Post Your Ancient and Medieval Coins

BSmith

Post something old.

Athens 449-404 BC

Augustus 27 BC-14 AD Denarius

Carausius 287-93 AD Denarius

Italy, Venice. Giovanni Soranzo 1312-28 Grosso

France, Metz. Thierry V de Boppart 1365-84

Bob13

Yes!

Pisa grosso– 1150-1312 - with Mary and Child

Florence fiorino – 1182-1252 – with image of John the Baptist

Lucca grosso – 1209 -1315 – with the “Head of Lucca” (Here)

Gigliato from the Knights Hospitaller on the island of Rhodes.

1376-96

SimonW

I have one of these guys, picked it because of the original looking toning

SimonW

The place where the Moseleum of Halicarnassus was located, one one of the ancient wonders of the world!

OnlyGoldIsMoney

New additions for my "One Per Century" electrum and gold set.

Bob13

Nice @OnlyGoldIsMoney ! That last coin I had on my wish list!

Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI of England (1422-53) gold Salut d'or 1425-48 MS63 PCGS

OnlyGoldIsMoney

@Bob13 said:
Nice @OnlyGoldIsMoney ! That last coin I had on my wish list!

Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI of England (1422-53) gold Salut d'or 1425-48 MS63 PCGS

That Henry VI is superb.

BSmith

@Bob13 said:
Nice @OnlyGoldIsMoney ! That last coin I had on my wish list!

Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI of England (1422-53) gold Salut d'or 1425-48 MS63 PCGS

Wow, the strike is amazing.

AlanSki

KiwiNumi

Medieval coins are an area i need to get into more. I believe the only medieval coins I own are a Hungarian denar and Russian wire money.

Swampboy

A couple of Roman ladies

Bob13

@AlanSki - what coin is that?

Here's a tiny one:

Władysław II the Exile, Denar, 1140s

Coinlover101

Tibor

After 5 days of dormancy I'll try a few.

First collectible Early Dated coin.

First dated gold coin.

First Early Dated copper coin.

Bob13

@Tibor - always love that Aachen coin with Charlemagne!

A different ancient/medieval coin - From the reign of Maurice Tiberius (582-602), from 590-91, Carthage Mint.

SilverProofQuarter1883

My two anchients

ajaan

Stella

Rexford

Bob13

@Rexford - congrats on your new win! But makes me wonder what we are calling "Medieval."

Venice Grosso 1339-1342

Rexford

@Bob13 said:
@Rexford - congrats on your new win! But makes me wonder what we are calling "Medieval."

Venice Grosso 1339-1342

I would say the medieval period ended around 1500, so you’re right - it is a bit of a stretch.

BSmith

Thanks for posting everyone. Some really nice coins so far.

SimonW

Mircea the old, Wallachia
Grandfather of Vlad Tepes (Dracula.)

Nap

Here’s a smattering of medieval England.

Early Anglo-Saxon gold shilling/thrymsa

Early Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta

Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, Eadberht

Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Kent, Cuthred

Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, Ceolwulf I

Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, Eadmund

Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, Aethelwulf

Late Anglo-Saxon, Edward the Confessor

Norman, Henry I

Plantagenet, John (in the name of Henry II)

House of Lancaster, Henry V

House of York, Edward IV

Stella

carabonnair

I was in Brussels a couple weeks ago and met the numismatic curator at the Royal Library. So while not really mine, I got to hold it for a moment.

Higashiyama

Here is my latest ancient acquisition:

I've been working on Roman Imperial coins for the past 5 years or so. Because Jewish history and Roman history are so fascinating and intertwined, I think a few examples of coins from the Jewish wars are essential to the collection. Many of you will recognize this as a shekel from the first Jewish war, likely minted with silver from the Temple in Jerusalem. The later Bar Kokhba coins are a bit easier to obtain, but also represent important history and a fascinating numismatic endeavor; unlike the coin shown above, the Bar Kokhba coins were stamped on top of Roman denarii.

coinandcurrency242

This is a cool pick up. Roman province where is modern day Lebanon

BillJones

Here is my journey with Edward I pennies.

I bought this one as a curiously before I knew much of anything about hammer struck British coins.

I replaced it with this one. The ghosting, from the deep cross on the reverse, got to me, however, and I looked for another.

My latest is this one where he has somewhat of a "dog face."

Perhaps some day, which I'm feeling rich and get lucky, I'll go for a groat (The medieval "great silver" coin). The Edward I gorats and quite scarce and many of the survivors have been used for jewelry. I don't want one of those. Here is a Henry VI groat. These pieces are fairly common.

coinkat

well played-