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Old Coins and Medals Collection

A range of historical coins and medals in copper and silver, featuring important figures and events from history.

Fear of the coming oppression, medal driven by the States of Zeeland, Anonymous, 1566 live Menning. Front: man with crown and scepter, sitting on horse in the middle of the water inside. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms between the year within Kerschrift. copper (metal) striking (metalworking) Zeeland
Fear of the coming oppression, medal driven by the States of Zeeland, Anonymous, 1566 live Menning. Front: man with crown and scepter, sitting on horse in the middle of the water inside. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms between the year within Kerschrift. copper (metal) striking (metalworking) Zeeland
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Funeral disease with No. 2, Anonymous, 1690 Brass medal. Front: skilled above two crossed bones within the change. Reverse: number 2. Possibly a neighborhood medal or funeral disease. Netherlands brass (alloy) engravingPrince Frederik Fifty years Grandmaster of the Order of Freemasons in the Netherlands 1866, Jacob Samuel Cohen Elion, 1866 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Frederik to the left with a Masonic carrying sign, with a change, the Dutch virgin with Masonic attributes that, under the radiant eye of God, a carrier on a decorated altar Lauwert. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Inauguration of Wilhelmina as Queen of the Netherlands, Penning handed out among school children, Johannes Albertus Adolf Gerritsen, 1898 history medal Copper medal to carrying eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece Woman with diadem inside Cover. Downside: Helmde Woman, representing the Netherlands, holds kisses in her vast hands on which Kroon lies; There is history in front of her, who writes with a pen on tableau; in the foreground right coat of arms surrounded by lauwert branches; With orange ribbon in the bottom of accompanying black box with inscription in gold. Amsterdam copper (metal). cardboard. velvet (fabric weave). textile materials striking (metalworking) AmsterdamSecond founded of the Veenhuizen penalty colony, home currency struck by order of the Society of Benevolence worth ½ cent, Anonymous, 1818 - 1859 coin Sink mint. Front: Inscription top value indication. Reverse: inscription V and 2 Netherlands zinc striking (metalworking) VeenhuizenMasked parade by the students, in honor of the 270th Foundation Day of the University of Leiden, Anonymous, 1845 history medal Silver medal. Front: coat of arms under the year and mask, hanging with an order sign within the change. Reverse: Blanco Field Inside Cover Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) LeidenPenning for order and law, helmeted order maker with rifle, special voluntary landstorm and civilian watch, anonymous, c. 1938 Metal medal. Front: helmeted order maker with guns and in the background the contours of a city. Display: for order and law. Reverse: crown above empty coat of arms, with edge decoration. penning: metalFollis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius 314 CE-315 CE Roman Empire. Bronze . Ancient RomanCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right Pius IX at the center, lifts the left hand (teaching gesture) and shows with the right hand the inscribed roller placed on a column on the left; On the right, the keys of Saint Peter in a necklace; Reverse registration on six lines in a laurel wreath.Marianne, Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Jean Henri Simon, 1845 history medal Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece woman inside Cover. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, covered with flower guilland, for which there is a lion, and where other lion crawls behind Brussels bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Intake of Ulm, in honor of Hans Karel, free -lane of Thungen, Field Marshal van de Keizer, Georg Hautsch, 1704 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man with cloth for eye inside Covering. Reverse: Imperial commander in Roman outfit is kept above the head by manism, while Ulm in shape of sitting woman hands him hand within Kerschrift; cut: inscription; Kantschrift. Nuremberg silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Ulm. Baden-WürttembergCentenary of the Loge Groot East, in honor of Frederik, Prince of the Netherlands, forty years Grandmaster, Penning beaten by freemasonry, Anonymous, 1856 history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside cable edge and the nine ribbon connected weapons of his predecessors. Reverse: inscription. Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking)City of Maastricht, Constant Jéhotte, 1847 - 1853 award medal Bronze medal. Front: Engel holds two ribbons bound, crowned coat of arms in front of itself. Reverse: Blanco Field Inside Eikekrans Liège bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) MaastrichtMeeting of Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia and Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia on a raft in the River Njemen near Tilsit, Abraham Abramson, 1807 history medal Silver medal. Front: Bests desired by (left) two men and (right) third man inside Cover. Downside: rising sun drives away over the sea hanging clouds inside; Cut: Inscription Berlin silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Looking for. SovteskDeath of Cornelis van Bommel, Bishop van Luik, Jacob Wiener, 1852 history medal Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Interior of St. Pauluskerk in Liège between inscriptions, within Kerschrift; Cut: Inscription Brussels bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) Sint-Pauluskerk (Liège)Neighborhood of the Korte Poten in The Hague, Neighborhood medal with no. 61, no. 65 and no. 4, anonymous, 1645 Brass medal. Front: Boom between the year within Kerschrift. Reverse: inscription above number 61; Kantschrift: Roman figures XXXXXXXIIIII and IIII The Hague brass (alloy) casting / engraving Short legsArrival of Maria Theresia in Paris, Calculation Medal in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Anonymous, 1660 live Copper medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Queen on victory car; Cut: Inscription France copper (metal) striking (metalworking) ParisZwaantjesduit for Dutch East Indies, 1836, Unknown, 1836 coin Copper test coin. Front: between the year crowned coat of arms, in which Zwaan. Reverse: Tweeregelijk inscription: Indie Nederl, above which one star and including two stars. Smooth edge. copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Iberian period coins, Iberian culture, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.Athenaeum van Vaucluse, presented by President G. de Stassart to F. Petrarque, Bertrand Andrieu, 1811 award medal Silver medal. Front: naked woman with headscarves, leaning on water grain for rock wall; Next to her altar where three laurel wreaths are located and against which Lier stands; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: Blanco field within Eikekrans and Dischanging Paris silver (metal) striking (metalworking) VaucluseMr. T.M.C. Asser 1893, Koninklijke Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken by C.J. Desire, 1893 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Ascher to the left with a change, three lines of text between merged lauwert branches on the reverse. manufacturer: Utrechtdesigner: Amsterdam bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Cash of the Keizerrijk China of Emperor Ch Eng TSU under the Government Name Yung -Lo, 1403 -1424 ,, 1403 -1424 coin Copper mint. Front: Inside wide raised edge around square recess in the middle four cross -way Chinese signs, two of which with the meaning: Yung Lo. Reverse: smooth inside wide raised edge. copper (metal) castingFifty -year marriage of Wiardus Willem Buma, counselor at the court of Friesland and Maria de With, Tjeerd Keikes, 1873 Bronze medal. Front: Two coats of arms on ribbon under the crown hanging above branches of forget-me-nietjes inside. Reverse: inscription inside Omnipia Leeuwarden bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) FrieslandAnonymous, Cambrai gathered at La Couronne, 1678 (main title), 1678. Alloy with low point of merger. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Necessity of the elevation of William III to Stadholder, Anonymous, 1672 history medal Silver medal. Front: Wounded Lion goes from clouds to Oranjetak, sprouting from Oude Stam in Overschrift on the instructions of hand from clouds. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms Inside Covering. Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking)Double Determen in the name of the VOC and the city of Utrecht with year 1790, Willem II (King of the Netherlands), 1840 - 1843 coin Copper mint. Front: on the beam, including Garlande, standing, crowned coat of arms of the city of Utrecht. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which mint sign star and including fictional year 1790. Smooth edge. Surabaya copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Inauguration of Ferdinand, Elector of Cologne as Bishop of Liège, Anonymous, 1613 history medal Silver medal to wear. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Crowned scepter between olive and lauwertak, above lion inside Covering Southern Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Cologne. CorkPenning with scenes from life of Mary and Jesus, Anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1550 medal Silver's medal: front: Maria in Stralenkrans, crowned by two angels; Around the edge of six medallions with scenes from Life of Maria. Downside: Mary advanced Jesus; Around the edge of six medallions with scenes from Life of Jesus. silver (metal) engraving New TestamentWorld Exhibition in the Palais du Trocadero in Paris, Francis Massonet, 1877 history medal Front: exhibition building within Kerschrift; Cut: Table with inscription, from which olive branches protrude. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms Inside band with inscription, to wreath-tied eike and lauwertak and display France metal striking (metalworking) / gilding Trocadéro PalaceThree -quarters of taler, emergency coin made by the connected princes of Silesia, Anonymous, 1621 coin. siege coin Unilateral, diamond -shaped emergency coin. Front: five stamps: below and top, left and right: two His brands; Midden: eagle with spread wings and for himself a crowned half moon between the year within the interchangeably. Reverse: Blanco Głogów silver (metal) striking (metalworking) SilesiaRepoie from India van Jahangir, 1027 = 1618, beaten in Ahmed-Abad ,, 1618 coin Silver coin. Front: Lion to the left, behind which rising radiant sun. Under De Leeuw, uniform inscription in Arabic characters. Reverse: In Arabic characters in four lines. Inscription. At the bottom lines indication coinplaats: Ahmed-Abad and year: 1027. silver (metal) striking (metalworking)The marriage, monogram AB (1626-1686), 1650 - 1686 Silver diamond -shaped medal with hole in it. Front: man and female give each other hand; Above their heads, two angels have a wreath together; Between the two in a frame with a lock on a chain and a key in his right hand; in the background buildings within a band with inscription; In four corners: animal figures, leaf and decorative motifs. Reverse: inscription inside Lauwerkrans; In four corners: animal figures, browse and decorative motifs Netherlands silver (metal) engraving marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'Decapitation of Lamoraal, Graaf van Horne, Egmond, Anonymous, 1650 - 1700 copy. history medal Silver medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverside: Inscription under two crossed palm branches silver (metal) casting BrusselsOctodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II (Obverse); Double Cornucopia (Reverse), 205-145 BC. Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia (Egypt), reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). On this long-lived series of coinage, Arsinoe II, a divinized Hellenistic queen, wears the crown and veil associated with Hera; a scepter may be just visible beside her neck. The daughter of Ptolemy I, founder of the Hellenistic Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries, Arsinoe married Lysimachos, king of Thrace, at the age of fifteen. After his death, she married first her half-brother and then her full brother, Ptolemy II, beginning a long-lasting Ptolemaic dynastic tradition of sibling marriage. Twin cornucopias on the reverse of this coin likely refer to the divine ruling couple, presaged in Egypt by Isis and Osiris, and in Greece by Zeus and Hera.Johannes Picus, Niccolo Spinelli (copy after), c. 1399 - c. 1499 history medal Call in copper from the front of a medal with the bust of picus to the right with a change, small piering at the top. bronze (metal) castingMirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya Playing the Qin (Zither), Lotus Pond, and Dancing Phoenix. China. Date: 700 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 17.4 (6.8 in.); d. 0.6 cm (0.2 in.). Bronze. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Medal Hudson-Fulton Celebration1909. Artist: Emil Fuchs, American, 1866-1919Three Groschen, emergency coin from Gotha by Johan Frederik II Duke of Saxony, beaten during the siege by the troops of Elector August van Saksen, Anonymous, 1567 coin. siege coin diamond -shaped emergency coin with hole in it. Front: a rectangular stamp: letters H, HF, G and K above coat of arms between the year. Reverse: Inscription III GR Gotha silver (metal) striking (metalworking) GothaMedal of the dedication of the national monument to William I inBerlin. Subject: William I, King of Prussia, 1797-1888, ruled 1861-88Huismunt beaten by order of the Society of Benevolence worth 25 cents, for the ordinary colonies, Anonymous, 1818 - 1859 coin Front: Inscription top value indication. Tours side: inscription G and K Netherlands copper (metal) striking (metalworking)isolated object on white - coin ThailandFive large, emergency coin from Oudenaarde beaten during the siege, Anonymous, 1582 coin. siege coin Unilateral, diamond -shaped emergency coin. Front: two stamps: beat: gothic letter a; Under that round stamp: city brand between value indication within Kerschrift. Reverse: Blanco Oudenaarde tin (metal) striking (metalworking) OudenaardePilgrim's Medallion with Saint Symeon the Younger, c. 1100. Byzantium, Syria, Byzantine period, early 12th Century. Lead; diameter: 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/4 x 3/16 in.). Saint Symeon the Younger was a stylite saint, an early Christian ascetic who fled the world for the desert and, perched on a column, spent his days fasting and praying. The site of Symeons column attracted many pilgrims during and after his lifetime. Medallions like this one, showing Symeon atop his column, were taken home by pilgrims in commemoration of their visit and were believed to serve their owners as protective talismans.Version of the Opera La Muette de Portici on the birthday of Willem I Frederik in Brussels and the outbreak of the Belgian Revolution, Borel, 1830 history medal Silver medal. Front: Muntschouwburg Inside Cover; Cut: Inscription. Reverse: lion with broken chains standing in front of the Belgian flag, on which freedom hat and pennant hang within a change; Cut: Inscription. Brussels silver (metal) striking (metalworking) Muntschouwburg10 Heller from Eberschwang,Notgeld. Mint: Eberschwang