Lordmarcovan: My Ancient & Medieval Collection (to 1600 AD) as of Fall, 2025

MY ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL COINS AS OF FALL, 2025
This is the category of my collection for all Ancient and Medieval Coins, and includes pretty much everything that dates up to the year 1600 AD.
One exception to this is the subcollection of the Roman Twelve Caesars, which will have their own thread.
Coins below are displayed in chronological order. Photos are not shown to scale.
Thank you for taking the time to view my collections. I welcome your comments.
Numismatic Regards,
~Robertson (“Rob”) Shinnick (“lordmarcovan”)
Golden Isles of Georgia, USA
Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): ca. 478-387 BC electrum hekte
Greece (Sicily, Syracuse): ca. 460-450 BC silver litra of the Second Democracy
Greece (Attica): ca. 440-404 BC silver "Owl" tetradrachm of Athens
Greece (Sicily, Akragas): ca. 425-406 BC silver hemidrachm
Greece (Macedon): ca. 336-323 BC silver drachm of Alexander the Great, lifetime issue
Greece (Pamphylia, Aspendos): ca. 325-250 BC silver stater
Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): ca. 310-303 BC bronze Æ21
Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): ca. 302-281 BC silver drachm
Roman Republic: ca. 103 BC silver denarius of Q. Minucius Thermus
Greece (Carian Islands, Rhodes): ca. 88-84 BC silver drachm
Roman Republic: ca. 63 BC silver denarius of L. Furius Brocchus
Celtic Tribes (Catuvellauni & Trinovantes): ca. 8-41 AD gold quarter-stater of Cunobelin
Roman Empire: ca. 117-138 AD bronze sestertius of Hadrian
Roman Empire: ca. 159 AD bronze sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Roman empire: ca. 360-363 AD silver siliqua of Julian II; found in 1887 in the East Harptree Hoard
Eastern Roman Empire: ca. 476-491 AD gold solidus of Zeno, Constantinople mint
Byzantine Empire: ca. 527-565 AD gold tremissis of Justinian I
Sasanian Empire: ca. 591-628 AD silver drachm of Khusru II
India (Western Gangas of Talakad): ca. 1100-1327 gold Gajapati pagoda, elephant facing right
Sicily (Norman Kings): ca. 1154-1166 gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad")
German States (Augsburg): ca. 1184-1202 silver bracteate of Bishop Udalschalk von Eschenlohe
German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): ca. 1195-1213 silver bracteate of William Longsword
England: ca. 1213-1215 silver penny of King John, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy
Scotland: ca. 1280-1286 silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage
Crusader States (Cyprus): ca. 1324-1359 silver gros of Hugo IV
France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)
England: ca. 1431-1432 silver groat of Henry VI, from the Reigate Hoard found in Surrey
German States (Frankfurt): 1495 goldgulden of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Lithuania: 1550 silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, Vilnius mint
England: 1575 silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Comments
Very cool set!
8 Reales Madness Collection
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Beautiful coins!
In chronological order, wow! Beautiful.
Formerly known as deadmunny
Positive transactions with: dcarr, slantycouch, dontippet, Gerard, Scrapman1077, USMC_6115, rah1959
Superb collection. I particularly like the Justinian gold coin - crisp and clean for a coin 1500 years old!