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Ancient Coins

A collection of historical coins from various regions, featuring intricate designs of animals and figures, showcasing textures and patinas that convey their age.

Brown coin; Pantikapaion; 330-315 BC (330-00-00-315-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Gryfy, sturgeons, Protoma Gryf (iconogr.), Fish
Brown coin; Pantikapaion; 330-315 BC (330-00-00-315-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Gryfy, sturgeons, Protoma Gryf (iconogr.), Fish
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Brown coin; Pantikapaion; 1. PO. III century BC (-300-00-00--251-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916)-collection, bulls, bull's head (iconogr.), Purchase (provenance), animalsBrown coin; Pantikapaion; 330-315 BC (330-00-00-315-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Gryfy, sturgeons, Protoma Gryf (iconogr.), FishBliżej Kultury Mint of Kraków, Władysław Warneńczyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)False Coin, Iithuanian Half Groschen, Sigismund II Augustus (1544 1572)Greece, Egypt, Ptolemeus, Cyprus, late II early 1st century AE, AE Ptolemes, CyprusMint: Istrus, Coin fromIstrus, 399-300 B.C., Silver, 0.36 g, 12:00, 8mm, Made in Istrus, Moesia Inferior, Greek, 4th century B.C., Numismaticsdenarius; Boles Aw III Krzywousty (Ksi Polish; 1107-1138); around 1125-1138 (1125-00-00-1138-00-00);Bolesław III Krzywousty (Polish Prince-1086-1138), Jastrzębowski, Stanisław (1898-1980), Jastrzębowski, Stanisław (1898-1980)-collection, Wojciech (Saint-Ca. 956-997), allegories, spear cave (sign emissions), chain mail (iconogr.), Chaincias, isosceles (iconogr.), Crosses, martyrs, mouth (iconogr.), Laws, Romanesque (Style), Knight (iconogr.), Knights, Dragon (iconogr.), Dragons , struggle of good with evil (iconogr.), Fight with pagans (iconogr.), Spear (iconogr.), Spears, Middle Ages (era)Lithuanian Denar; Zygmunt II August (Polish king; 1544-1572); 1554 (1554-00-00-1554-00-00);India, Kashmir, Lohar I, Harsha Deva (1089 1101), Stater, N.A. (CA 1089 1101)Hekte (1/6 Stater) fromIonia. Artist: Unknownheller; 15th century (1401-00-00-1500-00-00);Lwówek (coat of arms), Ryszard, Antoni (1841-1894), Ryszard, Antoni (1841-1894)-collections, lions, city coins, EaglesUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownBrown coin; Pantikapaion; 315-300 BC (315-00-00-300-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916)-collection, lion head (iconogr.), Jesiotry, lions, fish, purchase (provenance), animalsLithuanian Denar; Zygmunt II August (Polish king; 1544-1572); 1559 (1546-00-00-1546-00-00);Indefinite ruler, brake; XII/XIII W.sesterce; 101-102 (101-00-00-102-00-00);Mars (mitol.), Mars walking (iconogr.), Heads, laurel wreaths, spearsLiard at the Dauphin de Billon de Fran�ois I, 1543 Anonymous. Liard at the Dauphin of Francis I (1494-1547). BILLON. 1543.Brown coin; Pantikapaion; 1. PO. III century BC (-300-00-00--251-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916)-collection, weapons (iconogr.), Arrows (weapons), armament (iconogr.), Purchase (provenance) , bow and arrow (iconogr.), Łuki (army)Unattributed Trebizond Coin. Unknown3 Fanams for Madras in India of the English Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) ,, 1700 - 1807 coin Silver coin. Front: brand of the EIC, with the letters G, C and E. downside: unthinkable characters. Smooth edge. Chennai silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Clothes from Leiden, City of Leiden, 1600 - 1750 Loden cloth shed from Leiden, the two sides squeezed together, which formed an eye, was attached to something on the right side. On the front a few digits: "1 1/8 B" indicates the width of the fabric in Ellen; "Crops" can indicate a washing treatment. On the back of the Wapen van Leiden and text: 'Leiden in Hollandt'. Leiden lead (metal) striking (metalworking) South America. To leadStater. UnknownUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownLadislaus III of Varna (1434-1444), penny, Krakow; 1434-1444 the counterfeits from the era Mint of Kraków, W Adys Aw Warne Czyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)Mint: Thespiae, Obol fromThespiae, ca. 375 B.C., Silver, 0.85 g, 10mm, Made in Thespiae, Boeotia, Greek, 4th century B.C., NumismaticsCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionAnonymous. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.Scarab Wish Formula 1550 BCE-1069 BCE Egypt. Steatite . Ancient EgyptianCoin Depicting the Goddess Athena. Greek. Date: 159 BC-138 BC. Dimensions: Diam. 1.6 cm; 2.74 g. Bronze. Origin: Ancient Greece. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Hemiobol fromClarentza. Mint: Clarentza Artist: UnknownTetradrachm of Macrinus. UnknownCoin. UnknownPilgrim's Badge 14th-16th century French. Pilgrim's Badge. French. 14th-16th century. Lead. Metalwork-LeadMint: Tanagra, 1 Drachm fromTanagra, 479-475 B.C., Silver, 5.805 g, 14mm, Made in Tanagra, Boeotia, Greek, 5th century B.C., Numismaticsdenarius; Antoninus Pius (86-161; Roman emperor 138-161); 140-144 (140-00-00-144-00-00);Unattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownFanon = 1/5 Roepie Uit Mahé in India Van de Frense Compagnie Perpetual Indies, 1750 ,, 1750 coin Silver coin. Front: Inscription in Arabic characters. Reverse: In Arabic characters in three lines, including the year . Left on the middle line Latin letter P = pondicherry. silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Denar - Brakteat; approx. 1307/1308- 1317/1318 (1307-00-00-1318-00-00);Carnavalet museum, medal collection Law bust of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte on the left; Reverse registration on six lines in a medallion of oak leaves.Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the God Jupiter. Roman. Date: 81 BC. Dimensions: Diam. 1.8 cm; 3.70 g. Silver. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Mint: Moving mint, Magistrate: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-A.D. 14, ruled 27 B.C.-A.D. 14, Magistrate: M. Antonius, 83-30 B.C., Quinarius from Movingmint, 39 B.C., Silver, 1.72 g, 3:00, 16.2mm, Made in Moving Mint, Roman, 1st century B.C., NumismaticsBrown coin; Pantikapaion; 1. PO. III century BC (-300-00-00--251-00-00);Nadczarzyorze, satir (mitol.), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916), Terlecki, Ignacy (1860-1916)-collection, weapons (iconogr.), Arrows (weapons), armament (iconogr.), Purchase (provenance) , bow and arrow (iconogr.), Łuki (army)Tłok pieczętny. nieznany warsztat egipski, potterbracteate denarius. Zakon krzyżacki (1190-), issuerSmidsgilde van Amsterdam, guild pendancy from French citizen. Brass medal. Front: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above cartouche with inscription. Downside: cross consisting of crowned hammer, sword and knife; Left: key, right: bucket; Below underneath: rifle lock inside writing on pennantMint, possibly by: Sardis, 1/6 Siglos from Sardis,Lydia, 500-485, Silver, 0.885 g, 8mm, Made in Sardis, Lydia, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionGreece, Cyprus, Ptolemies, end of the 2nd - beginning of the 1st century BC, AE27 Ptolemes, CyprusAsprom Trachy; Jan II Komnen (Byzantine emperor; 1118-1143); 1118-1143 (1118-00-00-1143-00-00);Saying in Rotterdam, Penning intended as evidence for peat carriers, fillers or tunners to be allowed to enter peat from the newlyered veins, Anonymous, 1769 identification medal One-sided lead medal with round top and rectangular underside, and hole in it. Front: Standing lion with coat of arms on chest between the year within Kerschrift. Reverse: Blanco. Rotterdam lead (metal) casting Rotterdambracteate denarius. Zakon krzyżacki (1190-), issuerheller; 15th century (1401-00-00-1500-00-00);Legnica (coat of arms), Potocki, Andrzej (1861-1908), Keys, city coins, Silesian Eagle (iconogr.), Eagles1 Drachm fromSinope. Mint: Sinope Artist: UnknownPoland, Władysław Warneńczyk (1434 1444), Denar, 1434 1444, Town of Krakow W ADYS AW WARNE Czyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444), Mint of KrakówObol fromClarentza. Mint: Clarentza Artist: UnknownBliżej Kultury Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (1447 92)Drachma; Firuz (459-484); 459-484 (459-00-00-484-00-00);Bliżej Kultury Mint of Kraków, Władysław Warneńczyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)Denarius of Augustus, Emperor of Rome from Italy (uncertainmints). Ruler: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-A.D. 14, ruled 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 Mint: Italy (uncertain mints) Artist: UnknownFalse coin, crown shilIIng, John II Casimir (1649 1668)Bliżej Kultury Mint of Kraków, Władysław Warneńczyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)Boss ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Boss 3251551 Tael Old Man” Dollar from Taiwan (China)Medallion with Bust of Helios. UnknownMint: Thasos, Obol fromThasos, 463-411 B.C., Silver, 0.55 g, 9mm, Made in Thasos, Islands off Thrace, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsDidrachm fromChios. Mint: Chios Artist: UnknownGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Seal Late Period 664-332 B.C.Project Graly-Manzag 2013-2016 Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionAnimal-and-Grape Mirror, early 600s-early 900s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.).Hekte (1/6 Stater) fromIonia, ca. 600 B.C., Electrum, 2.27 g, 9.3mm, Made in Ionia, Greek, 7th-6th century B.C., NumismaticsAE. Fanagoriadenarius. Plaetorius Cestianus, M. (fl. 69-67 a.C.; c. 64 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerBliżej Kultury Mint of Kraków, Władysław Warneńczyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)Greece, Kimerian Bospor, Pantikapajon, last quarter of the second century BC, bronze (AE) PanticapaeumMedallion with women's portrait, unknown, c. 1600 - c. 1800 history medal Round plate tin with nails on a string, in relief the bust of a woman to the right with a leaf wreath along the edge. Damaged. tin (metal)Lithuanian Denar; Zygmunt II August (Polish king; 1544-1572); 1556 (1546-00-00-1546-00-00);Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMieszko II Lambert (1025 1034) As the Successor of the Throne, Denar; Wielkopolska, Kujawy or North Mazowsze; AROUND 1010-1020 Mieszko II Lambert (1025 1034)heller. Legnica, issuerMint, possibly by: Sardis, 1 Daric from Sardis (), Lydia, 485-450 B.C., Gold, 8.345 g, 16 mm, Possibly made in Sardis, Lydia, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsFalse Coin, Władysław Jagiełło (1386 1434), Denar; 1399/1400 unknownHecte: Female head, l., with saccos and myrtle wreath (Obverse), c. 400 BC. Greece, late 5th century BC. Electrum; diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.).Unattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownPlaque with a queen and knight on horseback. Model of gear in lead, representing a queen and knight on horseback. Perhaps Maria Stuart and Darnley. Behaved to set of fourteen lead models of gear.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionScarab. UnknownJohn Singer Sargent 1880 Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Saint-Gaudenss and Sargents remarkable careers developed along parallel tracks. Both prodigiously gifted, they met in Paris in 1877 or 1878 while Saint-Gaudens was at work on his Farragut Monument and Sargent (1856-1925) was studying in the independent atelier of Carolus-Duran and enjoying early success exhibiting his society portraits and genre scenes in the Paris Salons. Sculptor and painter traveled in the same international cosmopolitan circles, sharing not only friends but also patrons. Saint-Gaudens advised Sargent on sculptural elements for his great mural cycle for the Boston Public Library (1890-1916), and he moved to London in 1886 Sargent reciprocated by introducing Saint-Gaudens to his British colleagues and prospective clients.This medal, Saint-Gaudenss first, is the smallest of the friendship portraits completed during his Paris tenure. The likeness of his friend is both matter-of-fact and piercing. The inscriptiMint: Metapontum, Diobol fromMetapontum, 470-440 B.C., Silver, 0.87 g, 10mm, Made in Metapontum, Lucania, Greek, 5th century B.C., NumismaticsLead ornament in the form of a rosette. Culture: Greek, Laconian. Dimensions: Diameter: 7/16 in. (1.2 cm). Date: 6th-5th century B.C..Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionMartin Luther, creator in Duitsland, Michael Hohenauer (Copy after), 1533 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man in between and under inscriptions. Reverse: Heart with cross on a rose under the year Prague (Possible) silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Bliżej Kultury Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (1447 92)Scarab: Ram (Amun). Egyptian. Date: 1650 BC-1295 BC. Dimensions: 1.9 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.Brown coin; Pantikapaion; 1. PO. II-PO. II century BC (-200-00-00--146-00-00);Apollo (mitol.Greece, Sarmacja, Olmia, late III early 2nd century BC .., AE MintUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownGold signet ring with worship scene, female figures, landscape, sun and moon, from Mycenae, Acropolis treasure.Hemihekte fromCyzicus. Mint: Cyzicus Artist: UnknownStaters of Tasciovanus, 1st century. Artist: Unknown