Coins

ancient coins

Athyras, bronze coin — Cotyle (CN type 24551)

c. 400–350 BC

Coin in bronze struck at Athyras, dated c. 400–350 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24551 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Female head, left. Reverse: Cotyle; below, barley grain. Legend:…

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Attaea, Antoninus Pius, bronze coin — Male figure and Zeus (CN type 17899)

c. AD 147–161

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Antoninus Pius, dated c. AD 147–161. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17899 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful M…

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Attaea, Antoninus Pius, bronze coin — Nude male (CN type 17897)

c. AD 139–146

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Antoninus Pius, dated c. AD 139–146. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17897 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful M…

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Attaea, Caracalla, bronze coin — Male figure and Zeus (CN type 19597)

c. AD 197–206

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Caracalla, dated c. AD 197–206. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19597 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right,…

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Attaea, Commodus, bronze coin — Male figure and Zeus on basis with piers (CN type 19592)

AD 176–192

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Commodus, dated AD 176–192. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19592 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, weari…

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Attaea, Hadrian, bronze coin — Male figure and Zeus (CN type 16987)

AD 117–138

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Hadrian, dated AD 117–138. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16987 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Legend:…

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Attaea, Lucius Verus, bronze coin — Male figure and Zeus (CN type 19591)

AD 161–169

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Lucius Verus, dated AD 161–169. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19591 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Bare head of Lucius Verus, right. L…

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Attaea, Lucius Verus, coin coin — Hygieia and Asclepius standing facing each other (CN type 12604)

AD 161–169

Coin struck at Attaea in Mysia under Lucius Verus, dated AD 161–169. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12604 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Lucius Verus, right, wearing…

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Attaea, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — Athena standing left (CN type 21442)

c. AD 179–180

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Marc Aurel, dated c. AD 179–180. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21442 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right,…

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Attaea, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — To left (CN type 17917)

AD 179–180

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Marc Aurel, dated AD 179–180. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17917 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laurate bust of lightly bearded Commo…

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Attaea, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — Asclepius standing facing (CN type 19646)

AD 193–211

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19646 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Sev…

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Attaea, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — River-god reclining left (CN type 24164)

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Septimius Severus. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24164 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, weari…

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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing left (CN type 1826)

AD 202–204

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 202–204. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1826 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful C…

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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing right (CN type 1921)

AD 197–217

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 197–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1921 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla,…

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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Tetrastyle round temple on high podium (CN type 1854)

AD 197–217

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 197–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1854 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate head of youthful C…

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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Tetrastyle temple (CN type 1835)

AD 202–204

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 202–204. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1835 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful C…

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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Tetrastyle temple (CN type 2408)

AD 212–217

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 212–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2408 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Ca…

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Augusta Traiana, Faustina II., 3 unit — Veiled Demeter seated left on altar (CN type 20755)

AD 161–176

3 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Faustina II., dated AD 161–176. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 20755 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina…

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Augusta Traiana, Geta, 5 unit — Emperor and city goddess facing each other (CN type 2261)

AD 209–211

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Geta, dated AD 209–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2261 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Geta, r…

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Augusta Traiana, Geta, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing left (CN type 2137)

AD 209–211

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Geta, dated AD 209–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2137 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Geta, r…

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Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit — Apollo and Artemis (CN type 1747)

AD 196–198

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 196–198. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1747 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Se…

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Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing left (CN type 1758)

AD 202–204

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 202–204. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1758 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate head of Se…

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Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit — Homonoia standing left (CN type 1761)

AD 193–211

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1761 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Se…

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Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit — Tetrastyle round temple on high podium (CN type 1784)

AD 193–211

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 1784 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate head of Se…

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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

138

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius — coin, by Roman; minted in Rome, made in Roman Empire, dated 138. Physical description: Gold; Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.).

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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Otho

69 (January-April), issued by Otho

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Otho — coin, by Roman; minted in Rome, made in Rome, dated 69 (January-April), issued by Otho. Physical description: Gold; Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.).

ancient coins

Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.158)

47–48 CE

Minted in Rome, this coin depicts the triumphal arch erected there in 44 AD commemorating Claudius in the campaign in Britain. On top of the arch is the emperor seated on a horse between two military trophies. The arch itself was a converted aqueduct which crossed the main road leading north toward Rome. Claudius wa…

modern coins

Ausbeutetaler from the Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg of Alexander Karl, 1855

1855

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bear with collar, walking to the right on a city wall with gate. Value designation in legend. Letter A at the bottom. Reverse: three-line inscription, below which date. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0900A; its record gives material recorded as…

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Australia, King George V, penny, 1917

1917

Bronze coin. Obverse: crowned bust of the king facing left. Reverse: within circle value indication in two lines. Year at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5938; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…

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Australia, King George VI, 3 pence, 1943

1943

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Reverse: between the year, three ears of wheat tied with a ribbon. Country designation at the top and value designation at the bottom as legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5939A; its record gives material recorded as silve…

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Australia, Victoria, sovereign, 1859

1859

Gold coin. Obverse: head of the queen facing left. Date below. Reverse: between two tied branches a crown, below which country designation in one line. At the top mint mark and at the bottom denomination. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5346; its record gives material recorded…

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Austria, Braunau, emergency coin of 15 Kreuzer, 1743

1743

Lead square emergency coin. Obverse: between two tied branches, oval coat of arms of Saxony [= of the defender, the Bavarian commander of Saxe-Hildburghausen], above which a crown between the date. At the top place name Braunau, at the bottom between letters IM and VF value indication XV. Reverse: smooth. The Rijksm…

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Austrian 20 kreuzer

18th to 19th century

The Austrian 20 kreuzer is a silver coin denomination of the Austrian monetary system, produced across Habsburg lands during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Originally circulating within the framework defined by the 1754 Conventionsthaler, the denomination functioned within a currency system in which the gu…

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Austrian centesimo from Lombardy-Venetia of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1843

1843

Copper coin. Obverse: imperial crown with ribbons, beneath which a crown. Below, letter V [=Venice]. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3207; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (meta…

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Austrian Empire, 20 kreuzer, Franz Joseph, 1869

1869

Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the Emperor facing right. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with small crowns on the heads. On its breast, a shield collared by an order of chivalry, bearing the value designation, and in its talons a sword and an orb. Date at the end of the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuse…

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Austrian Empire, Vereinstaler, Franz Joseph, 1857

1857

Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the Emperor facing right, below which the letter A [= Vienna]. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with small crowns on the heads. On its breast, a composite coat of arms collared by an order of chivalry with jewel, and in its talons a sword and an orb. Value designation: "Ein…

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Austro-Hungarian Empire — 1 Corona — Silver

1892–1916

The silver one-corona coin is a denomination of the Austro-Hungarian crown currency, struck for circulation in the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Introduced under monetary reforms that adopted the gold standard in 1892 to replace the previous gulden at a rate of two crowns to one gulden, the currency operated und…

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Azores, King José I of Portugal, 10 reis, 1750

1750

Copper coin. Obverse: between date two letters I [=Josephus I]. Above it a crown and below it value indication: X. Reverse: between two tied branches coat of arms of Portugal, surmounted by crown. Inscription: percunia insulana [=coin of the islands]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-…

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Azores, Queen Maria I of Portugal, 20 reis, 1795

1795

Copper coin. Obverse: baroque coat of arms of Portugal, above which a crown. Between two tied branches, value indication: 20, below which date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5121; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurem…

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Baht from Thailand of King Chulalongkorn, 1868–1910

1876 - 1901

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Reverse: mantle bearing two crossed staffs. Upon it, held by two supporters, a coat of arms draped with an order of chivalry, flanked on either side by two folding parasols. Indication of value in Thai at the bottom. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds t…

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Banat-type coin

Banat-type coin is held by Tarii Crisurilor Museum (Romania). Description supplied by the holding institution: obverse: On the obverse appears a human head, with beard and laurel wreath, reproduction of the effigy of Zeus, facing right. The hair is rendered by a curl located above the forehead, by a long, arched loc…

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Bantam, Java, pitji or keteng of Maulana Muhammad Sayyid-al-Rana, 988-1005 [= 1580-1596] or of regent Pangeran Aria Rana di Manggala, 1005-1016 [= 1596-1608]

1580 - 1608

Copper coin. Obverse: within a wide border, an inscription in Javanese characters in the Javanese language: pangeran ratu: lord prince. Reverse: within a wide border, a smooth surface. In the center, a hexagonal hole. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4355; its record gives material recorded…

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Bar Kokhba War bronze coin pendant

ca. 132 to 135 CE

This wearable piece features an ancient leaded-bronze AE coin from the Holy Land, dating to the Bar Kokhba War (Second Jewish Revolt) between 132 and 135 CE. The coin is encased in a modern gold-plated pendant setting and is suspended from a 24-inch modern chain. The pendant measures 1.3 inches by 0.9 inches (3.3 cm…

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Bar of 6 stivers; Ceylonese emergency money of Japanese copper

1700 - 1750

Copper coin in the form of a rectangular bar. Obverse: at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted). Reverse: at the right end within a wreath of leaves VI and at the left end within a wreath St (t inverted). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP…

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Barbarous tetradrachm

Barbarous tetradrachm is held by Satu Mare County Museum (Romania). Description supplied by the holding institution: obverse: Human head in profile to the left, slightly stylized, with laurel wreath and beard; the wreath is rendered with three rows of oval protrusions, pointed at the ends, arranged horizontally. Abo…

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Batavian Republic, ducat in the name of Utrecht, 1800

1800

Gold coin. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows between the date. Circumscription ending in TRA [= Utrecht]. Reverse: five-line inscription in a decorated square. Cable rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2179A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); techni…

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Batavian Republic, duit in the name of Zeeland, 1796

1796

Obverse: crowned, laterally indented coat of arms of Zeeland. Reverse: within a wreath, inscription in three lines, above which mint mark castle between two stars, and below which date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2178A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique st…

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Batenburg duit

1612 - 1641

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Batenburg between two half laurel wreaths. Reverse: within two half laurel wreaths, inscription in three lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2146B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…