Ancient Coins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_money

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/albums/72157636381461933/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/43256296171/in/album-72157668660233597

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118597/aureus-of-hadrian-coin-unknown/

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117869/gold-nomisma-hyperpyron-coin-unknown/

https://www.romeartlover.it/Gaul.html

https://numismatics.org/collection/1970.63.1

https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/khalili-collection-hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage-umayyad-gold-dinar-av1032/

https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-gold-solidus-av1085/

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupondius_de_Nîmes

https://samlingar.shm.se/object/9D040206-A5BD-4312-BCFC-598B6B2F63DA

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50076

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_G-2022

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Treasure_of_silver_coins_of_the_XIV_-_beg._XV_century._Found_at_Chornaya_Promza_village_of_the_Bolshebereznikovsky_district,_Mordovia,_USSR_in_1961.jpg

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1910-1207-1

After the deaths of Emperors Gordianus I and II, the Roman Senate had a major problem. It had not long before declared soldier emperor Maximinus I Thrax an enemy of the people, and this Maximinus meanwhile marched with his army to Rome. In an emergency session of the Senate, Pupienus and Balbinus were then elected emperors. The people, however, did not take this lightly, and became restless. By appointing the later Gordianus III as Caesar, worse was prevented.

Probably quite early in his reign, as the portrait looks quite a bit like Severus Alexander.

318-324 AD

https://ehistory.kz/kz/news/show/339320

This particular coin - a follis - was struck in early 312 AD in Nicomedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AgathoklesCoinage.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VespasianDupondius.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BilingualCoinOfEucratides.jpg

https://ikmk.smb.museum/object?lang=en&id=18201479&view=rs

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464811

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309206

Obverse: Facing scalp of lion Reverse: Triskeles within incuse square

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/31108001

The Ayyubid Dynasty was founded by Saladin, one of the most famous islamic war warriors of all time. Personally, this is one of my favorite historical coins, and he interests me the most out of all islamic figures. Of course, besides Khalid ibn Walid.

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=96939

https://numismatics.org/exhibits/ancient-greece-and-the-mediterranean-world/

Roman coinage from the punic wars is interesting, but quite a bit rarer is coinage from Carthage before it was razed. They minted quite exquisite coins in gold, silver and copper. Below is an example of such a copper coin!

Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.

CAESAR-DICT • PERPETVO, veiled and laureate head of Julius Caesar right / P • SEPVLLIVS downward on right, MACER downward on left, Venus standing left, Victory in right hand, scepter in left; shield at feet behind. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Crawford 480/13. Sydenham 1074. RSC 39. Good fine ex CNG 482/352

Apologies for the title, but that's exactly what this coin depicts.

When I started collecting ancient coins I was stunned you could just, like, buy them. On ebay, via auctions, etc.

Another Philip I Arabs for the collection :) Common but in good shape

This coin is a tetrachalkon from Rhodes struck between 229 and 205 BCE. It's a pretty special coin - and I'll try to explain why :)

HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder

A Latin alphabetic inscription on the coin bears the name "Esunertos," which can be translated as "mighty as the god Esos," (also spelled Esus) the statements said. The name itself is Gaulish

The head of Athena and an owl near an olive branch.

This is a follis - a silvered bronze coin, although the silver is almost worn off here - struck in the city of Nicomedia, now Izmit in Turkey, around 310-311 CE.