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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8105425, member: 74712"]well, I wouldn't usually expand on my top 10, but since I have been at home sick this whole week, I'm looking for more to do while sitting on the couch. So for funsies, here would be my second group of coins, from 11-20 with little to no explanation (It's the addendum after all...)</p><p><br /></p><p>11. Standing Caliph</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409788[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Umayyad Caliphate</font></p><p><font size="3">Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, r. 685-705 (693-697)</font></p><p><font size="3">Haleb (Aleppo) Mint, AE Fals, 20.87 mm x 3.12 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: li-ʿabd allāh ʿabd al-malik amīr al-muʾ minīn (for the servant of God ʿAbd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers), Caliph standing holding sword right, with whip or ‘girdle’ hanging left</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: lā ilāha illā allāh waḥdahu muḥammad rasūl allāh (there is no god but God, he is alone, Muḥammad is his messenger), symbol (transformed cross?) on steps wāfin upwards to left, ḥalab (mint name) downwards to right</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Album 3529 (p. 37), Goodwin, 43</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I mentioned this coin in the Index - it got bumped when I found the coin from Brabant</p><p><br /></p><p>12. Condor Token from Norwich</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409791[/ATTACH]</p><p>Well, I haven't typed up the specifications of this coin yet. Oh well - it's a "modern" so I doubt there will be much interest here. I have developed another little side collection of the Condor tokens issued in Norwich. I did my undergrad year abroad in Norwich, so it is fun to marry these coins up with places in the city I am familiar with. This one is particularly special as it was issued by Colman's, which is now internationally known for their mustard. Finding one of these coins with the name 'Colmon' still visible on the jar is a bit of a challenge, but this one does the trick, and at a reasonable price!</p><p><br /></p><p>13. Maximillian I issued in 1518</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409794[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">HRE - Nördlingen</font></p><p><font size="3">Maximilian I, r. 1486-1519 (1518)</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Batzen, 28.25 mm x 3.85 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: MAXIMILIAN✿ROMA✿IMPER, bust of Maximilian right holding orb and scepter</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: +MONETA✿NOVA✿NORDLINGENS, M•D•XVIII above double arms, retrograde N below</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: cf. Saurmasche 615</font></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is special because I inherited a hand-drawn copy of a Ptolomaic map of Germany from my grandparents. At the Bottom of the map, it says that it made during the reign of Maximilian I in 1518, and contained a sketch of the emperor's image. So in my focus on German coins this year, I thought I would be worth seeing if I could find a coin from 1518, and when this one came up with the portrait (ad discernible features similar to what is on the map), I decided I needed it. Unfortunately this was the runner up - I had found a nicer example, but the seller couldn't find it, so this was really my second choice (but I didn't find any others...)</p><p><br /></p><p>14. Frankfurt Bracteate</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409798[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Frankfurt am Main</font></p><p><font size="3">Adolf von Nassau, r. 1292-1298</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Bracteate, 22.55 mm x 0.57 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: King enthroned, holding scepter and orb</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: De Wit 2150, cf. Hannover 2371, cf. Svensson 175 </font></p><p><br /></p><p>My first Bracteate</p><p><br /></p><p>15. Ostrogoth countermark of Vespasian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409799[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Early Medieval - Ostrogoths</font></p><p><font size="3">Anonymous (6th Century)</font></p><p><font size="3">AE 42 Nummi, 28.74 mm x 10.25 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right, XLII carved upward to right of bust</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: S C, eagle standing facing on globe, head right with wings spread</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: MEC I-71, SRCV 2362var under-type</font></p><p><font size="3">Note: Countermarked on an As of Vespasian minted in Rome, 71 A.D.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>See #3 Above</p><p><br /></p><p>16. Würzburg Schilling</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409801[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Diocese of Würzburg</font></p><p><font size="3">Rudolf II von Scherenberg, r. 1466-1495</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Schilling, 26.04 mm x 2.24 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: SANCTVS KILIANVS. St. Kilian holding sword and crosier</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: +RVD˙LF’✿EPIS’✿HERBIPOLE’. Shield</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: cf. de Witt 2327</font></p><p><br /></p><p>My students know I collect coins, and for my AP European History class, we begin the year reading <i>Peasant Fires </i>by Richard Wunderli. Rudolf von Scherenberg features in the book, and on my German focus this year, it occurred to me to consider seeking out some coins issued by him.</p><p><br /></p><p>17. Chinese Ant-Nose</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409806[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Warring States China</font></p><p><font size="3">State of Chu (400-220 B.C.)</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Ant-Nose Money, 16.93 mm x 2.18 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Jin or Bei</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Blank</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Hartill 1.4</font></p><p><br /></p><p>18. Caracalla from Serdica</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409807[/ATTACH]</p><p>Provincial Rome - Thrace</p><p>Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D.</p><p>Serdica, AE 30, 30.32 mm x 16.57 grams</p><p>Obv.: AVT K M AVPH CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: OVΛΠIAC CEPΔI, Hera seated to left on throne, holding patter and scepter; KHC in emerge</p><p><br /></p><p>19. Caracalla Denarius from 206</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409808[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Imperial Rome</font></p><p><font size="3">Caracalla, r. 198-217 (206 A.D.)</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 18.12 mm x 2.29 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II, Mars in military dress, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: SRCV 6859 variety. RIC IV-1 83, p. 225</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I need to take a real photo of this one. My only coin show purchase (for my own collection - I bought some cheap LRBs for use in a project for my students).</p><p><br /></p><p>20. Tancred Follis from Antioch</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409809[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Crusader - Antioch</font></p><p><font size="3">Tancred, Regent, r. 1101-1103, 1104-1112</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Follis, 23.16 mm x 4.23 grams</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: St. Peter standing, wearing tunic and cloak, blessing with right hand and holding a cross in his left hand. P to left (for ‘petrus’)</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: [Ð] S [F] T in the corners of a slender cross</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Malloy Antioch 6, De Wit 4080</font></p><p><font size="3">Note: Overstruck on Malloy Antioch 4</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8105425, member: 74712"]well, I wouldn't usually expand on my top 10, but since I have been at home sick this whole week, I'm looking for more to do while sitting on the couch. So for funsies, here would be my second group of coins, from 11-20 with little to no explanation (It's the addendum after all...) 11. Standing Caliph [ATTACH=full]1409788[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Umayyad Caliphate Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, r. 685-705 (693-697) Haleb (Aleppo) Mint, AE Fals, 20.87 mm x 3.12 grams Obv.: li-ʿabd allāh ʿabd al-malik amīr al-muʾ minīn (for the servant of God ʿAbd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers), Caliph standing holding sword right, with whip or ‘girdle’ hanging left Rev.: lā ilāha illā allāh waḥdahu muḥammad rasūl allāh (there is no god but God, he is alone, Muḥammad is his messenger), symbol (transformed cross?) on steps wāfin upwards to left, ḥalab (mint name) downwards to right Ref.: Album 3529 (p. 37), Goodwin, 43[/SIZE] I mentioned this coin in the Index - it got bumped when I found the coin from Brabant 12. Condor Token from Norwich [ATTACH=full]1409791[/ATTACH] Well, I haven't typed up the specifications of this coin yet. Oh well - it's a "modern" so I doubt there will be much interest here. I have developed another little side collection of the Condor tokens issued in Norwich. I did my undergrad year abroad in Norwich, so it is fun to marry these coins up with places in the city I am familiar with. This one is particularly special as it was issued by Colman's, which is now internationally known for their mustard. Finding one of these coins with the name 'Colmon' still visible on the jar is a bit of a challenge, but this one does the trick, and at a reasonable price! 13. Maximillian I issued in 1518 [ATTACH=full]1409794[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]HRE - Nördlingen Maximilian I, r. 1486-1519 (1518) AR Batzen, 28.25 mm x 3.85 grams Obv.: MAXIMILIAN✿ROMA✿IMPER, bust of Maximilian right holding orb and scepter Rev.: +MONETA✿NOVA✿NORDLINGENS, M•D•XVIII above double arms, retrograde N below Ref.: cf. Saurmasche 615[/SIZE] This one is special because I inherited a hand-drawn copy of a Ptolomaic map of Germany from my grandparents. At the Bottom of the map, it says that it made during the reign of Maximilian I in 1518, and contained a sketch of the emperor's image. So in my focus on German coins this year, I thought I would be worth seeing if I could find a coin from 1518, and when this one came up with the portrait (ad discernible features similar to what is on the map), I decided I needed it. Unfortunately this was the runner up - I had found a nicer example, but the seller couldn't find it, so this was really my second choice (but I didn't find any others...) 14. Frankfurt Bracteate [ATTACH=full]1409798[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Frankfurt am Main Adolf von Nassau, r. 1292-1298 AR Bracteate, 22.55 mm x 0.57 grams Obv.: King enthroned, holding scepter and orb Ref.: De Wit 2150, cf. Hannover 2371, cf. Svensson 175 [/SIZE] My first Bracteate 15. Ostrogoth countermark of Vespasian [ATTACH=full]1409799[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Early Medieval - Ostrogoths Anonymous (6th Century) AE 42 Nummi, 28.74 mm x 10.25 grams Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right, XLII carved upward to right of bust Rev.: S C, eagle standing facing on globe, head right with wings spread Ref.: MEC I-71, SRCV 2362var under-type Note: Countermarked on an As of Vespasian minted in Rome, 71 A.D.[/SIZE] See #3 Above 16. Würzburg Schilling [ATTACH=full]1409801[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Diocese of Würzburg Rudolf II von Scherenberg, r. 1466-1495 AR Schilling, 26.04 mm x 2.24 grams Obv.: SANCTVS KILIANVS. St. Kilian holding sword and crosier Rev.: +RVD˙LF’✿EPIS’✿HERBIPOLE’. Shield Ref.: cf. de Witt 2327[/SIZE] My students know I collect coins, and for my AP European History class, we begin the year reading [I]Peasant Fires [/I]by Richard Wunderli. Rudolf von Scherenberg features in the book, and on my German focus this year, it occurred to me to consider seeking out some coins issued by him. 17. Chinese Ant-Nose [ATTACH=full]1409806[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Warring States China State of Chu (400-220 B.C.) AE Ant-Nose Money, 16.93 mm x 2.18 grams Obv.: Jin or Bei Rev.: Blank Ref.: Hartill 1.4[/SIZE] 18. Caracalla from Serdica [ATTACH=full]1409807[/ATTACH] Provincial Rome - Thrace Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D. Serdica, AE 30, 30.32 mm x 16.57 grams Obv.: AVT K M AVPH CEVH ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head right Rev.: OVΛΠIAC CEPΔI, Hera seated to left on throne, holding patter and scepter; KHC in emerge 19. Caracalla Denarius from 206 [ATTACH=full]1409808[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Imperial Rome Caracalla, r. 198-217 (206 A.D.) Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 18.12 mm x 2.29 grams Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right Rev.: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II, Mars in military dress, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear Ref.: SRCV 6859 variety. RIC IV-1 83, p. 225[/SIZE] I need to take a real photo of this one. My only coin show purchase (for my own collection - I bought some cheap LRBs for use in a project for my students). 20. Tancred Follis from Antioch [ATTACH=full]1409809[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Crusader - Antioch Tancred, Regent, r. 1101-1103, 1104-1112 AE Follis, 23.16 mm x 4.23 grams Obv.: St. Peter standing, wearing tunic and cloak, blessing with right hand and holding a cross in his left hand. P to left (for ‘petrus’) Rev.: [Ð] S [F] T in the corners of a slender cross Ref.: Malloy Antioch 6, De Wit 4080 Note: Overstruck on Malloy Antioch 4[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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