Ancient Numismatics Gallery
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history-and-mystery:SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy, 465-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Slow quadriga, N
Silver hemidrachm from Gergis, in the Troad (present-day northwestern Turkey), perhaps minted for th
Silver didrachm issued by Athens, ca. 520 BCE, bearing a Gorgon’s head. Now in the British Museum.
Denarius of Gnaeus Cornelius Blasio, 112-111 BCE. On the obverse, the helmeted head of Scipio Africa
Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Egypt with head of Ptolemy I Soter (obverse) and eagle (reverse), struck u
Denarius (62 BCE) of Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. On the obverse, the goddess Concordia (Concor
Gold daric of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, showing a king or hero with bow and spear. Artist unkn
Sestertius of the notorious Roman emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE), issued to celebrate the quelling
Gold stater of the 30th Dynasty pharaoh Nectanebo II (r. 361-343 BCE), last native ruler of Ancient
sassy-cicero-says:16&17/100✔I forgot to post yesterday, so today is a two in one! I’ve been work
Aureus of the ill-fated Roman emperor Pertinax, who reigned for three months in 193 CE. On the obve
Denarius of Julius Caesar during his reign as dictator perpetuus, Feb.-Mar. 44 BCE, issued by the mo
Aureus of the Emperor Vespasian (r. 69-79 CE), with his portrait on the obverse, and the goddess For
Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Syria with head of deified Alexander the Great (obverse) and Nike with tro
Silver tetradrachm of Syracuse with head of Arethusa (obverse) and quadriga with Nike crowning the c
Roman denarius minted by Quintus Pomponius Musa in 56 BCE. On the obverse, the head of Apollo crown
thaliaridet:So I might be mildly dying inside but at least I got to hold a coin that’s 2500 years ol
Silver drachm of the Sicilian city of Naxos. Obverse: bearded head of Dionysus, with an ivy wreath;
Silver Athenian tetradrachm in the “new style,” depicting an owl standing atop a Panathenaic prize-a
The head of Heracles. Obverse of a silver tetradrachm minted in Babylon during the reign of Alexand
flaroh:Roman Imperial Coin chart because I’ve been staring at these babies for the past three years
Spring of Arethusa in Syracuse (Sicily). This is a fresh water spring that borders right on the Medi
Silver didrachm of the island of Paros. On the obverse, a veiled head of Demeter; on the reverse, t
Rare Gold Drachm from Thasos, C. 380 BCThe obverse has the image Dionysos wearing an ivy-wreath and
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