Lordmarcovan: My Ancient & Medieval collection (to 1600 AD) 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 have their own thread.

SEE MY OTHER COLLECTIONS HERE.

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

 

(This space is reserved for future additions.)

 

Maybe my only Levinson-listed coin, eh?



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