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 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.
Indian Princess Head encircled with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In 1854 the gold dollar coins were made larger in diameter and thinner. The design was changed to a feather headdress on a female, generally referred to as the Indian Princess Head or large-sized type.
Designed by James B. Longacre, this style...
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...
This silver Victoriatus coin was issued during the Roman Republic from approximately from 211-208 BC. When the Victoriatus was first issued, it weighted the same as 3/4ths of a denarius but bore no actual mark of value. The coin was later...
This coin was produced during Domitian's reign (from 81-96 AD) after his brother Titus passed away. Shortly after he took office, Domitian raised the silver content of the denarius by about 12%, only to devalue it again in 85 AD.
During the...
Caracalla was a Roman emperor who ruled from 211 - 217 AD. Caracalla is best known for his construction of the Baths of Caracalla, the ruins of which can still be seen outside Rome. He also passed the Constitutio Antoninia, which granted full Roman...
United States Presidents: Lincoln, Jefferson, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Washington
This United States Proof Set was made at the San Francisco mint in 1986. The frosted cameo coins include the following denominations: cent, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar. It has the same holder as the 1984 set, but it is a more difficult...
During Julius Caesar’s African war, the infant Juba was captured. He was raised in a Julian household, and upon reaching adulthood, he received Roman citizenship. Later, his friend Augustus restored Juba to the throne of his ancestral homeland...
This denarius was minted from 196 – 197 AD when Caracalla was Caesar. The obverse shows a bust of Caracalla, and the reverse shows Minerva, known in Greek mythology as Athena. Minerva, as shown on the reverse side, was the virgin goddess of...
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...
In 284 AD, an experienced soldier from the Danubian province, Diocles, was acclaimed as emperor by his legions under the name Diocletian. This new, strong emperor put an end to the 50 years of anarchy that had dominated since the murder of Severus...
The obverse of this silver hemidrachm shows the bust of a bearded king facing left and wearing a headdress. The reverse shows a double diadem.
Persis was home to the ancient Persians, and it was located in what is now southern Iran. Persis was...
Image from "Junger Mann" Painting by Albrecht Durer
The obverse of this ten deutsche mark bank note shows a representation of the portrait "Junger Mann" by Albrecht Durer, and the reverse features a sailing ship similar to the navy training ships. The watermark is of the obverse image.
The...
This silver ducat was minted during the reign of Mircea the Old of Wallachia, 1386-1418 AD. The obverse of this coin shows a man standing with a spear and globus cruciger, and the reverse shows an eagle atop a helm and shield.
Mircea the Old was...
This silver coin was minted in the Kabul-Ohind region of modern Pakistan and Afghanistan in the tenth century AD. This is an example of the "bull and horseman" drachm or jital minted by the Shahis of the Ohind region. The obverse bears a horseman...
Constantine VII was made co-emperor by his uncle Alexander. Upon his uncle's death, while he was still a minor, he became sole emperor. He was not allowed to take part in government, and his regent, Romanus I, was made co-emperor in 920 AD. Romanus...
This bronze follis was minted at Nikomedia in 312 AD during the reign of Maximinus II Daia (309-313 AD). The obverse bears the laureate head of Maximinus II Daia, and the reverse shows Genius standing with a cornucopiae and patera before an...
This silver denar was minted during the reign of Premysl Ottokar I (1198-1230 AD). The obverse shows the king on a throne, and the reverse shows a saint holding a lance. There are extensive flat spots on this coin, which is typical for Medieval...
