Historical Coins and Medals

Close-up views of various vintage coins and medals, highlighting their unique designs and inscriptions from different eras.

1 Cent from NewHaven. Mint: New Haven Artist: Abel Buell, American, 1742-1825
1 Cent from NewHaven. Mint: New Haven Artist: Abel Buell, American, 1742-1825
Medal of William I, King of theNetherlands.  Subject: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-88 Artist: Unknown3 Cuartos of Isabella II, Queen of Spain fromCatalonia. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-68 Mint: Catalonia Artist: UnknownMedal AbrahamLincoln.  Subject: Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809-1865Diesinker: Joseph Henry Merriam, American, 1832-1871Dupondius of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome; Abgar X, King of Edessa from Edessa,Mesopotamia. Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244, ruled 238-44Ruler: Abgar X, King of Edessa, ruled A.D. 242-44 Mint: Edessa, Mesopotamia1 Farthing of William III, King of England; Queen Mary II fromLondon. Ruler: William III, King of England, British, 1650-1702, ruled 1689-1702Ruler: Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, ruled 1689-94 Mint: London Artist: Unknown1 Cent from Company for CoiningCoppers.  Mint: Company for Coining Coppers, American, 1785-1788 Designer Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706-1790, M.A. (HON.) 1753Diesinker: Abel Buell, American, 1742-182510 Cents from London with Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain.   Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: London Artist: Leonard Charles Wyon, British, 1826-189110 Cents from Heaton with Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain.   Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: Birmingham  Mint, England Artist: Leonard Charles Wyon, British, 1826-18913 Marks with William II, King of the Netherlands; Frederick William III, King ofPrussia.   Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49  Subject: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, ruled 1797-18401 Cent from Company for CoiningCoppers.  Mint: Company for Coining Coppers, American, 1785-1788 Designer Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706-1790, M.A. (HON.) 1753Diesinker: Abel Buell, American, 1742-1825Mezzo Baiocco of Pope Pius VII fromBologna. Ruler: Pope Pius VII, Italian, 1742-1823 Mint: Bologna50 Cents from United States Mint.  Mint: United States  Mint, founded 17921 Farthing of William III, King of England; Queen Mary II fromLondon. Ruler: William III, King of England, British, 1650-1702, ruled 1689-1702Ruler: Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, ruled 1689-94 Mint: London Artist: Unknown1/3 Taler with Frederick William I, King ofPrussia.  Subject: Frederick William I, King of Prussia, 1688-1740, ruled 1713-40Sestertius of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome fromRome. Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244, ruled 238-44 Mint: Rome Artist: UnknownToken of Stephen A.Douglas.   Subject: Stephen Arnold Douglas, American, 1813-1861Rappen fromBern.  Mint: BernTetradrachm of Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 201-251, ruled 249-51 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown8 Maravedis of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain fromUnknown . Ruler: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, Spanish, 1784-1833, ruled 1808-33 Artist: UnknownDaalder fromUnknown .  Mint: UnknownThe McClellan CampaignMedal.   Subject: George B McClellan, American Artist: UnknownCoin from GuangdongwithGuangxu.   Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: Guangdong, China1 Écu of Louis XIV, King of France fromStrasbourg. Ruler: Louis XIV, King of France, French, 1638-1715, ruled 1643-1715 Mint: Strasbourg Artist: Unknown1 Crown of Charles I, King of England fromLondon. Ruler: Charles I, King of England, British, 1600-1649, ruled 1625-49 Mint: London Artist: Unknown8 Escudos of Charles III, King of Spain fromMadrid. Ruler: Charles III, King of Spain, Spanish, 1716-1788, ruled 1759-88 Mint: Madrid Artist: Unknown1 Scudo of Unknown ; Tommaso Mercandetti; Pope Clement XI fromRome.  Artist: Unknown Ruler: Tommaso Mercandetti, Italian, 1758-1821Ruler: Pope Clement XI, Italian, 1649-1721 Mint: RomeDirham of Abd al Rahman III fromUnknown . Ruler: ‘Abd al-Rahman III Mint: Unknown1 Thaler of Friedrich II fromBerlin. Ruler: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, ruled 1740-86 Mint: Berlin Artist: Unknown1 Cash from Fujian withGuangxu.   Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: FujianTetradrachm of Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 201-251, ruled 249-51 Mint: Antioch Artist: UnknownRuler: Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 201-251, ruled 249-51, Mint: Antioch, Dupondius of Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch, 249-51, copper, 16.75 g, 7:00, 29.4mm, Made in Antioch, Excavated in Dura-Europos, Roman, 3rdcentury, NumismaticsThe W. H. HarrisonMedal.   Subject: William Henry Harrison, American, 1773-18411 Quarto fromBarcelona. Mint: Barcelona Artist: Unknown4 Reales of Isabella II, Queen of Spain fromBarcelona. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-68 Mint: Barcelona Artist: Francisco Paradaltas Artist: Simeon Sola y Roca2 Reals of Philip V, King of Spain fromMadrid. Ruler: Philip V, King of Spain, Spanish, 1683-1746, ruled 1700-1746 Mint: Madrid Artist: Unknown1 Cent Token from UpperCanada.  Mint: Royal  Mint, London Artist: Rowe, Kentish & Co.10 Cents from Ottawa with George V, King of GreatBritain.   Subject: George V, King of Great Britain, British, 1865-1936 Mint: Ottawa Artist: Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennal, Australian, 1863-1931 Artist: William Henry James Blakemore, British, 1871-1945Medal Commemorating the Battle of VigoBay.  Artist: Philipp Heinrich Muller, German, 1654-171910 Cents of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: Utrecht4 Escudos of Isabella II, Queen of Spain fromMadrid. Ruler: Isabella II, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1830-1904, ruled 1833-68 Mint: Madrid25 Cents from Ottawa with George V, King of GreatBritain.   Subject: George V, King of Great Britain, British, 1865-1936 Mint: Ottawa Artist: William Henry James Blakemore, British, 1871-1945 Artist: Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennal, Australian, 1863-1931Solidus of Heraclius, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire; Heraclius Constantine, emperor of Byzantium 613 641 fromConstantinople. Ruler: Heraclius, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, ca. 575-641, ruled 610-41Ruler: Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium, ca. 575-641, ruled 610-41 Mint: Constantinople Artist: Unknown1 Grote (1/144 Thaler) of Peter Friedrich Wilhelm von Oldenburg fromUnknown . Ruler: Peter Friedrich Wilhelm von Oldenburg, German, 1754-1823 Artist: UnknownDirham of Al Hakam I fromUnknown . Ruler: Al-Hakam I, Spanish Ummayad, 796-822 Mint: Unknown8 Maravedis from Unknown with Philip III, King ofSpain.  Subject: Philip III, King of Spain, Spanish, 1598-1621 Mint: Unknown2 Reales of Louis I, King of Spain fromSegovia. Ruler: Louis I, King of Spain, Spanish, 1707-1724, ruled 1724 Mint: Segovia Artist: UnknownMezzo Baiocco of Pope Pius VI fromBologna. Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: Bologna3 Marks with William II, King of the Netherlands; Frederick William III, King ofPrussia.   Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49  Subject: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, ruled 1797-18405 Cents of Edward VII, King of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: Edward VII, King of Great Britain, British, 1841-1910, ruled 1901-10 Mint: London Artist: Leonard Charles Wyon, British, 1826-18912 Pfennigs of Paul Friedrich August von Oldenburg fromHannover. Ruler: Paul Friedrich August von Oldenburg, German, 1783-1853 Mint: Hannover Artist: Theodor Wilhelm Brüel, German, 1810-188510 Cents from Heaton with Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain.   Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: Birmingham  Mint, England Artist: Leonard Charles Wyon, British, 1826-18911/20 Écu of Louis XV, King of France fromLille. Ruler: Louis XV, King of France, French, 1710-1774, ruled 1715-74 Mint: Lille Artist: Unknown10 Marks with William II, King of theNetherlands.   Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-491 Dollar from Fengtian Province withGuangxu.   Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: Fengtian Province, ChineseHalfpenny of George III, King of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: George III, King of Great Britain, British, 1738-1820, ruled 1760-1820 Mint: London Artist: UnknownRuler: Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor, ca. 430-518, ruled 491-518, Mint: Constantinople, Tremissis of Anastasius I fromConstantinople, 491-518, Gold, 1.45 g, 6:00, 15mm, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, 5th-6th century A.D., Numismatics1/2 Escudo of Charles III, King of Spain fromMadrid. Ruler: Charles III, King of Spain, Spanish, 1716-1788, ruled 1759-88 Mint: Madrid Artist: UnknownMedal ofTemperance.  Subject: Reverend Jehu Clancy Jones, 1786-1852 Artist: Unknown5 Cents of Hieronymus JérômeNapoléon. Ruler: Hieronymus Jérôme Napoléon, French, 1784-1860, ruled 1807-13Store Card of Benjamin Franklin from T. BrimelowDruggist.  Subject: T. Brimelow, American, active ca. 1863 Artist: UnknownCoin of Vittorio Amedeo Sebastiano di Savoia II from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Vittorio Amedeo Sebastiano di Savoia II, Italian, 1666-1732 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: Unknown1/2 Cent of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtDouble Sol of Louis XVI, King of France fromNantes. Ruler: Louis XVI, King of France, French, 1754-1793, ruled 1774-92 Mint: Nantes, France Artist: Unknown1 Dollar from Boad of Revenue coinage withGuangxu.   Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: Boad of Revenue coinage, ChineseBolognino of Pope Gregory XI fromRome. Ruler: Pope Gregory XI Mint: Rome5 Cents of Edward VII, King of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: Edward VII, King of Great Britain, British, 1841-1910, ruled 1901-10 Mint: London Artist: George William de Saulles, British, 1862-19031/2 Groten of Nicolaus Friedrich Peter von Oldenburg fromHannover. Ruler: Nikolaus Friedrich Peter, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1827-1900 Mint: Hannover Artist: Karl Theodor Wilhelm Brüel, German, 1810-188560 Kreuzer of Albrecht Ernst I fromStuttgart. Ruler: Albrecht Ernst I, German, 1642-1683 Mint: Stuttgart Artist: Johann Christoph Müller, German, 1670-16951 Penny with Pan AmericanExposition.   Subject: Pan American Exposition, 1901-1901 Artist: Unknown2 Francs fromBern.  Mint: Bern Artist: Antoine Bovy, French, 1795-187725 Centesimi of Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy fromRome. Ruler: Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 1869-1947, ruled 1900-1946 Mint: Rome Engraver: Filippo Speranza, Italian, 1839-190310 Centimes fromFrance.  Artist: Unknown1/2 Cent of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtCoin of Manuel Pinto de Fonseca from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Manuel Pinto de Fonseca, Portuguese, 1681-1773 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: Unknown1 Crown fromLondon. Mint: London Artist: UnknownMedal Commemorating the Visit to the LilleBourse.   Subject: Napoleon III, French, 1808-1873 Artist: Jean Jacques Barre, French, 1793-1855Hyperpyron Nomisma of Alexius I, Emperor of Byzantium fromConstantinople. Ruler: Alexius I, Emperor of Byzantium, A.D. 1057-1118, ruled 1081-1118 Mint: Constantinople Artist: Unknown1 Liard of Louis XVI, King of France fromRouen. Ruler: Louis XVI, King of France, French, 1754-1793, ruled 1774-92 Mint: Rouen Artist: Unknown1 Scudo of Republic of Genoa from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Republic of Genoa, Italian, 1528-1797 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: Unknown1 Thaler of Friedrich Wilhelm II fromBerlin. Ruler: Frederick William II, King of Prussia, 1744-1797, ruled 1786-97 Mint: Berlin Artist: UnknownMedal of Calender Medal- Jacobussc.. Artist: Peter H. JacobusHonorand: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Semissis of Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Emperor fromConstantinople. Ruler: Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Emperor, A.D. 539-602, ruled 582-602 Mint: Constantinople Artist: Unknown3 Pfennig of Paul Friedrich August von Oldenburg fromHannover. Ruler: Paul Friedrich August von Oldenburg, German, 1783-1853 Mint: Hannover Artist: Theodor Wilhelm Brüel, German, 1810-18852 Marks with William II, King of theNetherlands.   Subject: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49Medal of Bishopric ofHildesheim.   Subject: Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor, 748-814 Artist: Jonas Peter Thiebaud, German1 Franc of Napoleon Bonaparte fromBayonne. Ruler: Napoleon Bonaparte, French, 1769-1821 Mint: Bayonne Artist: Unknown5 Rin of Yoshihito Taisho fromUnknown . Ruler: Taish?, Emperor of Japan, 1879-1926 Artist: UnknownGrosso of Unknown ; Tommaso Mercandetti; Pope Pius VI fromRome.  Artist: Unknown Ruler: Tommaso Mercandetti, Italian, 1758-1821Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: Rome5 Cents of Queen Wilhelmina fromUtrecht. Ruler: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Dutch, 1880-1962 Mint: UtrechtMedal of Lords Prayer Token.  Mint: U.S.  Mint1 Florin of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: London Artist: William Wyon, British, 1795-1851Medal of Cologne GardenExhibition. Diesinker: L Chr Lauer, German, founded 1729 Artist: UnknownCoin of Vespasian, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch. Ruler: Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 9-79, ruled 69-79 Mint: Antioch Artist: Unknown1/2 Écu of Louis XV, King of France fromStrasbourg. Ruler: Louis XV, King of France, French, 1710-1774, ruled 1715-74 Mint: Strasbourg Artist: Unknown1 Penny of George VI, King of Great Britain from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: George VI, King of Great Britain, British, 1895-1952, ruled 1936-52 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownMedal of FriedrichI.   Subject: Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, German, 1826-1907 Artist: Wolfgang Lauer1 Dollar from Jiangnan Province withGuangxu.   Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: Jiangnan Province, Chinese