John Conduitt Posted July 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 The Phrygian cap morphed from a symbol of barbarians to a symbol of freedom. Ti. Cl. Phileinos Hemiassarion, Time of Vespasian, 70-73Sardis. Bronze, 12.5mm, 2.48g. Draped bust of Mên to right, wearing Phrygian cap; crescent on his shoulders; EΠI TI KΛAY ΦIΛEINOY CTΡA (Ti. Cl. Phileinos magistrate). CAΡ/ΔIA/NΩN (Sardisian) in three lines within laurel wreath tied below (RPC II 1307). Struck over an AD65 Nero Hemiassarion from Sardis, under the strategos Ti. Cl. Mnaseas (bold letters visible): Laureate head of Nero to right; NEPΩN KAICAP ("KAIC" is visible at 12h). Laureate head of Hercules to right, with lion's skin tied around his neck; EΠI TI MNACEOY CAPΔIANΩN ("CAPΔ" is just below the bust of Mên) (RPC I 3009). French Republic Togo Franc, 1924 Paris. Aluminium-bronze, 22mm, 5.01g. Laureate head left in Phrygian cap, date below; REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, A. PATEY (engraver). Abbreviated value divided by upright sprigs; TERRITOIRES·SOUS·MANDAT·DE·LA·FRANCE, 1 FR. ·TOGO·. Edge: Milled (KM 2). During the First World War, Togoland (a German colony) was invaded by Britain and France, proclaiming the Anglo-French condominium. The condominium collapsed in 1922 and Togo was divided into British (later part of Ghana) and French zones. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wittwolff Posted July 7, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) @Severus AlexanderIts mentioned on the "coins" description of this french auction house. I use the infos they provide quite much for my collection of french medals and jetons because they had all of them for sale at one point and provide more information than most other sides. https://www.cgbfr.com/premier-empire-quinaire-du-sacre-de-lempereur-ttb-,fjt_04988,a.html Edited July 7, 2022 by wittwolff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severus Alexander Posted July 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 Thanks, @wittwolff! CGB is indeed a good source. I’ll have to look into this quinarius tradition further! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 Neptune with trident. 29,000 struck in proof .925 Silver 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted July 14, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2022 2002 Greece 2 Euro A representation of the myth of the Abduction of Europa, the daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, by Zeus, who had taken the form of a bull, 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenickelguy Posted July 15, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 15, 2022 This was minted around 1808-1810 I think by the British Copper Company. There was a shortage of coins and it may have also seen some circulation in colonial Canada. I have a couple of these. This is an image I have in my inventory files of one. Brutus Halfpenny I believe this halfpenny is showing Brutus the Trojan. He was exiled for a hunting accident where he killed his father. The legend goes something like this in short. Brutus and some escaped Trojan prisoners sailed away and eventually landed in Britain, then called Albion. They land on the sea-coast of Totnes where they meet the giant descendants of Alebion and defeat them. This fulfilled a vision or dream Brutus had of the island he was to find. Imagine the giants on my 1936 Tobacco card Brutus renames the island after himself and becomes its first king. He founded a city on the banks of the River Thames, which he calls Troia Nova, or New Troy. The name Troia Nova, is in time, corrupted to Trinovantum, and the city is later called London. He created laws for his people and rules for twenty-four years. After his death he is buried in Trinovantum, and the island is divided between his three sons: Locrinus ruled England, Albanactus ruled Scotland and Kamber ruled Wales. For the longest time I thought it was Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Julius Caesars assassins. It apparently is not. You learn something new every day! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted July 15, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2022 Q 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkrainiiVityaz Posted September 7, 2022 · Member Share Posted September 7, 2022 One of those rare occasions when I stray out of classical era coinage, because of the theme. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, UkrainiiVityaz said: One of those rare occasions when I stray out of classical era coinage, because of the theme. A quite remarkable piece of engraving. Beautiful coin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 7, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2022 1975 Barbados 10 dollars sterling silver proof. Neptune with trident and dolphin 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted September 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2022 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) Griffins or Gryphons have been depicted on ancient Iranian and ancient egyptian art dating before 3000 BC, so truly an ancient theme on a modern coin 1979 Germany 5 Deutschmarks. .625 Silver Edited September 8, 2022 by expat Reduced size of images 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2022 Louis XIV Bronze medal 1677, on the capture of the city of Freiburg by French troops Av: LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, Head of Ludwigs XIV Rv: MINERVA VICTRIX, FRIBURGO BRISGOIAE, CAPTO, M DC LXXVII, Minerva, Owl Material: Bronze, 40mm Literatur: Divo 166, Slg. Zeitz 810 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted September 9, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) I just acquired this Canada $10 coin, part of the Olympic series issued in 1973-76. What attracted me to this coin is the Temple of Zeus at Olympia on the reverse. Edited September 9, 2022 by robinjojo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted October 13, 2022 · Member Share Posted October 13, 2022 Piacenza AV Quadrupla 1595 Piacenza Mint Postumus issue of Alessandro Farnese/ struck under Ranuccio Farnese/ Duke of Parma. Alessandro was Philip II's commander on the Flanders Front. Philip intended him to take a land army across the English Channel and take over England with Scottish aid. However the debacle of the Spanish Armada in 1588 scuttled that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 13, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2022 Cleopatra on an Egypt 50 Piastres 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted October 14, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2022 A 1944 Dime, elongated and overstamped for the Error-A-Rama show at Anaheim, California in 1969. Amazing details remain of the classical obverse showing Mercury. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted November 28, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 28, 2022 Danzig AV 25 Gulden 1930 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted November 28, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2022 In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships. She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres". Obverse Head of Ceres facing left, date left, cornucopia right, designer below Reverse Crowned oak branch dividing value. Legend in Dutch below. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted December 8, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2022 And another Britannia this time standing and representative of some Roman reverses. 1903 Florin. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenickelguy Posted December 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 9, 2022 Mercury is shown on this undated Walthamstow, Essex Great Britain ca. 1809 Borderline Halfpenny Token that circulated in Colonial Canada. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted December 20, 2022 · Patron Share Posted December 20, 2022 The quadriga of lions design is so cool ... Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.30 g, 19 mm, 6 h. Rome, 21st emission, AD 205. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: MATER AVGG, Julia Domna, as Cybele, seated left in quadriga of lions and holding branch in her right hand. Refs: RIC 562; BMCRE 48; Cohen/RSC 117; RCV 6592; Hill 759; CRE 354. ... that the Italians re-released it as a reverse design! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 20, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2022 Over 2000 Years from Libertas to Lady Liberty. Libertas, in Roman religion, female personification of liberty and personal freedom. Libertas was given a temple on the Aventine Hill about 238 BC. Liberty standing, holding fasces in one arm and an oak sprig in the other, resting the arm with the oak on the Panamanian shield. The country name is above, the purity and weight are to the right, and the date below 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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