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Historical Coins and Medals

A variety of historical coins and medals featuring different rulers and designs, displayed in a clear and informative manner.

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20 Rappen fromBern. Mint: Bern
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1 Crown of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: LondonMedal Commemorating FrenchColonies. Artist: Francois Joseph Marteau, French, 1720-17591 Farthing of George V, King of GreatBritain. Ruler: George V, King of Great Britain, British, 1865-1936 Artist: Unknown1 Dollar from Beiyang withGuangxu. Subject: Guangxu, Emperor of China, Chinese, 1871-1908, ruled 1875-1908 Mint: Beiyang, ChineseGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.1 Grana of Philip IV, King of Spain from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Philip IV, King of Spain, Spanish, 1605-1665, ruled 1621-65 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: Unknown1 Penny of George V, King of GreatBritain. Ruler: George V, King of Great Britain, British, 1865-1936 Artist: UnknownMedal of William I, Frederick the Great, and Frederick William I the GreatElector. Subject: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-88 Subject: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, ruled 1740-86 Subject: Frederick William I, King of Prussia, 1688-1740, ruled 1713-40Ruler: Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244, ruled 238-44, Mint: Rome, Sestertius of Gordian III, Emperor of Rome fromRome, 241-44, Orichalcum, 18.61 g, 12:00, 31.4mm, Made in Rome, Italy, Roman, 3rd century A.D., Numismatics3 Baiocchi of Pope Pius VI fromRonciglione. Ruler: Pope Pius VI, Italian, 1717-1799 Mint: RonciglioneCoin Depicting the God Zeus 100 BCE-1 BCE Greece. The use of coins as a form of money was invented in western Asia Minor in the early 7th century BCE. At the time when the coins in this case were struck, Greece was made up of separate city-states that issued their own currency. Made of gold, silver, bronze, and electrum (a gold-silver alloy), coins were literally worth their weight, but their value varied according to the percentage of their precious metal content. Occasionally a city needed more money than it had in reserves. By reducing the amount of precious metal and substituting a base metal, a coin could be produced of the same weight but no longer of the same value. Some currency was only honored within its own city walls, but trustworthy money encouraged trade. Athens had the biggest economy, and its coin became the standard in the Greek world. The population was largely illiterate, but it could identify the place of origin of a coin by its imagery. Many of these images referreMedal for OhioCentennial. Artist: Unknown5 Francs fromFrance. Artist: Mathias Nicolas Marie Vivier, French, 1788-18591 Penny of Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain. Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Artist: UnknownMedal of Tappan, George Washingtons headquarters. Artist: George Hampden Lovett, American, 1824-1894 Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781Medal of WilliamI. Subject: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-881 Penny of Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain. Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Artist: Unknown19th Century silver coinages from East Asia.Coin from United States ofAmericaMedal of Rudolf I ofHabsburg. Subject: Rudolf I of Habsburg, German, 1218-1291 Artist: Unknown5 Centimes of Charles X, King of France from LaRochelle. Ruler: Charles X, King of France, French, 1757-1836, ruled 1824-30 Mint: La Rochelle Engraver: Nicolas Pierre Tiolier, French, 1784-1853Carnavalet museum, tokens collection50 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, 1871-1945The McClellan CampaignMedal. Subject: George B McClellan, American Mint: Unknown Artist: William H. Key, American, 1832-19221 Scudo of Republic of Genoa from Board ofRevenue. Ruler: Republic of Genoa, Italian, 1528-1797 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownDutch 5 cents, 1859, Willem III (King of the Netherlands), 1859 coin Silver coin. Front: Bust to the right. Rail side: Within two bound oak branches value designation 5 cents. Under that year. Cartel edge. Utrecht silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Halfpenny of George V, King of GreatBritain. Ruler: George V, King of Great Britain, British, 1865-1936 Artist: UnknownDeath Medal of Frederick theGreat. Subject: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, ruled 1740-861 Farthing fromUnknown . Mint: Unknown Artist: William Wyon, British, 1795-18511 Florin of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain fromLondon. Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: London Artist: UnknownCoin of Roger I, Duke of Sicily. Culture: Italian, Sicily. Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g). Date: 1072-1105. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.2 1/2 Gulden of William II, King of the Netherlands fromUtrecht. Ruler: William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, ruled 1840-49 Mint: UtrechtLead Tesserae from RomanEgypt. Artist: UnknownHalfpenny from Board of Revenue with Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain. Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownCoins of the Zengids, Artuqids and Ayyubis from Syria and Jazira. Dated 12th CenturyMONEDAS ANTIGUAS ALEMANAS S XVI-XVII.Halfpenny from Board of Revenue with Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain. Subject: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, British, 1819-1901, ruled 1837-1901 Mint: Board of Revenue Artist: UnknownMünzen aus dem 18. Jahrhundert 18th century coins, Berreaga, Arkeologi Museoa, museo aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22845643Button (France); brass; 1931-59-195Silver staters of Melos from the Melos Hoard, discovered on the Island of Melos. Dated 5th Century BC