Biblical & Ancient Coins
Bronze Prutahs
Grade 1: Bronze prutahs (prutot) and leptons, very nice detail on at least one side. Average size 11-15 mm. Dark bronze tone.
Code #CH2500G1
Price R1 379.00 each (plus P&H)
Constantinople Bronze Coins
Constantinople Commemorative, struck under Constantine I The Great, 330-337 AD. Bronze coins struck 330-331 AD. Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, CONSTANTINOPOLIS / Victory standing left on foot of prow of ship with scepter and leaning on shield. ref: RIC 548v. A nice selection, and budget priced!
Code #CR2437G
Price R975.00 each (plus P&H)
Poor Widow's Mite
The 'Poor Widow's Mite' Luke 21:1-4.
Low-grade but identifiable small bronze leptons and prutahs (prutot) struck under Alexander Jannaeus 103-76 BC, and circulated throughout Judaea through the time of Christ.
Average size 12 to 14 mm. Some with clean olive-green patina, others with ancient earthen deposits. Each comes in a small clear presentation flip with information card, as well as full, hand-signed certificate of authencity detailing the history, symbols, inscriptions, Biblical reference, and provenance.
Code #CH2320G
Price R488.00 each (plus P&H)
First Jewish Coins
The First Jewish Coin! Hasmonean Kings of Judaea. John Hyrcanus (Yehohanan), 135 - 104 BCE. Small bronze prutahs (prutot). Hebrew inscription: Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" in five lines within wreath / Double-cornucopia adorned with ribbons and pomegranite within the two horns; small "L". ref: Hendin-454. Average size 12-14 mm. Each with detail, and nice deep brassy tone.
Code #CH2500G3
Price R1 930.00 each (plus P&H)
High-Grade Bronze Prutahs
High-grade larger bronze prutahs (prutot), good detail on at least one side. light brassy tone. Average size 13-14mm. Incredible detail.
Code #CH2500G4
Price R2 090.00 each (plus P&H)
Silver Drachms
Azes II silver drachms, dating to 35 BC - 5 AD.
Mostly lower-grade and worn, but all with visible detail (examples shown... best available will be sent).
Code #AZ-H8964
Price R878.00 each (plus P&H)
Nabataean Coins (presently Jordan)
Nabataea, Aretas IV & Shuqailat. 9 BC - 40 AD. Hoard of bronze coins. Busts of Aretas IV & Shugailat /Crossed cornucopiae, Nabataean inscription. Nice group of coins, all with earthen patina. ref: Meshorer 113. Grade Fine-near VF. Ex-Classical Numismatic Galleries colelction.
Code #CNG236564
Price R1 930.00 each (plus P&H).
Roman Bronze Coins Lower-Grade
Roman bronze coins, mostly small 2nd-4th century AD rulers. Average sizes 13-23 mm. Low-grade and well-worn but each with visible details. Comes with basic attribution.
Code #CR2588G1
Price R204.00 each (plus P&H)
Roman Bronze Coins
Mostly 2nd-4th century AD bronzes, with a few earlier (but more worn) types. Average sizes 14-30 mm. Nicer quality, detail on both sides, some larger examples. Occasionally a worn silver coin. Comes with full attribution.
Code #CR2588G2
Price R488.00 each (plus P&H)
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Greek Bronze Coins
Bronze coins of Alexander III (The Great) and his father Philip II of Macedon, c. 359-323 BC.
Philip II (359-336 BC) depict the head of Apollo / Youth on horseback, PHILIPPOY.
Alexander III (336-323 BC) depict the head of Herakles / ALEXANDROY between bow-case and club.
Average size 17mm. ex-Los Angeles, CA private collection.
Code #CG2290G
Price R1 170.00 each (plus P&H)
Greek Bronze Coins Well-Worn
Ancient Greek Bronze Coins
c. 4th-1st Century BC. Small and well-worn ancient Greek coins from various areas of the Greek world. Each with some visible detail, some with light earthen deposits. Average size 12 to 19 mm. Representative examples shown. Comes with basic attribution. ex-Palmdale, CA collection, collected in the 1950's.
Code #CG2291G
Price R204.00 each (plus P&H)
Greek Bronze Coins Worn
Ancient Greek Bronze Coins
c. 4th-1st Century BC. Worn ancient Greek coins from various areas of the Greek world. Each with better detail, some larger ones than in the $10 group at left. Average size 15 to 24 mm (9/16" to 15/16"). Representative examples shown. Comes with basic attribution. ex-Palmdale, CA collection, collected in the 1950's.
Code #CG2292G
Price R488.00 each (plus P&H)
Knights' Templar France.
A small hoard of silver deniers of King Philip IV "The Fair" (struck 1285 - 1290 AD) and Louis IX (1226--1270 AD). Depicts a cross and castle. Each measures about 18 to 20 mm diameter and weighs around 1 gram. Well worn but each with visible details.
Code #CM2118G
Price R1 854.00 each (plus P&H)
Anglo-Saxon Coins
Discovered in the fall of 1967 when two schoolboys found some scattered coins in a field near the bank of the river Wharfe, the Bolton Percy Hoard yielded nearly 1800 bronze coins from the mid 9th century AD. This was probably part of an earlier, unrecorded hoard discovered in the area in 1846 containing an additional 2000 coins. It is believed these 4,000 Northumbrian coins were buried prior to a Viking attack on the region in 866 AD.
Code #286577
Price R3 880.00 each (plus P&H)
Hellers of Hall Coins
From the time of the Black Death, c. 1340-1360 AD. Struck in Hall, Germany. Silver "Hellers". Hand with palm forward / Cross with arms ending in pellets, all within circular border. Average size 15-17 mm, lustrous surfaces. ref: Saurma 1364. Ex-Numismatik Naumann, Austria. I will send the best available!
Code #CM2404G
Price R2 925.00 each (plus P&H)
Trachy Coins
Byzantine bronze cup-shaped trachy coins, or "scyphates." 9th - 12th century AD. Measure between 24 and 32 mm diameter. Interesting types, depicting the Emperor, Christ, and the Virgin Mary. Low-grade and worn coins (only some nicer examples shown)
Code #A111
Price R488.00 each (plus P&H)
Silver 4-reale 'cobs'
Treasure from the wreck of the Sao Jose, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa. Silver 4-reale "cobs". Depicts a shield with coat-of-arms and cross. Sizes 24-29 mm. The Sao Jose was the flagship of a fleet that departed Lisbon in 1622, transporting the royal treasure of Philip III, king of Spain and Portugal, Francisco da Gama and the Portuguese Empire on its way to India. Attacked by a combined fleet of Dutch and British East India Company ships she sank to the bottom with most of her treasure, and an estimated 300-400 passengers perished.
Code #CS2394G2
Price R2 925.00 each (plus P&H)
Shipwreck Coins
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Admiral Gardner shipwreck coin,East India Company 1808.
Coat of Arms / Mughal Persian inscription - "X or 10 Cash." Average 26 mm diameter. Will send best available.
Code #CS2451G
Price R975.00 each (plus P&H)
Shipwreck Coins - Large
Admiral Gardner. XX Cash coins. Huge! Coat of Arms, "EAST INDIA COMPANY 1808" around / Mughal Persian inscription - "XX or 20 Cash." Each a whopping 30 -31 mm, around 8.3 - 9 grams. Ex-Daniel Frank Sedwick galleries, Florida.
Code #DS1102
Price R1 930.00 each (plus P&H)
Spanish Copper Coins - Grade 4
Spanish Copper "Pirate" Coins
Dating from the 1400's to 1700's. Worn examples, but each with some visible detail. Comes with basic attribution.
Code #CS2085G1
Price R204.00 each (plus P&H)
Spanish Copper Coins - Grade 3
UNCLEANED Spanish Copper "Pirate" Coins
Dating from the 1400's to 1700's. Most heavily encrusted with ancient dirt, there is nice detail that could be revealed with a bit of cleaning. Comes with basic attribution.
Code #CS2085G2
Price R391.00 each (plus P&H)
Spanish Copper Coins - Grade 2
Spanish Copper "Pirate" Coins
Dating from the 1400's to 1700's. Still worn, but nicer examples with good visible detail. Some with light earthen deposits.
Comes with full attribution.
Code #CS2085G3
Price R488.00 each (plus P&H)
Spanish Copper Coins - Grade1
Spanish Copper "Pirate" Coins
Dating from the 1400's to 1700's. The best of the "inexpensive" bunch. Nice detail on both sides, there are some marvelous ones in here. Comes with full attribution.
Code #CS2167G
Price R8 775.00 each (plus P&H)
Silver Akces
Lot of assorted Ottoman silver Akces.
Will send the best available (only examples shown).
Code #A112
Price R783.00 each (plus P&H)
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