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Historic Gold Coins

A collection of historic gold coins featuring prominent monarchs, showcasing intricate engravings and varying denominations from different mints across Europe.

Crown ducat; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795); 1767 (1767-00-00-1767-00-00);
Crown ducat; Stanis Aw August Poniatowski (Polish king; 1764-1795); 1767 (1767-00-00-1767-00-00);
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3 rubles = 20 zlotys; Miko Aj and Paw Ital (tsar of Russia; 1825-1855);Sequin from Egypt of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III, 982-1003 = 1574-1595 ,, 1574-1595 coin Gold coin. Front: Inside Circle four -line inscription in Arabic letters. Reverse: Inside Circle four -line inscription in Arabic letters. gold (metal) striking (metalworking)Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620-1669), Poshumous Medal Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)NUMISMATICA. MONEDA MEDIEVAL CRISTIANA. GRAN DOBLA DE DIEZ DOBLAS DE ORO, DE PEDRO I DE CASTILLA. REVERSO. ESCUDO CUARTELADO DE CASTILLOS Y LEONES. 1369. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).Token apothecary-drouguiste, At right, the laboratory of an apothecary, vintage engraving. Token apothecary-drouguiste, At right, the laboratory of an apothecary, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674032Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Arsinoe II Struck 276 BCE-261 BCE Egypt. The purpose of the first portrait coins was to identify the ruler. The front side became a mirror of the sovereignís self-image. The back was often used to communicate the rulerís accomplishments or intentions. The profile portrait was used because it suited the very shallow depth and limited surface of the coin. The tiny images were carved by engravers into bronze dies, one for the front and another for the back. The coins were then struck, one by one, in a process similar to how modern coins are created today.In place of human ancestors, some rulers substituted real or mythic heroes or even the gods as their progenitors.On the front (obverse) of this coin Queen Arsinoe (reigned 270ñ260 BCE) is portayed with a tiny horn curled around her ear. The horn was the symbol of the god Zeus-Ammon and implies that the queen was in fact, a goddess on earth. The back (reverse) of this coin depicts a double cornucapia bound withLeone Leoni, Fountain of the Sciences (reverse) Fountain of the Sciences reversemezzo baiocco. Grzegorz XVI (papież ; 1831-1846), ruler, Państwo Kościelne, issuerThe Great Seal of King Henry II of EnglandDucat; Fryderyk August I (KSI Elektor Saxony; 1694-1733); 1696 (1698-00-00-1698-00-00);Rectangular PiloncitoCoinGdańsk ducat. Jan II Kazimierz Waza (król Polski ; 1648-1668), ruler, Lesse Daniel (1656-1685), moneyerTwo -year coronation etono; August II Mocny (Polish King; 1697-1706, 1709-1733); 1697 (1697-00-00-1697-00-00);Bank of England Gold Sovereign 1817Edward VI. 1547. The first coronation medal issued in England. Black and White Illustration from the Connoisseur, an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Voll 3 (May-Aug 1902) published in London.Medal commemorating the Battle of Dettingen 1743, Black and White Illustration;Central Africa (equatorial), 10 francs, 1983 Currency of Paris, Bazor, Lucien Georges (1889 1974), Cochet, Robert (1903 1988), Rousseau, Émile (1927 2010)Queen Victoria. Artist: Medalist: Leonard Charles Wyon (British, 1826-1891); Obverse after Joseph Edgar Boehm (British (born Austria), Vienna 1834-1890 London); Reverse after Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, Scarborough 1830-1896 London). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (60 mm). Date: 1887. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Medalist: Leonard Charles Wyon. Obverse after Joseph Edgar Boehm. Lord Leighton Reverse after Frederic.Victoria sovereign. Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 23 mm.. Maker: Medalist (reverse): Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783-1855, active England); Medalist (obverse): Sir Thomas Brock (British, Worcester 1847-1922 London). Date: 1899. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Oxus Treasure- gold medallions with griffins. PERSIA- IRAN.Rare South African Coin from Anglo-Boer WarJan Kazimierz (1649-1668), coronation tokenMedal on Napoleon on St. Helena, medallion bronze bronze statue 2,6, Napoleon seated left on rock island surrounded by sea with ships on the horizon cut off: WHERE WILL I DEFEATE Napoleon Bonaparte exile France5 kopeks coin from from Soviet Union, 1930, isolated on blackInscription in a Laurel Wreath reverse. Dated: 1555. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 83.76 gr (0.185 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master I. A. V. F.. Bell-shaped head of porcelain, painted on the glaze in black and gold. On the wall a medallion with the portrait of Johannes Cocceius with the inscription 'Iohannes Cocceius'; On the inner edge a bond with tendrils in Meissen-style. European performance in Encre de Chine.Marriage of the Francis II with Mary Queen of Scots 16th century Attributed to Guillaume Martin French. Marriage of the Francis II with Mary Queen of Scots 189219 Maker: Attributed to Guillaume Martin, French, ca. 1520ca. 1590, Marriage of the Francis II with Mary Queen of Scots, 16th century, Silver, Diameter: 2 in. (51 mm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Anonymous Gift, 1907 (07.82)Beheading of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll reverse. Dated: 1685. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.14 cm (2 7/16 in.) gross weight: 73.6 gr (0.162 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Regnier Arondeaux.