Historical Context: See above ,Attribution: The obverse (front) of this coin is Justinian I. The reverse is the big "K" and the dating as described above. This coin is in  More »

Historical Context: See above ,Attribution: The obverse (front) of this coin is Justinian I. The reverse is the big "K" and the dating as described above. This coin is in "about Fine" condition. The strike is strong on both sides. This coin is a BRONZE HALF FOLLIS measuring about 26 mm diameter (between the size of a US Quarter and $.50).   « Less

Obv: King facing,Rev: Large "M" and legend, The "M" specifies the coin's denomination. It refers to the Greek equivalent of 40, indicating this is a follis equal to 40  More »

Obv: King facing,Rev: Large "M" and legend, The "M" specifies the coin's denomination. It refers to the Greek equivalent of 40, indicating this is a follis equal to 40 Nummia. Above the "M" is a Christian cross. On left "ANNO," meaning year and the year of their reign on right "III," Year 3.Diameter: 28 mm (almost the size of a US $.50),Condition: Fine.   « Less

Obv: King facing,Rev: Large "M" and legend, The "M" specifies the coin's denomination. It refers to the Greek equivalent of 40, indicating this is a follis equal to 40  More »

Obv: King facing,Rev: Large "M" and legend, The "M" specifies the coin's denomination. It refers to the Greek equivalent of 40, indicating this is a follis equal to 40 Nummia. Above the "M" is a Christian cross. On left "ANNO," meaning year and the year of their reign on right "II," Year 2.,Diameter: 29 mm (almost the size of a US $.50),Condition: Fine.   « Less

Historical Context: This coin was minted in SYRACUSE during the 4th century BC. Sicily is located off the southern tip of mainland Italy in the Mediterranean Sea .  More »

Historical Context: This coin was minted in SYRACUSE during the 4th century BC. Sicily is located off the southern tip of mainland Italy in the Mediterranean Sea . Syracuse is on the Eastern Shore of Silicy. Due to its geographical location, it was an important commerical maritime and military port. Many (Most) Ancient Coin collectors consider coins of Sicily during this period as the most beautiful of all ancient coins. Obv: Apollo Rev: Tripod-lebes Diameter: 16 mm diameter (slightly smaller than a US Dime) Condition: Fine plus   « Less

Historical Context: Constans was the son of Heraclius Constantine and was made co-Emperor at age 11 in 641 AD. During the early part of his reign, the Arabs concurred  More »

Historical Context: Constans was the son of Heraclius Constantine and was made co-Emperor at age 11 in 641 AD. During the early part of his reign, the Arabs concurred Egypt, which was a tremendous lost to the Byzantine because Egypt was a rich province. He also faced down revolts in Norhtern Africa and Italy. He successfully led a campaign against the Slavs in the Balkans. He was ultimately assassinated and succeeded by his son. Obv: Constans II, Rev: Large "M" and legend, The "M" specifies the coin's denomination. It refers to the Greek equivalent of 40, indicating this is a follis equal to 40 Nummia. Above the "M" is a Christian cross. On left "ANNO," meaning year and the year of their reign on right "II," Year 2.Diameter: 24 mm diameter (about the size of a US Quarter),Condition: Fine.   « Less

Historical Context: This coin was minted Bruttium, Rhegion, located on the toe of the Italian peninsula and is separated by the Strait of Messina from the island of Sicily.  More »

Historical Context: This coin was minted Bruttium, Rhegion, located on the toe of the Italian peninsula and is separated by the Strait of Messina from the island of Sicily. After Cumae, it is the second oldest Greek colony in southern Italy. The colony was settled by the inhabitants of Chalcis and Messenia in 720 BC on the site of an older settlement. This dated back to the 3rd millennium BC and was established by the Ausones. The last Ausonian ruler was the legendary king Italus (from whom the name of Italy is derived). Rhegion was one of the most important cities in Magna Grecia, reaching great economic and political power during the 5th and 6th centuries BC under the Anaxilas government. Rhegion reached great artistic and cultural heights with its philosophic Pythagorean school, as well as sculpture and poetry schools, from where came leaders such as Pythagoras of Rhegium and Ibycus. Later, Rhegion allied with Athens during the Peloponnesian War but in 387 BC, the city was taken by the Syracusans. As an independent city, Rhegium was an important ally and "socia navalis" of Rome. Then during the Imperial age it became one of the most important and flourishing cities of southern Italy because it was the seat of the "Corrector", the Governor of the "Regio II Lucania et Bruttii" (province of Lucany and Brutium). It was a noble Roman city. During the Byzantine Age, Rhegion became the capital of the "metropolis of the Byzantine possessions in southern Italy", and later capital of the Duchy of Calabria and linchpin of the Greek church in Italy. Obv: Lion's Head (Face on) Rev: Apollo, Oilve leaf behind Diameter: 27.8 mm diameter (about the size of a US Quarter and twice as thick) Weight: 16.5 Condition: Very Fine plus, some minor roughness on reverse   « Less

Historical Context: This coin was minted by the MACEDONIAN EMPIRE during the reign of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, around 340 BC. The Macedonian empire was  More »

Historical Context: This coin was minted by the MACEDONIAN EMPIRE during the reign of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, around 340 BC. The Macedonian empire was founded by Alexander I but carried forward by others including Philip II and Alexander the Great. Philip II developed the army and tactics that enabled Alexander the Great to accomplish his victories. When Philip II was young he won two Olympic equestrian victories. His coins often commemorate those victories. Obv: Philip II as Zeus Rev: Jockey riding horse, Commemorating his OLYMPIC VICTORY !! Diameter: 24 mm diameter (about the size of a US Quarter and twice as thick) Weight: 14.0 grams Condition: about Fine   « Less

Historical Context: These coins were minted in Cilician Armenia, a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia about 1045  More »

Historical Context: These coins were minted in Cilician Armenia, a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia about 1045 AD. It was aligned with the European during the Crusades and saw itself as a bastion of Christendom in the East. It was located on the Gulf of Alexandretta of the Mediterranean Sea in what is today southern Turkey , strategically located near the Hoyland. The kingdom remained independent from around 1078 to 1375. Snake Castle (located about 30 miles east of Adana, Turkey) is such a Crusader-era castle on the Cilician plain - See photos to right. These coins (these exact coins) almost certainly passed through this castle while in its prime period.. Cilicia was reconquered from the Arabs by the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas around 965. He expelled the Muslims living there, and Christians from Syria and Armenia were encouraged to settle in the region. Emperor Basil II (976-1025) attempted to expand into Armenian Vaspurakan in the East and Arab-held Syria towards the south. As a result of the Byzantine military campaigns, the Armenians spread into Cappadocia and eastward from Cilicia into the mountainous areas of northern Syria and Mesopotamia. The Armenian immigration increased with the formal annexation of Greater Armenia to the Byzantine Empire in 1045 and the Seljuk conquest 19 years thereafter, giving two new waves of migration. After the fall of Bagratid and during the following centuries, the Armenian state was unable to re-establish itself and its sovereignty. It remained under the rule of Turkic tribes. Obv: Cross Potent, Legend around Rev: Various Symbols (Monograms, Coats of Arms, etc.), Legend around Diameter: 15 to 25 mm diameter (slightly smaller than a US dime to size of a US quarter) Condition: typically Very Good to almost Fine The purchase price is for one of these coins selected randomly.   « Less

Historical Context: This coin is a scyphate-type minted in by the Byzantine Empire during about the 11th and 12th Centuries. Scyphgate refers to the cup-shape of the coin.  More »

Historical Context: This coin is a scyphate-type minted in by the Byzantine Empire during about the 11th and 12th Centuries. Scyphgate refers to the cup-shape of the coin. This is the period of Byzantine blossoming before the catastrophe of 1204 AD. Obv: Christ facing, Rev: King facing, Diameter: 28 mm (larger than a US Quarter, cup-shaped), Condition: about Very Fine, The purchase price is for one of these coins selected randomly.   « Less

Historical Context: This coin was minted in late Medieval Austria. Obv: Duck,Rev: Star within Wreath,Condition: "Good" condition. ,Size: about 16 mm diameter (almost  More »

Historical Context: This coin was minted in late Medieval Austria. Obv: Duck,Rev: Star within Wreath,Condition: "Good" condition. ,Size: about 16 mm diameter (almost the size of a US dime but thinner).   « Less