Gallery album (with additional info in the caption fields) Ancient Greece (Pontos, Amisos): silver drachm or siglos featuring Hera and owl, ca. late 5th to 4th century BC (Presently raw) Ancient Greece (Kingdom of Macedon), silver "Mercenaries" drachm of King Perseus, ca. 175-170 BC (NGC Ch MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5) Ancient Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus, ca. 63 BC (NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5) Ancient Roman Empire: silver "Capricorn" denarius of Vespasian, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD (Presently raw) Ancient Roman Empire: silver denarius of Septimius Severus, "Dea Caelestis" type, ca. 193-211 AD (NGC Ch AU; Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5) Ancient Byzantine Empire: gold tremissis of Justinian I, ca. 527-565 AD (NGC MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, "wrinkled") England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD (PCGS MS63) Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" type goldgulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472 (PCGS Genuine; XF details, "Filed Rims") Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545 (Presently raw) German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 (PCGS XF45) Great Britain: silver "South Sea Company" shilling of George I, 1723 (PCGS MS63+, formerly NGC MS64) Belgium (Austrian Netherlands): copper 2 liards (2 Oorden), Insurrection coinage, 1790 (NGC MS63 BN) Great Britain: gilt copper proof halfpenny of George III, Soho Mint, 1806 (PCGS PR65 DCAM, formerly NGC PR64 CAM) Great Britain: silver shilling of George IV, off-center mint error, ca. 1826-1829 (PCGS XF40) United States: gold 5-dollar half-eagle, Liberty Head type, 1842-D (small date) (PCGS VF30; CAC) Liberia: proof copper cent, 1847 (PCGS PR65 BN) France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai), 1848 (PCGS SP65 RB) United States: bronze Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type, 1863 (NGC MS65 BN) United States: proof copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty head type, 1888 (PCGS PR65 CAM) Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Terner Collection (PCGS MS64)
Nice collection, I like those 15th-17th century European coins, great obverse designs! Or maybe I just like weapons, haha I don't know. Very cool nonethless.
I know exactly what you mean. Some coins have a slightly "macho" appeal to them. The Teutonic Order piece above definitely has a martial fierceness to it. The Romans were good at that sort of thing, too, though the ones I have here are not especially martial. (Still, honorable mention to the Septimius Severus denarius- it may feature a goddess on the reverse, but she's riding a lion!)
If the Pillar dollar sells to a cash buyer this weekend. If my potential swap partner still has that on Monday, though, it might just be replacing the 3cN.
