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Ancient Coins
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Photograph: Bernhard Weisser; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities); specimen held by ikmk.smb.museum
ancient coins
Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze coin — Moesia standing left (CN type 16377)
AD 244
Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs, dated AD 244. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16377 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right,…
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Photograph: RPC; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities); specimen held by rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk
ancient coins
Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze coin — Moesia standing left (CN type 16390)
AD 245–246
Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs, dated AD 245–246. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16390 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Philippus iunior…
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Photograph: RPC; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities); specimen held by www.ikmk.at
ancient coins
Viminacium, Trebonianus Gallus, bronze coin — Victory standing left (CN type 16601)
AD 251–252
Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Trebonianus Gallus, dated AD 251–252. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16601 (issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Trebonianus Gallus, right, wearing cuirass and p…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Witmen Tremissis: Bust and Trident (obverse); Cross Fourchée (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.159)
early 600s
The Crondall Hoard is a hoard of coins that was found in 1828 in the village of Crondall in the English county of Hampshire. It is believed to date to the seventh century and was studied by Dr. Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland (1908-1986), an English numismatist. He characterized this coin as being a close copy of t…
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Photograph: Corpus Nummorum; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
ancient coins
Zeleia, bronze coin — Stag standing left (CN type 20309)
c. 350–300 BC
Coin in bronze struck at Zeleia in Troas, dated c. 350–300 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 20309 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Head of Artemis, left, wearing stephane. Rev…
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Photograph: Vladimir F. Stolba; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
ancient coins
Zeleia, bronze coin — Stag standing right (CN type 24137)
c. 350–300 BC
Coin in bronze struck at Zeleia in Troas, dated c. 350–300 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24137 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Head of Artemis, right, wearing stephane. Re…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse); Head of Aphrodite (Cleveland Museum of Art, 2 objects)
465–449 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.994: Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse); Head of Aphrodite (reverse), 465–449 BCE. Greek, minted at Knidos (Karia). Silver; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). This entry groups 2 objects of the same form in the Cleveland Museum of Art, recorded together because the museum describes them…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (Cleveland Museum of Art, 3 objects)
449–407 BCE
Incorporating the first three letters of the city name—ΑΘΕ—with then-iconic images of the patron goddess Athena and her owl, the Athenian tetradrachm was among the most widely traded and most recognizable coins of the ancient world. The olive leaves on Athena’s helmet and the small crescent moon behind the owl date…
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