: Sear 4144 var. (size); SNG Copenhagen 496-8; SNG Ashmolean 1214-6;
SNG Copenhagen 496-8
Facing head of Athena three-quarter face to right, wearing triple-crested helmet. Owl standing right, head facing; ΣΙΓΕ before, crescent behind.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Tetradrachm 21mm (17.13 grams) Struck circa 320-294 B.C.
Reference: Svornos-pl.20#5
Head of Athena right, of more advanced style, the eye seen in true profile; she wears crested helmet ornamented with three olive-leaves and floral scroll.
Owl standing right, head facing; to right AΘE; to left, olive-twig and crescent.
Mark Antony
Silver Denarius 18mm (2.89 grams) Mint moving with Antony, probably Athens, 33 B.C., under M. Junius Silanus
Reference: RSC 71. Babelon 97. C 71. Sydenham 1208. Sear Imperators 346. RBW 1830. Crawford 542/1 Certification: NGC Ancients VG 4529166-014
ANTON •AVG•IMP•III•COS•DES•III•IIV•R•P•C•, Bare head of Mark Antony right.
M•SILANVS•AVG Q•PRO•COS in two lines.
This issuer, Marcus Junius Silanus, was the step-brother of Brutus who murdered Julius Caesar. After the treaty of Misenum, in 39 B.C., Silanus went to Rome and then to the East to join Antony and was given the governorship of one of the provinces. It was during this period that he struck these coins.
Roman military commander, friend of Julius Caesar, lover of Cleopatra and much more.
Greek city Eleusis in Attica
Eleusian Festival Coinage
Bronze 14mm (3.25 grams) Struck circa 322/317-307 B.C.
Reference: Sear 2574 var.; HGC 4, 1769 (Rare R1) (Athens); Kroll 1993, nos. 48-49
Triptolemos, favorite of Demeter, seated left in winged car drawn by serpents, holding corn-ears.
ΕΛΕΥ above boar standing right on bacchos (mystic staff); all within grain wreath.
The obverse is inspired by a statue of Triptolemos that was presumably still in its temple when Pausanias (I. 38, 6) visited Eleusis in about AD 160: “The Eleusians have a temple to Triptolemos… They say that the plain called Rharion was the first to be sown and the first to grow crops… Here is shown a threshing floor and altar. My dream forbade the description of the things within the wall of the sanctuary, and the uninitiated are of course not permitted to learn that which they are prevented from seeing.”
Situated north-west of Athens, Eleusis possessed a magnificent temple of Demeter, and gave it’s name to the famous Eleusinian mysteries, concerned with the cults of Demeter and Persephone.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Tetradrachm 25mm (16.97 grams) Struck circa 440-404 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1597; SNG München 52; SNG Copenhagen 31 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 3593647-001
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Bronze 25mm Pseudo-Autonomous issue, struck circa 120-140 A.D.
Reference: Svoronos pl. 97, 5. BMC 785, pl. XIX, 1. SNG Copenhagen 318. Kroll 181. Rare. Certification: NGC Ancients VF 1885052-017
Bust of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
AΘH, Themistocles standing left on galley, wreath in right hand, trophy in left; owl on prow, serpent on ram.
Arabia Kingdom of Saba Silver ‘Tetradrachm’ 25mm (5.34 grams) Struck circa 160-130 B.C.
Reference: HGC 10, 725; Munro-Hay 1.13il Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF 4681630-003
Laureate male head with long hair right.
Owl standing right on amphora; monograms to left and right.
* Numismatic Note: The coins of this kingdom use the reverse similar to the “New Style” tetradrachm coins of Athens, and what the obverse ostensibly is similar to the Roman Republican L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi denarius or perhaps a royal portrait.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece
New-style Silver Tetradrachm 29mm (16.62 grams) Struck 111/110 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1602; Thompson 701d-e var. (there Δ on amphora).
Pedigree / Provenance: Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4683112-001
Helmeted head of Athena right.
Owl standing right, head front, on Panathenaic amphora; to right Demeter standing holding two torches, legend across field Α – ΘΕ / ΦANO – KΛHΣ / AΠOΛ / ΛΩNIΟΣ (ΟΣ written on owl’s wing) / BAK / XIOΣ, E on amphora, ME below; all within olive wreath.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.17 grams) Struck circa 440-404 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1597; SNG München 52; SNG Copenhagen 32; Kroll 8 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 4683112-006
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.19 grams) Struck circa 440-404 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1597; SNG München 52; SNG Copenhagen 32; Kroll 8 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4683112-002
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.
Crusaders. Frankish Greece. Duchy of Athens
Guy II de lat Roche – Duke of Athens: 1294-1308 A.D. Billon Silver Denier Tournois 20mm (0.84 grams) Athens mint.
Reference: CCS 93, Met 1067-69.
+GVI DVX ATENES, cross patee.
+THEBANI CIVIS, castle tournois.
NEAR EAST or EGYPT Striking coins in the types ofAthens Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.15 grams) Struck circa 5th-4th Centuries B.C.
Reference: Peter van Alfen, “The ‘Owls’ from the 1989 Hoard with a review of Pre-Macedonian Coinage in Egypt,” AJN 14 (2002), pl. 11. For Athens prototype, cf. HGC 4, 1597. cf. SNG Copenhagen 31-40. cf. Kroll 8. Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4629244-071
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square.
* Numismatic Note: Very rare type from the Near East or Egypt mint which you don’t usually see and what makes it even more desirable is it’s mint state. This makes a key piece for the collector of Athenian owls and the types.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece
‘New Style’ Silver Drachm 20mm Struck circa 133/132 B.C.
Reference: HGC 2, 1635 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch F 4934596-006 Head of Athena in Attic helmet right.
AΘE, Owl standing right on overturned amphora; ear of grain in right field.
New Style means that it is a later issue of the ancient Athenians and that is what these types are referred to as the design had changed from what it was in the 400-300’s B.C.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Drachm 15mm Struck circa 450-404 B.C.
Reference: HGC 4, 1631 Certification: NGC Ancients G 4934596-010
Head of Athena in Attic helmet right.
Owl standing right, head facing; to right AΘE; to left, olive-twig and crescent.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece
Early transitional issue. Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.20 grams) Struck circa 455-440 B.C.
Reference: Starr Group V.A, series 3. HGC 4, 1597 Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4629244-015 Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.
Greek city of Athens in Attica Greece Silver Diobol 10mm (1.27 grams) Struck circa 400-353 B.C.
Reference: HGC 2, 1644 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4934588-005 Head of Athena in Attic helmet right.
A-Θ-E, Double-bodied owl standing facing; olivespray to left.
Ancient coin expert, enthusiast, author and dealer, Ilya Zlobin explores a vast collection of genuine ancient Egyptian Greek Roman coins and artifacts that are in his collection and for sale on eBay. This educational video shows the types of interest to collect as guide for those that are starting a collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins from Alexandria Egypt. Some of the coins epxlored are those of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, coins of Cleopatra, the lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Lighthouse of Alexandria along with some 1500 B.C. scarabs. This guide includes a link for you to find them for sale from a trusted source to buy on eBay today along with many more.
Article by Ilya Zlobin, world-renowned expert numismatist, enthusiast, author and dealer in authentic ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Byzantine coins and beyond, running the eBay store Authentic Ancient Greek Roman Coins.
Greek Coin of
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Cleopatra VII – Queen: 51-30 B.C.
Billon Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (13.49 grams) Alexandria mint, dated year 12, 41/40 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7953 var.; Svoronos 1826; SNG Copenhagen 406; Noeske 368; DCA 70 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4934588-007
Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt with palm over shoulder; LIB (date) above head-dress of Isis to left, ΠA to right.
The Ptolemaic kingdom before Cleopatra, famous for being the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and during her reign would use the portrait of the dynasty’s founder Ptolemy I on the silver tetradrachm coins from the mint in Alexandria. The differentiation can be made by the refined style of the portraiture on the coins of Cleopatra VII, as can be seen in the picture of in Sear no. 7952. It is interesting to note that on her portrait coins she bears a striking resemblance to the dynasty founder Ptolemy I, or perhaps she ordered a portrait that had a close resemblance to her as a political tool to legitimize her reign. Although not a portrait coin of Cleopatra herself, it is a coin struck under her reign as Queen or Pharaoh of Egypt and is very rare and historically important.
Cleopatra VII with Mark Antony, 36-31 B.C. Bronze 21mm of Chalcis ad Libanum mint
Dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Cleopatra struck 32/31 B.C.
Reference: RPC I 4771; Rouvier 440 (Berytus); SNG Munchen 1006; HGC 9, 1451 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4934566-006
BACIΛICCHC KΛЄOΠATPAC, Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right.
ЄTOYC KA TOY KAI S ΘЄAC NЄWTЄPAC, Bare head of Mark Antony right; regnal and phoenician era dates
Queen Cleopatra, famous for being the lover of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, along with being a very important historical figure. As it is a portrait coin of Cleopatra herself, this coin type is highly sought-after and appreciated by collectors and historians alike.
Hadrian – Roman Emperor: 117-138 A.D. – Bronze Drachm 33mm (28.67 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt
Dated Regnal Year 18, 133/134 A.D.
Reference: Köln 1121; Dattari (Savio) 1768; K&G 32.588 Certification: NGC Ancients F 4375823-428
AVT KAIC TRAIAN ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CЄB, Laureate and draped bust right.
Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail, standing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; L IH (date) above.
* Numismatic Note: Rare, highly-sought-after type which features one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Ptolemy IV, Philopater – King: 222-204 B.C. Bronze 41mm (70.59 grams) Alexandria mint: 221-204 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7841 var. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF* 4375823-080
Head of Zeus-Ammon right.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ΔI between legs,
cornucopia in field to left.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze Drachm 35mm (18.76 grams) Alexandria mint in Egypt
Zodiac series. Dated RY 8. Struck 144/145 A.D.
Reference: Köln 1500 var.; Dattari (Savio) 2972; K&G 35.264 corr.; Emmett 1460.8 RARE
Certification: NOT CERTIFIED because “TOOLED, THUS INELIGIBLE TYPE”
AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right.
Mars in Scorpio: Helmeted and cuirassed bust left of Ares (Mars); before, star of eight rays; to either side, L H (date); beneath all, scorpion left.
Tooling and smoothing evident on this coin, looks very minimal on the reverse (the important side). Otherwise, it is a very wholesome example of a very rare, highly-desirable coin.
Hadrian – Roman Emperor: 117-138 A.D. – Billon Silver Tetradrachm 24mm of Alexandria in Egypt
Dated Regnal Year 11, 126/27 A.D.
Reference: Köln 938; Dattari (Savio) 1297; K&G 32.396; Emmett 818.11 Certification: NGC Ancients XF 4252908-187
AVT KAI TRA AΔPIA CЄB, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Athena standing left, holding Nike and shield set on ground; L EN Δ EKATOV (date) around.
Commodus – Roman Emperor: 177-192 A.D. Billon Tetradrachm 26mm of Alexandria in Egypt
Dated Regnal Year 28 of Marcus Aurelius, struck 187/188 A.D.
Reference:Köln 2229; Dattari (Savio) 3866; K&G 41.91; Emmett 2545.28 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4252908-371 Laureate head right.
Hermanubis standing right, holding palm frond and caduceus; at his feet to left, jackal standing left, head right; LK H (date) across field.
Nero – Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D.
Nero & Poppaea
Billon Tetradrachm 24mm (12.76 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt
Struck regnal Year 11=64/65 A.D.
Reference: Sear GIC 664; Köln 168-9; Dattari 197-8; K&G 14.85; RPC I 5280; Cohen 315,3; B.M.C.16.16,124
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch F 4529168-003
NEPΩ KΛAV. KAIΣ. ΣEB. ΓEP. AV., radiate head of Nero right.
ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right of Poppaea; L IA (date) before.
Nero – Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D.
Billon Silver Tetradrachm 26mm (11.37 grams)
Struck at city of Alexandria in Egypt Regnal Year 13=66/67 A.D
Reference: Köln 191; Dattari (Savio) 255; K&G 14.94; RPC I 5297.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF 4529163-002
NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, Radiate bust of Nero left, wearing aegis; L IΓ (date) below chin.
ΔIOΣ OΛΥΜΠΙΟΥ, Laureate and draped bust of Zeus Olympios right.
* Numismatic Note: Rare depiction of Olympian Zeus, likely the same as from the Olympic games!
Nero – Roman Emperor: 54-68 A.D. Billon Silver Tetradrachm 23mm (12.92 grams)
Struck at city of Alexandria in Egypt Year 13=66/67 A.D
Reference: B.M.C. 16.15,114; Sear GIC 637; Emmett 134; Köln 187; Dattari 185; BMC 114-115; Milne 256-260 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch F 4529162-011
NEPΩ KΛAY KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AY, radiate bust of Nero left, in aegis, LIΓ before.
TIBEPIOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head of Tiberius right.
Hadrian – Roman Emperor: 117-138 A.D. – Billon Silver Tetradrachm 24mm Struck at the mint Alexandria in Egypt
Dated RY 11, 126/127 A.D.
Reference: Köln 939; Dattari (Savio) 1327; K&G 32.404; Emmett 827 Rare R3 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 452908-202
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Canopus of Osiris right; L ENΔ-EKATOV (date) around.
Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term “canopic” to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.
Commodus – Roman Emperor: 177-192 A.D. Billon Silver Tetradrachm 24mm of Alexandria in Egypt
Struck Year 30 (from regnal dating of his father, commencing March A.D. 161)=189/190 A.D.
Reference: Köln 2252; Dattari 3889; K&G 41.124; Emmett 2558.30 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 452908-346 Μ. Α. ΚΟΜ. ΑΝΤѠ. CЄB. ЄYCЄB, Laureate head right.
Bust of Selene left; crescent before, L Λ (date) behind.
Commodus – Roman Emperor: 177-192 A.D. Billon Tetradrachm 24mm of Alexandria in Egypt
Dated Regnal Year 28 of Marcus Aurelius, struck 187/188 A.D.
Reference:Köln 2229; Dattari (Savio) 3866; K&G 41.91; Emmett 2545.28 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4252908-340 Μ. Α. ΚΟΜ. ΑΝΤѠ. CЄB. ЄYCЄB, Laureate head right.
Hermanubis standing right, holding palm frond and caduceus; at his feet to left, jackal standing left, head right; LK H (date) across field.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze 33mm (28.07 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt
Struck RY (regnal year) 12, 148/9 A.D.
Reference: Emmett 1587
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from front.
Isis seated right on throne, holding infant Harpokrates (=Horus); all within distyle Egyptian-style temple façade, disk in pediment; L ΔΩΔЄ-KATOV (date) around.
Following Alexander’s conquest of Egypt, the cult of Isis spread across the Mediterranean, with its popularity reaching its zenith in the Roman period, when the “goddess of a thousand names” became one of the Mediterranean’s principal deities. It is generally recognized that the iconography of Isis nursing Harpocrates influenced Christian representations of the Madonna and Child, particularly the Virgo lactans type popular in Medieval Europe.
Diocletian – Roman Emperor: 284-305 A.D. Silvered Bronze (Billon) Follis/Nummus 26mm (11.01 grams)
Mint of Alexandria in Egypt, 2nd officina, struck circa 301 A.D.
Reference: RIC VI 32a
Certification: NGC Ancients Choice MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 Silvering 1884842-009
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genio standing left, modius on head, naked, except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera & cornucopia; XX-B/I/ALE across fields and in exergue.
Gordian III – Roman Emperor: 238-244 A.D. Billon Tetradrachm 23mm of Alexandria in Egypt
Struck Regnal Year (RY) 6, 242/243 A.D.
Reference: Köln 2664; Dattari (Savio) 4810 & 12421; K&G 72.122; Emmett 3401.6. Certification: NGC Ancients XF 4252908-471
A K M AN ΓOPΔIANOC ЄV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; L-S across fields.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze Drachm 33mm (20.12 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt
Dated RY (regnal year) 23, 159/160 A.D.
Reference: Emmett 1444. Dattari (Savio) 8939.
Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right.
Serapis-Agathodaemon on horseback advancing right; L-Γ/K (date) across field.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
ZODIAC SERIES – Sun in Leo
Bronze Drachm 35mm (25.50 grams) Dated RY 8 (144/5 A.D.)
Struck at the mint of Alexandria in Egypt
Reference: Köln 1495-6; Dattari (Savio) 2968; K&G 35.278; Emmet 1530.8 Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5 4281366-004
AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right.
Sun in Leo: Lion leaping right; above, radiate and draped bust of Helios (Sun) and eight-rayed star; L H (date) below.
Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
Hadrian – Roman Emperor: 117-138 A.D. Billon Tetradrachm 24mm (12.43 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, Dated RY 13, struck 128/129 A.D.
Reference: Köln 997; Dattari (Savio) 1249; K&G 32.469; RPC III 5729/25; Emmett 886.13; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 91 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4680931-012
AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right of Hadrian.
CABINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right of Sabina, wearing stephane; L IΓ (date) upward behind.
This type was minted beginning in Hadrian’s regnal year 13, one year before his arrival in Egypt, and continued through his 20th regnal year.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy I Soter – King: 305-282 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (15.66 grams) Alexandria mint, first intermediate weight issue
Struck as Satrap circa 311-304 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 146; Zervos Issue 22; SNG Copenhagen 18 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-005
Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing elephant’s skin headdress; signed Delta ‘Δ’ behind ear.
AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena advancing right; in right field, monogram in inner left field, and in right field above eagle standing right.
Claudius – Roman Emperor: 41-54 A.D. Billon Silver Tetradrachm 25mm (13.51 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt
Regnal Year 6=45-46 AD.
Reference: Köln 88; Dattari 129; RPC I 5164 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF 4281764-014
TI KΛAYΔI KAIΣ ΣEBA ΓERMANI AYTOKP, laureate head of Claudius right, Lc (regnal date) in lower right field.
MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ, Messalina (as Demeter) standing facing, head left, leaning on draped column, holding figures of two children (Britannicus and Octavia) in extended right hand and cradling two grain ears in left arm.
Claudius I, Roman emperor A.D. 41-54. His full name was TIB. CLAUDIUS DRUSUS NERO GERMANICUS. He was the younger son of Drusus, the brother of the emperor Tiberius, and of Antonia, and was born on August 1st, B.C. 10, at Lyons in Gaul. In youth he was weak and sickly, and was neglected and despised by his relatives. When he grew up he devoted the greater part of his time to literary pursuits, but was not allowed to take any part of public affairs. He had reached the age of 50, when he was suddenly raised by the soldiers to the imperial throne after the murder of Caligula. Claudius was not cruel, but the weakness of his character made him the slave of his wives and freedmen, and thus led him to consent to acts of tyranny which he would never have committed of his own accord. He was married four times. At the time of his accession he was married to his 3rd wife, the notorious Valeria Messalina, who governed him for some years, together with the freedmen Narcissus, Pallas, and others. After the execution of Messalina, 48, a fate which she richly merited, CLaudius was still more unfortunate in choosing for his wife his niece Agrippina. She prevailed upon him to set aside his own son, Britannicus, and to adopt her son, Nero, that she might secure the succession for the latter. Claudius soon regretted his step, and was in consequently poisoned by Agrippina, 54 A.D. – Several public works of great utility were executed by Claudius. He built, for example, the famous Claudian aqueduct (Aqua Claudia), the port of Ostia, and the emissary by which the water of lake Fucinus was carried into the river Liris. In his reign the southern part of Britain was made a roman province, and CLaudius himself went to Britain in 43, where he remained, however, only a short time, leaving the conduct of the war to his generals. – Claudius wrote several historical works, all of which have perished. Of these one of the most important was a history of Etruria, in composition of which he made use of genuine Etruscan sources.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm 24mm (13.16 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, struck 138/139 A.D.
Reference: Dattari 2179 & 8115; K&G 35.6; Emmett 1373.2; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 101; Köln 1285 corr. (draped and cuirassed bust) Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4680934-001
AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC ЄVCЄB, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery.
Canopus of Osiris right; ЄTO VC B (date) around.
Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term “canopic” to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze Drachm 33mm (21.01 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, dated Year 14, struck 150/151 A.D.
Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus,
Reference: Milne 2100; Dattari 2908 var. (head right and bust style); Köln 1662 (var. same)
Laureate hea left.
Triptolemos, wearing elephant’s skin headdress, riding right in serpent drawn biga.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze 32mm (23.83 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, dated RY 12, struck 148/149 A.D.
Reference: Dattari (Savio) 8571; Köln 1604; K&G 35.434; Emmett 1592.12; Milne 2001
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail and sistrum, standing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons; L ΔѠΔЄKATOV (date) around.
Greek coin of the
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy V Epiphanes – King: 204-180 B.C.
Bronze 32mm Alexandria mint, struck circa 204-180 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 1424A (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Weiser 141 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 305-7 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); Noeske -; Lorber & Faucher Series 6C
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Two eagles with their wings closed standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left.
Philip I ‘the Arab’ – Roman Emperor: 244-249 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm 22mm (12.22 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt Regnal Year 1, struck 244 A.D.
Reference: Dattari (Savio) 4886; K&G 74.25; Emmett 3487.2 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4277849-008
A K M IOV ΦIΛ-IΠΠOC ЄVCЄB, laureate, cuirassed bust of Philip I right, seen from front, gorgoneion on breastplate.
Homonoia standing facing, head left, right hand raised, double cornucopia in left; L A in left field.
Egypt – Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab Amulet New Kingdom, 1570-1075 B.C.
14x12x7mm (1.52 grams)
Cartouche.
These scarabs were thought to possess magical powers and would be worn on a necklace as can be seen by the hole going through the center of them for that purpose.
Provenance: From private collection in the United States of America. Ownership History: From private collection in the United States, bought in private sale in the United States of America.
Egypt – Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet Late Period, 664-323 B.C.
23x19x6mm (2.71 grams)
The god represented wearing a plumed headdress.
This type of amulet has been holed lengthwise for suspension on a necklace.
Provenance: From private collection in the United States of America. Ownership History: From private collection in the United States, bought in private sale in the United States of America.
Egypt – Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab Amulet New Kingdom, 1570-1075 B.C.
16x13x9mm (2.50 grams)
Hawk with flail right, cruciform glyph before, cartouche behind.
These scarabs were thought to possess magical powers and would be worn on a necklace as can be seen by the hole going through the center of them for that purpose.
Provenance: From private collection in the United States of America. Ownership History: From private collection in the United States, bought in private sale in the United States of America.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphos – King: 285-246 B.C.
Bronze Diobol 27mm (16.53 grams) Uncertain mint in Sicily, under Hieron II of Syracuse. Struck after 265/4 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 615; Wolf & Lorber, ‘West Greek’ Style, Subgroup 2, H38 (A19/P30); SNG Copenhagen – Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4681155-006
Laureate head of Zeus right.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; oval shield to left.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphos – King: 285-246 B.C. Bronze Hemiobol 16mm Uncertain mint.
Reference: Svoronos 351; SNG Copenhagen 100. Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4681182-008 Veiled head of Arsinoe II right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, Eagle standing left; to left, AI over X.
Antoninus Pius – Roman Emperor: 138-161 A.D.
Bronze Drachm 34mm (25.46 grams) of Alexandria in Egypt, Regnal Year 10, struck 146/147 A.D.
Reference: Dattari 2667 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch F 4683032-008 AYT K T AIΛ AΔΡ ANTWΝЄΙΝΟC CЄB ЄΥCB, Laureate head right.
LΔЄΚΑ ΤΟV, Isis Pharia holding open sail right.
* Numismatic Note: This type may be more rare as it alludes to the personification of Isis of the Great Lighthouse or Pharos of Alexandria, without depicting the actual structure.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphos – King: 285-246 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm ( grams) Tyre mint, dated year 33, struck 253/252 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 675; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC p. 31, 91 Certification: NGC Ancients VF 4683044-016 Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, civic monogram of Tyre above club; to right, ΛΓ above monogram; Θ between legs.
NEAR EAST or EGYPT Striking coins in the types ofAthens Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.15 grams) Struck circa 5th-4th Centuries B.C.
Reference: Peter van Alfen, “The ‘Owls’ from the 1989 Hoard with a review of Pre-Macedonian Coinage in Egypt,” AJN 14 (2002), pl. 11. For Athens prototype, cf. HGC 4, 1597. cf. SNG Copenhagen 31-40. cf. Kroll 8. Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4629244-071
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll.
AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square.
* Numismatic Note: Very rare type from the Near East or Egypt mint which you don’t usually see and what makes it even more desirable is it’s mint state. This makes a key piece for the collector of Athenian owls and the types.
Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Berenike II (wife of Ptolemy III (circa 244-221 B.C.) Bronze Tritartemorion 21mm (7.84 grams) Kyrene mint, struck circa c. 244-241 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 1055; SNG Copenhagen 460
Diademed and draped bust right of Berenike II.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt.
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Greek city of Mende in Macedonia Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (16.71 grams, 3h) Struck circa 460-423 B.C.
Reference: S. P. Noe, “The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard”, NNM 27, 1926, 36. SNG ANS 329 (same dies).; HGC 3, 545 var.
Pedigree / Provenance: From the Northern California Collection. Acquired from Frank Kovacs, 1997. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625082-002
Dionysus, bearded and nude save for mantle draped around loins, a tiny swastika on his drapery between his knees, reclining left on the back of an ass walking right, holding high-handled kantharos in right hand, bird (a crow?) standing right on ivy tendril before ass.
MEN-ΔA-I-ON around square border of central linear square enclosing vine with four grape clusters, all within shallow incuse square.
Greek Coin of Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (17.22 grams)
Late lifetime or posthumous issue of Pella mint, struck circa 325-315 B.C.
Reference: Price 235 Certification: NGC Ancients AU★ Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 Fine Style 4625579-002
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and scepter; O below throne.
Greek city of Tyre in Phoenicia
Authentic “Jewish / Christian Biblical Coin” of Historical Importance Silver ‘Shekel’ Tetradrachm 27mm (13.99 grams) Tyre mint, dated year 20, struck 107/106 B.C.
Reference: Sear 5918 var.; HGC 10, 357; DCA Tyre supplement 2.20, 58; BMC Phoenicia 91 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4253889-011
Laureate head of beardless Melqarth right, lion’s skin knotted around neck.
TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on beak of ship, carrying palm under right wing; in field to right, HPA monogram; in field to left, club and LK (date) above it; Phoenician bet between legs. th
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.67 grams) Sepullius Macer, moneyer
Rome mint, struck February – March 44 B.C.
Reference: Crawford 480/13. RSC 39. CRI 107d.
Pedigree / Provenance: ex Jamestown Collection Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 4625526-003
CAESAR-DICT • PERPETVO, veiled and laureate head of Julius Caesar right.
P • SEPVLLIVS downward on right, MACER downward on left, Venus standing left, Victory in right hand, scepter in left; shield at feet behind.
Otho – Roman Emperor: 69 A.D. Silver Denarius 18mm (3.22 grams) Rome mint: January – April 69 A.D.
Reference: RIC 8; Cohen 17; BMC 18; CBN 10 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625576-001
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare, bewigged head of Otho right.
SECVRITAS P R, Securitas, draped, standing facing, head left, wreath upward in right hand, scepter in left.
Greek Coin of Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
LIFETIME ISSUE Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (17.13 grams) Mint in Macedonia, struck circa 336-323 BC. Reference: Price 93; Troxell E8 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4280855-002
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; bucranium in field to left.
Greek Coin of Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Lifetime or early posthumous issue Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.17 grams) Dama skos mint, struck circa 330-320 B.C. Reference: Price 320 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4280855-001
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; forepart of ram in field to left; globule above throne’s strut, ΔA below.
Greek Coin of Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
LIFETIME ISSUE Silver Tetradrachm 26mm (17.03 grams) Myriandrus in Cilicia mint, struck circa 327-323 B.C. Reference: Price 3233 Certification: NGC Ancients Choice AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625602-001
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; plow in field to left.
Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Lifetime or early posthumous issue Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (16.81 grams) Byblus mint, struck circa 325-320 B.C. Reference: Price 3426 Certification: NGC Ancients MS (Mint State) Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4251866-008
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; AP monogram in field to left.
Greek city of Erythrai in Ionia
Silver Drachm 14mm (4.52 grams) Struck circa 480-450 B.C.
Reference: BMFA 1837. Very rare
Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625528-014
Horseman (Erytrhros) holding reins of prancing horse left.
Rosette with abbreviation of city name in each corner.
Greek city of Kos on island off Caria Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (14.73 grams) Struck circa 285-258 B.C.
Nikagoras, magistrate.
Reference: Cf. HGC 6, 1308 (bowcase in lower reverse field). Requier 19. Rare! Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5 4625715-008
Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Crab, viewed from above; below NIKAΓOPAΣ and club right, all within beaded square.
Seleukid Kindom Antiochos II Theos – King: 261-246 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (17.11 grams) Seleucia on the Tigris mint
Reference: HGC 9, 236g; SC 587.1a; ESM 178 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625721-019
Diademed head of Antiochus I right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY either side of Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, monograms in outer left and right fields.
Seleukid Empire Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (17.06 grams) Struck after 202 B.C. at a Seleukid Empire mint
Reference: SC 1112. SNG Spaer 773. ESM 608. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 3998013-180
Diademed head of Antiochos right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow set on ground; ΔI in exergue.
Roman Republic
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix as Imperator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.99 grams) Struck at traveling military mint moving with Sulla in Greece. 84-83 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 30; Sydenham 761; Crawford 359/2 Pedigree / Provenance: Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (ANS-Hispanic Society of America #1001.1.12813). Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 1884766-011
L • SVLLA, diademed head of Venus right; Cupid standing left before, long palm-branch in right hand.
IMPER-ITERVM, and lituus between two trophies.
Roman Republic
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix as Dictator: 82-80 B.C.
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.86 grams) Anonymous issue of uncertain mint, struck circa 82/81 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 33; Sydenham 755; Crawford 375/2 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4625524-011
Diademed head of Venus right.
Double cornucopia filled with fruit and flowers, bound with fillet; Q below.
Roman RepublicFaustus Cornelius Sulla moneyer Son of Dictator Sulla and partisan of Pompey the Great Silver Denarius 20mm (3.77 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 56 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 63; B.M.C. 3909; Sydenham 884; Crawford 426/3 Rare! Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 3997861-004 Laureate and diademed head of Venus right, scepter on shoulder, S .C. behind.
Three military trophies between capis and lituus; in exergue, FAVSTVS (Faustus Cornelius Sulla) monogram.
Roman RepublicQ. Sicinius & C. Coponius moneyer Silver Denarius 18mm (3.83 grams)
Military mint in the East moving with Pompey the Great, struck circa 49 B.C.
Reference: Sicinia 1; Crawford 444/1a; Sydenham 939; B.M.C., East 24 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 3997861-007
Diademed head of Apollo right, star below, Q. SICINIVS before, III. VIR behind.
C. COPONIVS. PR. S. C., club of Hercules surmounted by lion’s skin with scalp to right, bow on right,
arrow on left.
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.99 grams)
Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, struck circa 49-48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 49; Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006 Pedigree / Provenance: Acquired from P&P Santamaria in the 1950s. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625702-001
Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue.
Simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf’s head), and apex (flamen’s cap).
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.92 grams)
Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, struck circa 49-48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 49; Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625632-002
Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue.
Simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf’s head), and apex (flamen’s cap).
The obverse type may symbolize Caesar’s victory over evil, whereas the reverse refers to Caesar’s office of Pontifex Maximus.
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.89 grams) Military mint moving with Caesar, struck late spring-early summer 48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 18; Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; DCA 937 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625524-018
Diademed and wreath head of Venus right; LII (52, Caesar’s age) behind.
CAE-SAR, Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis (sacrificial ax) to right.
The LII may indicate Casear’s age (52) when these coins were struck. They all refer to the nine year’s struggle in Gaul which culminated in the capture of Vercingetorix, the celebrated chieftain of the Arverni.
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator Silver Denarius 16mm (3.72 grams) Military mint moving with Caesar in North Africa, struck circa 48-46 B.C.
Reference: RSC 12; Crawford 458/1; B.M.C. East, 31; Sydenham 1013; B. 10 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 05/5 Surface: 3/5 4625524-012
Diademed head of Venus right.
CAESAR, Aeneas walking left, carrying his father, Anchises and palladium.
Venus was the patron-goddess of Julius Caesar, and also the goddess whom his family traces it’s decent from, and therefore she is pictured on his coins. In 46 B.C., Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix in the Forum Julium.
The Julia gens traced it’s mythical descent also from Iulus, the son of Aenaeas. The story goes that Aeneas fled the burning ancient city of Troy, carrying his father on his back and the important statue called the palladium from that city. The Roman people, according to their mythology traced their decent from ancient Troy itself. Anchises, being the mortal lover of Aphrodite (=Venus), having a son, Aeneas together, connects the mythical founders of Rome to their descent from the goddess Venus herself.
Roman RepublicGnaeus Pompey Jr. as Imperator (48-45 B.C.), son of Pompey the Great Silver Denarius 19mm (4.00 grams) Mint of Corduba in Spain, struck Summer 46-Spring 45 B.C.
Marcus Poblicius, legatus pro praetore.
Reference: RSC (Pompey the Great) 1; Crawford 469/1; Sydenham 1035; CRI 48; B.M.C. Spain, 72
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 4625718-007 M•POBLICI•LEG•PRO•PR, Head of Roma right, wearing Italic helmet, bead and reel border.
CN•MAGNVS•IMP, Hispania standing right, shield on her back, holding two spears over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword.
This piece was struck by Gnaeus Pompey, son of Pompey the Great, who went to Spain after his father’s death to revive the spirit of the party.
Octavian (Augustus) as Triumvir (43-32 B.C.) Silver Denarius 17mm (3.95 grams)
Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul or northern Italy, struck circa 43 B.C.
Reference: RSC 227; Crawford 518/2.; Sydenham 1317; B.M.C., Gaul 79; B. 79
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625715-012
C•CAESAR•III•VIR•R•P•C, Bare head of Octavian right.
Equestrian statue of Octavian to left, POPVL•ISSV below.
This was likely one of the statues erected at Rome on his return from the war with Brutus and Cassius in 43 B.C. Very rare issue.
Gaius Caesar (heir to Augustus who died 4 A.D.)
Struck by Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D. Silver Denarius 18mm (3.58 grams) Struck at uncertain eastern mint circa 17 B.C.
Reference: RSC (Caius Caesar) 2; B.M.C. 4469; RIC 372 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625666-007
CAESAR•, bare youthful head of Gaius Caesar right within laurel wreath.
AVGVST•, candelabrum in wreath, patera to right.
Son of Agrippa and Julia, born in B.C. 20, was adopted by Augustus and given the name of Caesar. He was wounded during a battle in Armenia in A.D. 3 and died the following year. The candelabrum was possibly made on the occasion of the adoption.
Agrippina Senior
Bronze Sestertius 35mm (29.52 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 42-43 A.D. under emperor Claudius
Reference: RIC (Claudius) 102; Cohen 3
AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S • C.
Philip II – Caesar: 244-247 & Roman Emperor: 247-249 A.D. Bronze Sestertius 29mm (17.41 grams) Rome mint, struck 249 A.D.
Reference: RIC 267a (Philip I); C 18; Banti 1 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4280862-014
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
LIBERALITAS AVG G III / SC, Philip I and Philip II seated left, each raising a hand and holding a scepter.
Magnia Urbica – Roman Empress: 283-285 A.D.
Wife of Carinus
Bronze Antoninianus 21mm (3.46 grams) Rome mint, struck Spring 285 A.D., 6th emission of Carinus
Reference: RIC (Carinus) 343; Pink VI/2, p. 40 Pedigree / Provenance:: Ex CNG 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1737. Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4280862-015
MAGN VRBICA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent.
VENVS VICTRIX, Venus Victrix standing left, holding helmet and sceptre, shield set on ground to left; KA(crescent)S in exergue.
Not much is know about Magnia Urbica other than her being the wife of Carinus.
Magnus Maximus – Roman Emperor: 383-388 A.D. Silver Siliqua 17mm (1.92 grams) Trier mint, struck circa 384-388 A.D.
Reference: RIC IX 84b1. RSC 20†a Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 4243793-010
D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus right.
VIRTVS ROMANORVM / TRPS, Roma seated facing on throne, head left, holding globe and spear.
Honorius – Roman Emperor: 393-423 A.D. Gold Solidus 20mm (4.34 grams) Ravenna mint, struck circa 402-406 A.D.
Reference: RIC 1287. Depeyrot 7/1 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4280692-003
D N HONORIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
VICTORIA AVG G G, Honorius standing right, with foot on captive to right, holding labarum in right hand and crowning Victory on globe in left hand; R-V across fields; mintmark COMOB in exergue.
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MAURICE TIBERIUS Authentic Ancient Byzantine GOLD Solidus Coin NGC MS i68280 Byzantine Empire Maurice Tiberius – Emperor: August 13, 582-November 22, 602 A.D.
Gold Solidus 21mm (4.48 grams) Constantinople mint
Reference: Sear 478; DOC 5a1 Certification: NGC Ancients MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 2077664-010
O N mAVRC-TIb P P AVI, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, globus cruciger in right hand.
VICTORIA AVG G S, Angel standing facing, long staff terminating in staurogram (Tau-Rho) in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB in exergue.
LYSIMACHOS Silver Tetradrachm Ancient Greek Coin ALEXANDER the GREAT NGC i68281 Lysimachos – King: 323-281 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (16.93 grams) Sestos. mint. Struck circa 297-281 B.C.
Reference: Sear 6814 var.; Thompson 31; Müller -. Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-009 Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, wearing the horn of Ammon.
Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left elbow on shield, spear resting to her right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΞΟΥ crowned by Nike to left; kerykeion (caduceus) in inner left field, monogram in outer right field.
PERGAMON in MYSIA Authentic Ancient 85BC Silver Greek Coin SERPENTS NGC i68282 Greek city of Pergamon (Pergamum) in Mysia circa 133-67 B.C. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (Cistophorus) 26mm (12.47 grams) Struck circa 85-76 B.C.
Reference: Kleiner 12; SNG BN 1734 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-015
Cista mystica containing serpent; all within ivy-wreath.
Bow-case between two coiled serpents; mint-monogram of Pergamon (ΠΕΡΓ) to left; serpent-entwined thyrsos to right; ΔI above monogram above.
DICTATOR SULLA in CHARIOT Authentic Ancient 82BC Silver Coin of Rome NGC i68284 Roman RepublicL. Manlius Torquatus moneyer Silver Denarius 16mm (3.93 grams) Rome mint, struck 82 B.C.
Reference: Manlia 4; B.M.C., East 8; Syd. 757; Craw. 367/5 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 2077664-012
Head of Roma right, L . MANLI before, PRO . Q behind.
Sulla in walking quadriga right, crowned by Victory who flies above, L . SVLLA IM in exergue.
Roman Republic Rome Heroine VALERIA LUPERCA Heifer Apollo Silver Coin NGC i68285 Roman RepublicL. Valerius Acisculus moneyer Silver Denarius 18mm (4.09 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 45 B.C.
Reference: Valeria 16; Crawford 474/1b; Sydenham 998a; B.M.C. 4102 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 2077664-013
Head of Apollo Soranus right, ACISCVLVS and pick-axe (acisculus) behind, star above; all in laurel-wreath.
Valeria Luperca on the heifer right, holding veil, L . VALERIVS in exergue.
JULIUS CAESAR vs Vercingetorix TROPHY Ancient Silver 48BC Roman Coin NGC i68286 Julius Caesar – Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.89 grams) Struck Late spring-early summer 48 B.C.
Military mint traveling with Caesar
Reference: RSC 18; Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; DCA 937 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-002
Head of Pietas or Venus right, wreathed with oak, LII behind.
CAESAR below trophy of Gallic arms, axe surmounted by an animal’s head on right.
Alexander the Great on PTOLEMY I Soter Silver Tetradrachm Greek Coin NGC i68287 Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Ptolemy I Soter – King: 305-282 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (15.66 grams) Alexandria mint, first intermediate weight issue
Struck as Satrap circa 311-304 B.C.
Reference: Svoronos 146; Zervos Issue 22; SNG Copenhagen 18 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-005
Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing elephant’s skin headdress; signed Delta ‘Δ’ behind ear.
AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena advancing right; in right field, monogram in inner left field, and in right field above eagle standing right.
CORINTH Ancient 375BC Silver Greek Stater Coin ATHENA & PEGASUS NGC Ch XF i68288 Greek city of Corinth in Corinthia Silver Stater 20mm (8.58 grams) Struck circa 375-300 B.C.
Reference: Ravel 1022b; Pegasi 441; cf. BCD Corinth 107 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-006
Pegasus flying left; ‘Koppa’ below.
Helmeted head of Athena left, bowl of helmet decorated with laurel wreath; to right, plow left; flanking neck truncation, A-P.
Roman Republic Authentic Ancient 56BC Silver Coin w ROMULUS & CERES NGC i68290 Roman RepublicC. Memmius C.f. moneyer Silver Denarius 17mm (3.93 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 56 B.C.
Reference: Memmia 9; Crawford 427/2; Sydenham 921; RBW 1532 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4626608-009
Laureate head of Romulus (Quirinus) right; QVIRINVS downward to left, C • MEMMI • C • F downward to right.
Ceres seated right, holding torch in left hand and three stalks of grain in right; to right, serpent erect; MEMMIVS • AED • CERIALIA • PREIMVS • FECIT around.
ELYMAIS King KAMNASKIRES V 54BC Authentic Ancient Tetradrachm Coin NGC i68291 Greek Coin Kingdom of Elymais
Kamnaskires V – King: circa 54-32 B.C.
Billon Silver Tetradrachm 25mm (15.39 grams) Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.
Reference: Sear GIC 5884 var.; Cf. Alram 463; cf. BMC 250 Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 2077664-007
Diademed and cuirassed bust of king left, with long pointed beard; behind, star above anchor.
Male bust left, diademed and draped, with short beard; badly blundered Greek legend in four lines forming square around.
CORINTH Ancient 345BC Silver Greek Stater Coin ATHENA & PEGASUS NGC AU i68292 Greek city of Corinth in Corinthia Silver Stater 23mm (8.13 grams) Struck circa 345-307 B.C.
Reference: Pegasi 427; Ravel 1009; SNG Copenhagen 71 Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 Fine Style 2077130-012
Pegasus flying left; Koppa beneath.
Laureate, helmeted head of Athena left; A-P below, aegis behind.
BRUTUS Julius Caesar Assassin 54BC Ancient Silver Roman Republic Coin NGC i68294 Roman Republic Q. Caepio Brutus Moneyer
better known as Marcus Junius Brutus, Assassin of Julius Caesar
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.77 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 54 B.C.
Reference: Junia 31; RRC 433/1; BMCRR Roma 3861; Sydenham 906, Catalli 2001, 618 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 Fine Style 2077664-001
Head of Libertas right; behind, LIBERTAS.
L. Iunius Brutus, consul of 509 B.C., walking left, between two lictors and preceded by an accensus; in exergue BRVTVS.
ANTIOCHOS IV Seleukid Antioch Greek Coin for Almost-Conquest of EGYPT NGC i68298 Greek Coin of Seleukid Kingdom Antiochos IV, Epiphanes – King: 175-164 B.C. Bronze 31mm (32.73 grams) “Egyptianizing” series. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 169-168 B.C.
Reference: HGC 9, 643; Sear 6985; SC 1413 Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 2077664-014
Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Eagle with closed wings standing right on thunderbolt.
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