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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Deventer, emergency coin of 2 stuivers, 1578
1578
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within a beaded circle, crowned single-headed eagle facing left. Legend: Vrgen. Necess [city coat of arms] Daven. 30 Oc 78. Reverse: within a beaded circle on one line, value indication: II S. Outside beaded circle, wreath. Countermarked with the city coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Am…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Deventer, emergency coin of 4 stuivers, 1578
1578
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within a beaded circle, a crowned single-headed eagle facing left. Inscription: Vrgen. Necess [small city coat of arms] Daven. 30 Oc 78. Reverse: within a beaded circle, value indication on one line: IIII S. Outside the beaded circle, a wreath. With countermark of small city coat of a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Geneva, 1 sol and 6 deniers, 1795
1795
Billon coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Geneva in the field. Year: an 4 at the bottom in the legend. Reverse: within two tied branches, denomination indication in two lines. Year at the bottom in the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1438; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Geneva, 15 Sols, 1794
1794
Silver coin. Obverse: eagle standing on key with spread wings, in front of which are two tied branches. Year below in legend. Reverse: value designation in two lines within radiant sun. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1437; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); t…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Groningen, commemorative coin of 12½ stuivers, 1672
1672
Silver square commemorative coin. Obverse: between value indication: 12½ ST, crowned composite coat of arms of the city and the Ommelanden. Year in legend at upper left. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2346; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique str…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Leiden, emergency coin of 1 gulden or 20 stuivers, 1574
1574
Paper emergency coin, manufactured from sheets of paper glued together, from which a round blank was struck. Obverse: between the year: 15 74, a rampant Holland lion standing on a patch of ground, holding a lance topped with a hat in its claws. Above the lion in the legend, a crown. Above the numeral 15, a counterma…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Leiden, emergency coin of 1/4 or oord gulden, 1574
1574
Paper emergency coin, made from sheets of paper glued together, but now separated, from which a round coin flan was stamped out. Obverse: a rampant Holland lion standing on a piece of ground, with a scimitar in the right claw and an oval shield with the coat of arms of Leiden in the left. Above the lion in the legen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Maastricht, emergency coin of 1 stuiver, 1579
1579
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: inscription in four lines: Traiecto ab Hispanis obsesso. Denomination indication in exergue. Reverse: sword above city coat of arms with five-line inscription on either side: pro ivstae cavsae defensione with date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2344; its re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Maastricht, emergency coin of 100 stuivers, 1794
1794
Silver emergency coin. Obverse: star of Maastricht, above it in a cartouche the date and below it in a cartouche the denomination. At the bottom a small monogram: LE. Reverse: smooth. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2349; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strik…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Maastricht, emergency coin of 100 stuivers, 1794. Cast in copper
1794
Copper cast of a silver emergency coin. Obverse: star of Maastricht, above it in a cartouche the date and below it in a cartouche the denomination indication. Small monogram at the bottom: LE. Reverse: smooth. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2348; its record gives material recorded as coppe…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Maastricht, emergency coin of 2 stuivers, 1579
1579
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: inscription in four lines: Traiecto ab Hippanis [sic]obsesso. Denomination indication in exergue. Reverse: sword above city coat of arms with five-line inscription on either side: pro ivstae cavsae defensione with date: 1579. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Metz, 12 Groschen or franc, 1642
1642
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of Saint Stephen facing left. In exergue, year. Reverse: decorated coat of arms of the city. In exergue, denomination: "XII G. ". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1280A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measur…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Metz, 6 groschen or ½ franc, 1641
1641
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of Saint Stephen facing left. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: decorated coat of arms of the city. In the exergue, the value indication: VI G. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1280; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalwo…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Rostock, 1/16 Reichsthaler, 1628
1628
Silver coin. Obverse: griffin to the left. Reverse: value designation in three lines, below which date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0983; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 2.85 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Utrecht, deutgen, 1514
1514
Copper coin. Obverse: winged angel holding the coat of arms of the city of Utrecht. Reverse: saint on horseback facing left. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1826; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Utrecht, duit, 1783
1783
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned city coat of arms, supported by two lions, with double line in exergue, below which an ornate bracket with a large scallop shell. Reverse: inscription in two lines, below which the date. Date with Arabic 1. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1882; its record gives…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Utrecht, duit, 1785. Strike in silver
1785
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned city coat of arms, supported by two lions, with double line in exergue, below which an ornate bracket with a large scallop shell. Reverse: inscription in two lines, below which the date. Date with Arabic 1. Strike in silver. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Utrecht, oord in the name of Philip II, 1579
1579
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria-Burgundy. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of Utrecht on a long floriated cross, with the digits of the date at the corners of the coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1831; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Zaltbommel, Half Stuiver [?]. Tin Offstrike of Obverse on a Square Planchet
1579 - 1582
Tin offstrike of a silver coin. Obverse: short cross potent with, alternating in the angles, a lion rampant facing left and two rosettes [= arms of the city], with in the centre a coat of arms displaying an upright sword, surrounded by two rosettes. Legend: trefoil MONE NOVA FACTA BOEME. Tin offstrike of the obverse…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Zaltbommel, stuiver. Strike in lead
1579 - 1582
Lead strike of a silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city. Circumscription: MONETA NOVA FACTA BOEM. Reverse: quatrefoil, bearing a long flory cross with a sword pointing upwards in the centre flanked by a rosette on either side. Circumscription: [indeterminable mint mark] DVRAE (A and E conjoined)-NECES-SITATI…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Zaltbommel, stuiver. Strike in lead of the reverse.
1579 - 1582
Lead strike of a silver coin. Reverse: quatrefoil, bearing a long floriated cross with an upward-pointing sword in the center, flanked on both sides by a rosette. Legend starting at lower left: DVRAE -NECES-SITATI-S OPVS. Strike in lead of the reverse, produced using a surviving die in Zaltbommel. The Rijksmuseum, A…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
City of Zaltbommel, stuiver. Strike in pewter on a square flan
1579 - 1582
Pewter strike of a silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city. Legend: rosette? MONETA NOVA FACTA BOEM. Reverse: quatrefoil, bearing a long floriated cross with an upward-pointing sword in the center, flanked on both sides by a rosette. Legend starting at lower left: DVRAE-NECES-SITATI-S OPVS. Strike in pewter o…
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United States Mint/Jacques Shinier via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Classic commemorative half dollars
1892-1954
Classic commemorative half dollars are United States legal tender coins produced by the United States Mint. The classic era of American commemorative coinage commenced in 1892 with the issuance of the Columbian Exposition half dollar. Each issue was authorised by an individual act of Congress to commemorate specific…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Cloth seal of Leiden, made from a 'Bergische Landesmünze' to the value of a half stüber
1800 - 1882
Obverse: denomination above date; countermarked over this: coat of arms of Leiden with letters VIB. Reverse: crowned coat of arms; countermarked over this: coat of arms of Leiden with letters VIB. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-81; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); tech…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Cochin, India, silver fanam
1782 - 1783
Silver coin. Obverse: Kali figure with 12 dots in three rows of four on the chest. Reverse: horizontal J, above which is OC and at the bottom twelve dots in three rows of four. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3838; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Cockerel duit for Malacca and Sumatra on behalf of Bugis, 1834
1834 - 1835
Copper coin. Private coin. Obverse: cockerel facing right, above which indication in Malay in Arabic characters: Land of the Malays. Reverse: a 16-petalled rosette, below which the date 1250 in Islamic reckoning, surrounded by a legend in Buginese. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Antonius Pius, Rome, 140-143 AD
140-143 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.684-1910), made in Rome, dated 140-143 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (aureus), gold, of Antonius Pius / Jupiter, Roman, ca. 140-143 AD. Museum description: Small gold coin. The obverse features a portrait of Antoninus Pius and an inscri…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Antonius Pius, Rome, 140-144 AD
140-144 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.683-1910), made in Rome, dated 140-144 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (aureus), gold, of Antonius Pius / Mars, Roman, ca. 140-144 AD. Museum description: Small gold coin. On the obverse: a portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius. On the r…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coin — Aureus of Caius Vibius Varus, Roman Republic, ca. 38 BC
ca. 38 BC
Coin, aureus of Caius Vibius Varus, gold, head of Apollo / Venus with mirror, Roman, ca. 38 BC. Obverse: Head of Apollo. Reverse: Venus, naked to below the waist, standing near a column, She gazes into a mirror held in her left. Inscriptions. The museum record gives material recorded as gold; measurements Diameter 2…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coin — Aureus of Domitian, Roman Empire, 81 AD
81 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.679-1910), made in Roman Empire, dated 81 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, aureus of Domitian, gold, Emperor Domitian and his wife Domitia, Roman, 81 AD. Museum description: Obverse: Inscription. Head of Domitian laureate. Border of dots.…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Elagabalus, Rome, 221 AD
221 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.695-1910), made in Rome, dated 221 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (aureus), gold, of the Emperor Elagabalus (reigned 218-222) / the Syrian sun god El-Gabal (Baal), Roman, 221 AD. Museum description: Gold coin. On the obverse: Inscription…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Hadrian, Rome, 118 AD
118 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.681-1910), made in Rome, dated 118 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, aureus of Hadrian, gold, head of the Emperor Hadrian, Roman, ca. 118 AD. Museum description: Gold coin. Obverse: Inscription. Head of Hadrian, laureate, border of dots. R…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Trajan, Rome, 112-114 AD
112-114 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.680-1910), made in Rome, dated 112-114 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, aureus of Trajan, gold, head of Trajan, Roman, ca. 112-114 AD. Museum description: Gold coin. On the obverse is a head of Trajan with an inscription around the border…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
modern coins
Coin — Emperor Heraclius with his sons Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, Constantinople, ca. 630
ca. 630
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.2-1964), made in Constantinople, dated ca. 630. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, Gold Solidus, gold, Emperor Heraclius with his sons Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, Byzantine (Constantinople), ca. 630. Museum description: Small gold coi…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
modern coins
Coin — Ercole II d'Este, Ferrara, 1546
1546
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.301-1910), made in Ferrara, dated 1546. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, silver, Ercole II d'Este, unknown medallist, Italy (Ferrara), dated 1546. Museum description: Coin depicts on the obverse bust to left of Ercole, bearded, in armour. Ins…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coin — Gold nomisma (hyperpyron), Istanbul (City), 1081-1118
1081-1118
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.10-1960), made in Istanbul (City), dated 1081-1118. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, gold, of The Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, Byzantine (Constantinople), ca. 1081-1118. Museum description: The obverse shows Christ, with a cross nimbus, bearde…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Coin (cash) from the VOC ship 'Witte Leeuw'
before 1613
Cash from the VOC ship 'Witte Leeuw'. Chinese red-copper coin originating from a barrel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1977-184-W; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x height 0.1 cm.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Coin (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.227)
c. 106–149 CE
This gold coin represents the reign of the Kushana ruler, Havishka. The coin bears a portrait of the ruler on the obverse and various deities on the reverse. It is identified by inscriptions in Kharosthi, the language used in northwestern India during the Kushan period. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1999.227: Coin,…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coin (sestertius) — Coin of Trajan, Roman, 105 AD
105 AD
Coin (sestertius) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.708-1910), made in Roman, dated 105 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (sestertius), brass, of Trajan, head of Trajan / Tiber overcoming Dacia, Roman, 105 AD. Museum description: Brass coin. On the obverse is a head of Trajan wi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Coin (tarì, sixth piastre) from the Kingdom of Naples of King Charles VI (1713-1735) on the birth of Prince Leopold of Austria
1716
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath and a woman within an inscription. Reverse: woman with a spear in her hand holding a child on her arm, standing amidst weaponry within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2118; its record gives material recorded as silver…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
Coin from Bactria of King Azes, 15 BC – AD 15
15 BC – AD 15
Bronze, rectangular coin. Obverse: the king with lance on horseback facing right. Greek legend. Reverse: humped bull. Legend in Pali. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0024; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.7 cm x w…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
Coin from Bactriana of King Soter Megas, 30-50
30 - 50
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king with lance facing right. Reverse: the king with lance facing right. Greek legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0025; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 8.38 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Coin from the time of the Belgian Revolution, mocking King William I
1828 - 1830
Copper coin, pierced by a square-forged nail, in order to be worn as a token of allegiance. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2023-68; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Coin of a half Leicester rijksdaalder for the province of Holland
1586
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man (Leicester) with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bundle of arrows surrounded by six coats of arms within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-459; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin of Augustus, Roman, last century BC to 1st century AD
last century BC to 1st century AD
Coin depicts on the obverse: Inscription. Head of Augustus to right. Border of dots. Reverse: Latin inscription. A sphinx seated to right. Border of dots. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Diameter 24 mm; Weight 12.01 g; place associated: Roman, Asia.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Coin of Chandragupta II (Cleveland Museum of Art 1977.62)
c. 400 CE
The rulers of the Gupta dynasty unified northern India under native rule for the first time since the Maurya empire (323-185 bc). The Guptas named themselves after Chandragupta, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. This coin of Chandragupta II, who ruled from around ad 380 to 415, depicts a divine archer holding a bow…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Coin of Eukratides I (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.319)
170–145 BCE
After Alexander of Macedon succeeded in conquering Egypt and Persia in 331 BC, his ambition to rule the known world led him further east across Bactria in Afghanistan, through the Hindu Kush mountain pass, and into India. There he succeeded in defeating all the local kings of the region until his men, on the brink o…
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The Cleveland Museum of Art — Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
ancient coins
Coin of Eukratides I, Afghanistan, Bactria, 170–145 BCE (Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.211.b)
170–145 BCE
Coin of Eukratides I, Afghanistan, Bactria, 170–145 BCE is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 170–145 BCE. Museum description: The twins Castor and Pollux were known as the Diosuroi in Greek mythology, and they were the children of Zeus and Leda. Together they also form the constellation Gemini. Th…
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