Historical Coins

Images of various historical coins, including shillings and nummus, featuring designs from notable rulers and showcasing numismatic detail.

Tetradrachm of Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 203-222, ruled 218-22 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown
Tetradrachm of Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 203-222, ruled 218-22 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown
Ruler: Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, Pontian, ca. 132-63 B.C., ruled 120-63 B.C.Mint: Amisus, Coin of Mithridates VI, King of Pontus fromAmisus, 120-63, Orichalcum, 17.09 g, 12:00, 27mm, Made in Amisus, Greek, 2nd-1st century B.C., Numismatics5 Francs from Paris with Louis XVIII, King ofFrance.   Subject: Louis XVIII, King of France, French, 1755-1824, ruled 1814-15 Mint: ParisMagistrate: Pierre Joseph Tiolier, French, 1763-1819Tetradrachm of Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 201-251, ruled 249-51 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown1/2 Cent of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtCoin of Pope Benedict XIV fromRome. Ruler: Pope Benedict XIV, Italian, 1740-1758 Mint: Rome Artist: Unknown20 Centimes of Isabella II, Queen of Spain fromMadrid. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-68 Mint: MadridMedal of William II and Franz JosephI.   Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49  Subject: Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, Austrian, 1830-1916, ruled 1848-19161 Real of Henry II, King of Castille and Leon fromSeville. Ruler: Henry II, King of Castille and Leon, Spanish, 1334-1379, ruled 1366-67 Mint: Seville Artist: UnknownMedal of Frederick the Great and the victory atRossbach.  Subject: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, ruled 1740-861 Obol of James III, King of Majorca fromMajorca. Ruler: James III, King of Majorca, 1324-1343 Mint: Majorca Artist: Unknown2 1/2 Gulden of Juliana of the Netherlands fromUtrecht. Ruler: Juliana of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1909-2004, ruled 1948-80 Mint: UtrechtMedal of TheEagle. Artist: Giuseppe Longhi, Italian, 1766-1831Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 17811 Cash (wen) with XianfengEmperor.   Subject: Xianfeng Emperor, Chinese, 1831-1861, ruled 1850-61Ruler: Edward VI, King of England, British, 1537-1553, ruled 1547-53, Mint: London, 1 Crown of Edward VI, King of England fromLondon, Silver, 30.66 g, 7:00, 40.9mm, Made in London, England, British, 16thcentury, NumismaticsMint: Aachen, Coin fromAachen, Copper, 17.64 g, 11:00, 36.4mm, Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Numismatics10 Centesimi fromMilan.  Mint: Milan Artist: UnknownToken for the London and Newcastle TeaCo..  Mint: NewcastleTetradrachm of Trebonius Gallus fromAntioch. Ruler: Trebonius Gallus Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown5 Baiocchi of Pope Pius VI fromPerugia. Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: Perugia Artist: Tommaso Mercandetti, Italian, 1758-1821Medal of FriedrichSchiller.   Subject: Friedrich Schiller, German, 1759-1805 Artist: Unknown1 Thaler of Franz I Stephan von Lothringen, Holy Roman Emperor fromAugsburg. Ruler: Franz I Stephan von Lothringen, Holy Roman Emperor Mint: AugsburgMagistrate: Frings, GermanMagistrate: Johann Christoph Holeisen, German, ca. 1620-16971 Cent fromUnknown .  Artist: Unknown20 Baiocchi fromBologna.  Mint: Bologna Artist: UnknownHalfcrown with King James II.   Subject: James II, King of England, English, 1633-1701, ruled 1685-881/2 Cent of William I, King of Prussia fromUtrecht. Ruler: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-88 Mint: Utrecht1 Centavo fromArgentina.  Mint: Republic of ArgentinaMedal of King ChildebertI.   Subject: Childebert I, King of the Franks, French, 496-558, ruled 511-58 Mint: Unknown1 Denier of Louis the Pious (LouisI). Ruler: Louis the Pious (Louis I), French, 778-8405 Francs from Perpignon with Louis XVIII, King ofFrance.   Subject: Louis XVIII, King of France, French, 1755-1824, ruled 1814-15 Mint: Perpignon Engraver: Auguste-François Michaut, French, 1786-187920 Reales of Isabella II, Queen ofSpain. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-681 Real of Charles II, King of England and Scotland fromSegovia. Ruler: Charles II, King of England and Scotland, British, 1630-1685, ruled 1660-85 Mint: Segovia Artist: UnknownToken ofShip/Commerce.  Mint: Birmingham  Mint, England Artist: Thomas Halliday, British, 1780-18543 Quattrini of Grand Duke Leopold II fromTuscany. Ruler: Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1797-1870 Mint: Tuscany, Italy Artist: UnknownDrachm of Ptolemy III, King of Egypt fromAlexandria. Ruler: Ptolemy III, King of Egypt, 280-222 B.C., ruled 246-222 B.C. Mint: Alexandria5 Lire of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy fromMilan. Ruler: Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, Italian, 1820-1878, ruled 1861-78 Mint: Milan Engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris, Italian, 1791-1869Medal of Frederick William III.  Subject: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, ruled 1797-18401 Groat of Henry V, King of England fromLondon. Ruler: Henry V, King of England, English, 1386-1422, ruled 1413-22 Mint: London Artist: Unknown50 Sen of Hirohito Showa fromUnknown . Ruler: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, Japanese, 1901-1989 Artist: UnknownCoin of Trajan, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Trajan, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 53-117, ruled 98-117 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown5 Marks of Friedrich Zahringen fromStuttgart. Ruler: Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, German, 1826-1907 Mint: StuttgartMedal CommemoratingVoltaire.   Subject: Voltaire, French, 1694-17781 Crown of James I, King of England fromLondon. Ruler: James I, King of England, British, 1566-1625, ruled 1603-25 Mint: London Artist: UnknownMedal of Pope Pius IX. Artist: Giuseppe Cerbara, Italian, 1770-1856Honorand: Pope Pius IX, Italian, 1792-1878Coronation medal of Franz II. Ruler: Francis I, Emperor of Austria, Austrian, 1768-1835, ruled 1792-85 Mint: Milan Artist: UnknownRuler: Edward VI, King of England, British, 1537-1553, ruled 1547-53, Mint: London, 1 Shilling of Edward VI, King of England fromLondon, Silver, 5.97 g, 9:00, 31.80mm, Made in London, England, British, 16thcentury, NumismaticsMedal for Cincinnati IndustrialExposition.  Artist: UnknownMezzo Scudo fromRome.  Mint: Rome Artist: UnknownButton, Lead, France, 1870-71, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Button2 Baiocchi Romani of Unknown ; Pope Pius VI fromRome.  Artist: Unknown Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: RomeThe Stephen Douglas CampaignMedal.   Subject: Stephen Arnold Douglas, American, 1813-1861Duit fromUnknown .  Mint: Unknown1 Scudo of Pope Pius VII fromRome. Ruler: Pope Pius VII, Italian, 1742-1823 Mint: Rome Artist: Pasinati, ItalianThe Lincoln CampaignMedal.   Subject: Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809-1865 Mint: UnknownMedal of Henry Wordsworth LongfellowCentennial.  Artist: Bela Lyon Pratt, American, 1867-1917, Art School Certificate of Completion, 1888, B.F.A. 1899  Subject: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American, 1807-1882 Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company, American, founded 1837MONEDAS ARABES - FELUS - DIRHEM - DINAR - DOBLA - SIGLOS VIII AL XI. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.1 Penny of Aethelred II from Stamford(?). Ruler: Aethelred II, English Mint: Stamford (?)Magistrate: Boia