The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
Crowned Rampant Lion Holding Arrows and Sword, 15 Shields
This bronze one cent coin was minted in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1902. The obverse features a crowned rampant lion holding arrows and a sword, and there are fifteen shields in the field. The reverse shows the denomination surrounded by a wreath....
Al-Hakam II (961-976 AD) was the 2nd Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, who succeeded his father Abd ar-rahman III.
When Cordoba was at the height of its flowering (Ninth and Tenth Centuries AD) there were over 200,000 houses in the city along with six...
The obverse of this coin features the head of Athena wearing a helmet, and the reverse bears her symbol, the owl, with a crescent and an olive sprig behind it.
Athens was economically strong in the ancient Greek world due to its wealth of silver,...
This ten pfennig Kriegsgeld coin was minted in the city of Coblenz, Germany in 1918. The obverse bears a shield with a crown on it and an inscription that translates to "valid until one year after the conclusion of peace." The reverse shows the...
Draped Bust of Khusru II Wearing Winged Tiara, Star in Crescent Above
In 614 AD, the army of Khusru II conquered Jerusalem. After six years of bitter fighting, in which the Byzantine Empire tried to regain Jerusalem, the Sasanians were finally defeated and Khusru II was deposed and murdered by one of his sons. During...
This fifty million mark coin was minted in the province of Westphalia, Germany in 1923. The obverse of this coin bears the head of Minister vom Stein, and the reverse shows a rearing horse. Baron vom Stein (1757-1831) was a statesman from Prussia...
Shield of Hapsburg, Mexico City mintmark "OM" and assayer initial "P" to the left, the number "8" to the right of shield
The Mexico City 8 reales coin pictured above represents the many gold and silver coins found in shipwrecks throughout the world. What are known as cobs, are these irregularly shaped gold and silver coins minted in the New World and then transported...
The Mexico City 8 reales coin pictured above represents one of the many gold and silver coins found in shipwrecks throughout the world. These irregularly shaped gold and silver coins, known as cobs, were minted in the New World and then transported...
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, Helmeted and Cuirassed Bust; ¾ Facing Front, Looking Right, Holding Spear over Shoulder on the left & Shield decorated with Horseman on the right
Justinian I served his uncle, Emperor Justin I, throughout his reign by formulating most of the imperial policies. Justin I recognized his nephew's brilliance and quickly promoted him and, in the final months of his reign, appointed Justinian as...
The 200 mark features an eagle on the reverse, which had become the seal of the Weimar Republic in 1919.
It was minted in 1923, after single mark notes had already become worthless in Germany. However, the 200 mark as well as the other cloth...
This silver coin was created in 1934. William Clark Noble of Newport, Rhode Island, originally sculptured the obverse design, and a well-known Panamanian artist, Roberto Lewis, designed the reverse.
On the obverse is the image of Vasco Nunez de...
This coin is an example of a cast, bronze 1 falus coin. The obverse bears the Seal of Solomon and the reverse shows the date and the mint mark. According to the Islamic calendar, this coin was minted in 1272, but according to the Gregorian...
This coin is an example of a cast, bronze, 3 falus, made in the year 1285 according to the Islamic calendar and 1868 according to the Gregorian calendar. The obverse bears the Seal of Solomon and the reverse bears the mint mark and date.
This...
The obverse of this coin contains an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse depicts a duck-billed platypus swimming in the water. The platypus is native to Australia and is only one of two mammals in the world that lays eggs, the other being...
The Australian five cent coin has an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a depiction of the short beaked echidna, or short beaked spiny anteater, on the reverse. The echidna is native to Australia and one of two egg laying mammals in...
The obverse of this bronze franc from Cameroon bears a rooster with a small shield above it with the letters "RF" inside the shield. The reverse features a double cross and the inscription "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite."
In 1884, Cameroon was a...
This aluminum-bronze two francs coin has an image of the god Mercury on the obverse and the denomination on the reverse.
After World War I, countries throughout Europe suffered from economic instability and inflation. Because of this instability,...
This fifty mark bank note was issued by the Reichsbank, which served as Germany's central bank from 1876 to 1945, in 1919. A girl is depicted on the obverse, and a design with the number 50 and the letters RBD is shown on the reverse.
After...
This five pfennig coin was minted in 1918 under the German Empire. Formerly minted in copper-nickel, the five pfennig coin was minted in iron during World War I. The obverse shows the denomination and date, and the reverse bears the imperial...
